This week the folks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office have essentially confirmed the existence of the Galaxy S8's secret weapon. One of the strangest moves from Samsung – though not ...

It promised a laptop-free workflow, but three overlooked limitations quickly turned my ambitious setup into a frustrating ...

Samsung’s DeX software allows you to connect supported phones and tablets to an external monitor or TV and use your mobile device like a desktop computer. A few years ago Samsung also added support ...

Over the course of the last decade, many companies have tried to make the smartphone-to-desktop dream a reality with varying degrees of success. Microsoft, for example, launched Continuum alongside ...

I will confess. I am one of those who have been mesmerized by the likes of Microsoft's continuum, Ubuntu's Convergence, and all the other attempts at utilizing the computer in your pocket as your only ...

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Samsung’s DeX platform now connects to a Mac or PC with any USB-C cable, the South Korean-based company announced at its recent Unpacked event in New York. “We’ve continued to improve the DeX ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

My family's first computer was a boxy, squat Tatung with an AMD K2, a handful of RAM and a 4GB hard drive. It was ugly and slow, even by 1998 standards, but it (somehow) got the job done. The decade ...