Wyse offers PocketCloud on iPhone

Wyse Technology is offering a new iPhone application which makes it easy for IT administrators and users to access their PC or virtual desktop. PocketCloud works on both an iPhone and an i pod touch. The application uses a Wyse implementation of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0. Wyse is best known for its thin client solutions.

PocketCloud is compatible with both a virtualized or physical machine which supports the Microsoft RDP protocol. The application also supports VMware View 3.1 connection broker in direct and tunneling modes. PocketCloud is available from the iTunes App Store for US$29.99.

You have to ask at some point what the heck the iPhone can’t do? The iPhone has become a true jack of all trades which have many people asking why they even need to bring a laptop with them when they travel. Now they really don’t have to bring their computer because with PocketCloud they can simply access it with their iPhone.

Review: Word Tower for iPhone

If you’re a fan of Boggle, Scrabble, and other word-type games, you’ll love the latest twist on the traditional model that Word Tower delivers.

Word Tower is a game that presents itself like Tetris except that instead of falling blocks you have falling letters. Your goal is to combine the falling letters with the letters already on the game board and create words. Depending on the level you choose, the words can be three letters long or a minimum of four or more. The object is to finish the level before the letters stack in towers, hence the name Word Tower.

Gameplay is done by interacting with the game board and dragging the falling letters to their destination and then matching letters that are adjacent to each other to form words.

I’ve been playing the game for about a day now on and off and it does take some getting used to. Initially I started in Starter mode but found it to be a little too slow. I then went to Advanced and found it to be much more to my liking. Granted, in Advanced mode the letters fall fast, so you have to be on your toes or your game will be over before you know it.

The developer, Mac Martine, definitely did a great job at keeping the game player engaged. As I mentioned above, it starts off pretty easy but as you go on there are different tiles that fall like a star, snowflake, ice, and more that will do things like triple word points, interfere with word selection, blow up random tiles, and more. Also, as you progress the goal won’t be to eliminate 50 lettered tiles, like it is on the first level, but will instead be to match the key with the keyhole. The game also offers the ability to flip the gameboard over, which allows the letters to fall in the opposite direction, opening up new word creation possibilities.

Comcast launches free iPhone application

With ever increasing competition from other cable operators and telecommunication companies such as AT&T and Verizon it’s probably not surprising that Comcast has decided to offer their own iPhone mobile application. Considering wireless companies such as AT&T and Verizon are touting the remote capabilites of their many household services it seems that Comcast wants to do the same. The free mobile application takes some of the best features of Comcast Digital Voice, Digital Cable, and High-Speed Internet, and makes them available through an iPhone or iPod touch.

The application features something called a SmartZone unified box. Using SmartZone you can access email and voice mail in one location. Users can sort and search their email and even forward voice mail to others using email. Another feature of SmartZone is its integration with the Comcast Visual Voicemail service.

Some Digital Voice features of the application include the ability to look at home phone logs, forward home phone calls to your iPhone or any other number, listen to voice mail and easily call someone back with a tap, and the ability to quickly add phone numbers to the application’s Universal Address Book.

Comcast was naturally smart enough to include some video components with the application. Users can browse their video guide and mark favorite channels and programs through their iPhone. You can also set reminders for favorite shows and even share favorite shows and showtimes with friends. Believe it or not, the application even includes information on Comcast’s On Demand service. Through the iPhone application users will be able to explore the Comcast On Demand content library and pick a favorite category and even watch trailers for available movies.