Thursday, March 1, 2012

Onlive Desktop comes to Android tablets, brings Microsoft Office along for the ride

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Good news today for Android tablet owners with OnLive Desktop envy: the cloud-based service, which [recently hit the iPad][3], is coming to select tablets running Gingerbread and higher. The app uses the company's remote gaming technology to bring a number of desktop apps to the tablet, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Reader. It comes in a number flavor, including free, Desktop Plus ($4.99), Dekstop Pro (starting at $9.99) and an enterprise version. OnLive Desktop'll work with Acer Iconia Tab A500, ASUS Eee TF101, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 and HTC Jetstream. More info after the jump.

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