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Text messages can be fiddly to write, so the idea of using a cellphone to access a PC and compose a presentation or modify a spreadsheet sounds like a tall order. But Toshiba claims it has the software to make this possible and plans to roll it out to 3G phone networks worldwide.

The Ubiquitous Viewer (UV) will let 3G phone users access Windows applications on their PCs via a secure connection to a server hosted by the 3G network. A cut-down version of the application will appear on the phone’s display, allowing users to read and modify files with…

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