This program isn't exclusive to tablets either, and you can set it up on an old phone you may have lying around either. How I turned my old Android tablet into a second monitor for my PC ...

But you can use your tablet to improve your productivity, too. Since a tablet is essentially a portable touchscreen, why not repurpose it during work hours as a secondary display?

spacedesk is a free program that makes it really easy to use your tablet or smartphone as a second display for your Windows PC. It offers two modes to do this: Extend and Mirror.

Android tablet-side setup Step 1: On your Android tablet, install TeamViewer from the Android Market and launch it. In the first box, enter the ID of the "partner" computer.

Google introduced Android 12L to make better use of the screen real estate of tablets. One way the tech giant aimed to achieve this was by refining the drag-and-drop functionality for split-screen ...

Use emulation software to install games Another option is to play games from most consoles Another way to turn your Android tablet into a retro gaming console is with emulation apps like RetroArch.

First appearing in Android 3.1, USB Host mode is a neat feature that allows you to plug in USB devices (including game controllers) into your tablet via a USB cable.

A rooted Android tablet ClockworkMod recovery installed Most of the time, custom themes come in ZIP file packages and will likely be flashed in ClockworkMod recovery before they can be used.