System and method of managing the execution of applications at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

A portable computing device (PCD), comprising:

• a processor, wherein the processor is operable to:
• determine whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when an application is selected;
• and
• determine whether a first application version is available when the PCD is not docked.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium, comprising:
• at least one instruction for determining whether a portable computing device (PCD) is docked with a PCD docking station when an application is selected;
• and
• at least one instruction for determining whether a first application version is available when the PCD is not docked.