Using a cell phone as a PC remote control

Posted by Mahmoud Hossam on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Mahmoud Hossam
Published on 2011-03-16T15:21:46Z Indexed on 2011/03/16 16:12 UTC
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I have a sony ericsson phone that can control any PC using bluetooth, as long as it has permission to do so, of course.

It doesn't require any server software of any kind, it just works out of the box with any PC (or mac) that is bluetooth enabled.

Is there any program I could use that has the same functionality?

I don't want to install anything on the PC, I just want to be able to use the program installed on the phone.

I prefer Java ME/Android/Symbian apps, I don't have an iPhone.

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