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

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.

Re:One of the most hacked platforms...

[AmiMoJo]

Android is one of the most secure modern platforms available. Not least because by default you can't even install apps from outside Google Play, and because everything is sandboxed and running on SELinux. The issues that have been found have be mitigated by the layered security model and timely patches via Play (even if the manufacturer doesn't update the OS), which is why we see Smart Lightbulbs and Smart Fridges DDOSing away while the Android botnets are nowhere to be found.

As for why someone would want to use it as a PC, mobile phones are capable gaming platforms now and could even replace the laptop some people take on business trips.