Now playing: Watch this: How to access your PC with an Android phone 2:42 Ever had that sinking feeling that a file you desperately needed has been left at home? Suddenly need to access your computer from the other side of town? You can do this and more with your mobile device and two free …

If your videos and music tracks are stored on a single computer, wouldn’t it be great to be able to stream them to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch without having to shell out for a full-blown media server? Of course it would, and VLC Streamer is the app that will help you do this. As its name implies, VLC …

These days, mobile broadband is more than capable of streaming live TV to your phone. But while there are some really good web-based services like TVCatchup.com, there may be times when you want access to a channel that’s only available through your home TV signal (cable, satellite or Freeview). Or it may be that you’d like to access UK television …