Smartphones continue to get more powerful with every iteration. If you've got a premium Android handset in your pocket, you're carrying more computer power than some of the best full-sized laptops had ...

Google officially announced its new desktop mode for Android phones, bringing a PC-like experience to external displays. Built with Samsung on the DeX foundation, it offers enhanced desktop windowing ...

Google is working on turning Pixels into pocket PCs a la Samsung’s DeX. Google is working on turning Pixels into pocket PCs a la Samsung’s DeX. is a former news writer for The Verge. A beta build of ...

Google is improving Android’s still-in-development Desktop Mode by adding the ability to pin apps to the taskbar for quick access. A new “pin to taskbar” shortcut appears in an app’s context menu, ...

It's not uncommon for companies to adopt or iterate on popular features from rivals, to bring their products up to feature parity or to keep users in their ecosystem. Google's development of the ...

Google’s mobile operating system comes with a hidden desktop mode that opens on an external screen, mimicking what you would get from a computing interface. However, it is buried within the developer ...

Dsk Mode adds a desktop-style taskbar to the bottom of your phone. If you've used an Android tablet in recent years, this ...