Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S8 Smartphone Could Run a PC - Report (cnbc.com)

Samsung's upcoming flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone could give users the ability to plug it into a screen and turn it into a desktop personal computer, according to a media report. From the article: The All About Windows Phone blog posted a leaked slide from a presentation showing a Samsung smartphone being connected to a screen with a keyboard and mouse. The slide is titled "Samsung Desktop Experience" and shows a phone powering a screen to create a multi-tasking interface, presumably running on Google's Android mobile operating system. There is not much more information on the slide than a visual representation, but if this is true, it'd be an interesting feature that Samsung will tout as it launches its next flagship phone, one that is crucial to make up the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 which was subsequently recalled.

Comments

Connected with keyboard and mouse?

[Scarred Intellect]

...connected to a screen with a keyboard and mouse

Interesting. I've never seen a keyboard and mouse used to connect a device to a screen. This truly is newsworthy!

Unrealistic

[Comboman]

in Independence Day it was proved that aliens used Apple tech when Jeff Goldblum infected a mothership with a Mac virus

Typical unrealistic Hollywood. Everyone knows Macs can't get viruses.

Single point of failure

[Comboman]

Great! Now when my phone is dropped, lost, stolen or explodes (we are talking about Samsung), I don't just lose my phone but also my PC.