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With the launch of the Galaxy S23 smartphones, the Galaxy Book3 laptops, and its existing Galaxy Tab tablets, Samsung is showing off a nifty trick, combining all three into a unified system that you can control or copy from a single mouse.<\/p>\n

It may not sound like much, but mousing from a tablet to a PC to a phone is something to see. It\u2019s like Apple\u2019s Universal Control<\/a>, but Samsung\u2019s implementation is much more versatile.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s another twist on the old problem. What\u2019s the best way to move data from device to device? PCs have USB keys and removeable storage<\/a> for just this reason. But phones don\u2019t. It\u2019s one of the ways that Samsung is trying to convince you to buy a phone, laptop, and tablet, all with the company\u2019s brand.<\/p>\n

One of the things worth watching out for is how individual device makers sometimes strike gold with software and services. Samsung\u2019s Quick Search app<\/a> blows away the built-in search within Windows. Lenovo\u2019s Vantage app sets the high-water mark as a management utility<\/a>. And Dell\u2019s Mobile Connect app<\/a> kicked off the ability to connect phones and PCs in 2018, long before the Windows Phone Link feature appeared. The point? All three justify buying the manufacturer\u2019s hardware, by selling software.<\/p>\n

Add Samsung Flow to that list. Samsung\u2019s Flow is an existing app within the Galaxy ecosystem, but the company is enhancing it with the release of the new Galaxy S23 series. Flow already allows you to transfer data between the Tab tablet and the Galaxy Book series. The latest version allows you to mouse between all three devices (phone, tablet and laptop) and transfer data. That sounds simple enough, but we think you\u2019ll see the potential: With the phone and tablet within view, you can control them with the new Galaxy Book3 laptops, as well as quickly grab a photo or a document that you had previously saved to your phone and move it to another device.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not good enough for you, you can access your phone\u2019s apps directly from your Windows PC via Phone Link<\/a>, but only through most Samsung Galaxy phones, the Surface Duo, and select devices made by Honor. It\u2019s a select partnership between Microsoft and Samsung that\u2019s never been fully explained, though Samsung\u2019s self-positioning as the \u201cApple\u201d of Android devices may have something to do with it. You can still pull photos from your Android phone and author texts, but the experience has been optimized for Galaxy phones.<\/p>\n

There are certainly other ways to do this: save documents to the cloud and then download them on another device, email them to yourself, and so on. But being able to simply mouse across devices is like a cross-device version of Mouse without Borders<\/a>, a fascinating free app for Windows PCs that does the same thing. <\/p>\n

\"Samsung — The PC mouse cursor above the \u201cAlbums\u201d tab at the bottom is the signal that something interesting is going on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Samsung is launching the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra beginning today, a 6.8-inch phone which will be available in Phantom Black, Green, Cream and Lavender for $1,199. The Galaxy S23+, with a 6.6-inch display, will be priced at $999. Finally, the S23, a 6.1-inch phone for $799.99 will also go on sales. You can preorder all three phones today, with shipments and in-store purchases beginning on Feb. 17.<\/p>\n
Want more details on Samsung\u2019s new phones? Check out the coverage on , our sister site. <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\n\t\tAuthor: Mark Hachman<\/a>, Senior Editor\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nAs PCWorld’s senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n