We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Portable productivity is in the midst of a renaissance. As great hardware gets smaller and great software becomes less demanding, it's already ...

I’ve always liked the idea of Samsung DeX more than the thought of actually using it. Turning a phone into a desktop computer sounds incredibly cool, but to me, it always felt like one of those ...

Maybe I’m a tech masochist with a passion for frustration and struggles, but somehow I always find myself volunteering for these sorts of experiments – the kind you never really expect to work out as ...

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If you have ever wanted to turn your smartphone into a desktop experience (not just some janky lapdock thing), Samsung now has a solution for you. Called Samsung DeX, owners of the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy ...

The Samsung Dex is a tiny new smartphone dock that wades carefully toward a world in which smartphones serve as our primary computers. It’s about the size of a hockey puck, and when the Galaxy S8, a ...

Update: Samsung’s listing for the Dex dock has gone live; it will cost $150 and ships in “late April.” Additional pictures also show that in addition to its USB and HDMI ports, it actually has a wired ...

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, ...