Given its track record, there have been some worries that Samsung will abandon its special DeX feature sooner or later. That may still happen but, at least for now, it seems that Samsung will be ...

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 ...

You can now run a desktop version of Android on your Mac or PC using the brand new Samsung DeX app. It’s free to use and plays nicely with your computer’s ...

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Samsung’s DeX Station was once of the most underappreciated accessories last year when the company released it. If you’re one of the many Galaxy S or Galaxy Note phone users who didn’t give the DeX ...

Samsung Dex is one of the most underrated features of Samsung’s flagship hardware. Capable of turning your smartphone into a desktop replacement with a single cable has long been the dream, and ...

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DeX is the company's desktop transformation tool for turning a Galaxy S8 or S8+ into a desktop computer. This harnesses Samsung's latest Exynos processor or Qualcomm Snapdragon depending on the region ...

Samsung’s new smartphone isn’t just a smartphone. The Galaxy S8 is also a desktop PC… sort of. It’s the first Samsung phone to support a new feature called DeX. Here’s the idea: keep a docking station ...

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 ...

Samsung's DeX is no longer limited to turning your mobile device into a computer -- it now works with your computer. The expanded version of DeX on the Galaxy Note 10 lets you transfer files ...

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