Friday, August 31, 2012

AcerCloud blows into Europe, bringing remote access to your (Acer) laptop

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We took a [good look](http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/a-closer-look-at-acercloud-video/) at the [AcerCloud](http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/acercloud-unveiled/) service early this year and its companion Android handset, the [award-winning](http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/acer-cloudmobile-revealed/) CloudMobile phone. Now, Acer has launched a beta service in Europe, so buyers of the company's new laptops and desktop machines over there will be able to try it out for themselves. To get it working, you can install the portal app onto your Android device and Acer PC, allowing you to download images and other files between the pair. You can also send files back to your computer for backup, expanding the storage of your smartphone or slate through your own mini-cloud. Everything will be synced through the service, which will store the data if your home machine isn't fired up -- and transfer everything when it's alive again. There's no word on when users will be able to partake stateside, but if you're across the pond, hit the source link for the mobile app.

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