Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There are plenty of apps that let you turn an Android smartphone or tablet into a remote control for your computer by sending commands to VLC, Boxee, Winamp, or other media applications over a WiFi ...

Controlling your PC remotely from your smartphone sounds useful in theory, looks cool as an experiment, and generally proves impractical in everyday use. By contrast, controlling your PC remotely from ...

Q I have been using a Harmony USB remote for years but am not completely happy with it. Though it is USB, it is not always easy to set up and I run into operational issues at times. Can you recommend ...

It's been a while since we've heard from Neuros, but it seems the company's reworked open-source media player isn't the only thing they've been working on. In fact, they've been playing around with an ...

Many people, including me, were wondering when Spotify would use its Connect feature — which launched just over a year ago — to connect their phone and desktop devices. Well, I’m pleased to say that ...

Vizio, a manufacturer primarily known for its televisions, teases the design for a 10-inch Android tablet with an integrated IR remote control. Donald Bell Senior Editor / How To Donald Bell has spent ...

Chinese chip maker Rockchip has released a new tool that lets you remote control an Android 4.2 device with a Rockchip RK3188 using pretty much any Android phone or tablet. In other words, you can ...

Sony hopes to capture the hearts and minds of couch potatoes with its new Xperia Tablet S. Falling under the same brand as Sony's smartphones, this $399, quad-core Android 4.0 slate adds macro ...

Here's another factoid for businesses trying to figure out how to optimize their Web sites or Internet marketing for the growing number of people interacting with same from tablet computers: Close to ...

Spotify just unlocked a new feature in its mobile apps for Android and iOS—the ability to control the music playing in the desktop application from a mobile phone or tablet, assuming you’re a premium ...