
Derek Kessler
Derek Kessler is a Former Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He's been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm, and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.
Latest articles by Derek Kessler

Live from Microsoft's IFA 2015 keynote! (3 p.m. CET, 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT)
By Derek Kessler last updated
Microsoft's announcing even more Windows 10 news, and we'll live in Berlin to bring you every last bit!

Windows Central Game Awards 2019: Awarding the best games, tech, and innovations of the year
By Derek Kessler last updated
It's that time of year again, when we look back and celebrate the best of the best. Here are our top picks from the gaming industry throughout 2019.

FCC Chairman states outright: they plan to classify internet access as a utility
By Derek Kessler last updated

Mobile Nations Weekly: The Week of Windows
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week was Windows Week.

Windows Central Podcast 14: Surface Futures
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week on the Windows Central podcast: the expanding future of Surface and Windows 10.

Windows Central Podcast 12: Elite onesies
By Derek Kessler last updated
From the latest and greatest in Windows Mobile to new apps for Xbox to... a onesie, it's time for the Windows Central Podcast.

Windows Central Podcast 15: Competitioncast
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week on the Windows Central podcast: let's talk about the competition.

Windows Central Podcast 11: Redstone Omens
By Derek Kessler last updated
On this episode of the Windows Central Podcast: Gamescom 2016, Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update, Redstone 2, and much much more!

Microsoft kicks off universal Windows games with Halo: Spartan Assault
By Derek Kessler last updated

Microsoft Build day 1 keynote video now available for your streaming pleasure!
By Derek Kessler last updated

IFA 2016: Our top picks for the best new laptops, desktops, and more!
By Derek Kessler last updated
This year's Best of IFA winners are breaking new ground in pretty much every direction.

Windows Central Podcast 13: Full Spectrum Bonkers (live from IFA!)
By Derek Kessler last updated
Live from IFA 2016, it's a special combined Windows Central and Android Central Podcast! We've got Acer and Huawei and Samsung and Lenovo and Sony and everything in between!

Razer Mamba HyperFlux mouse is fully wireless
By Derek Kessler last updated
Wireless mice have been a thing for a while now. But what about a high-precision wireless gaming mouse without a battery to weigh it down? Enter Razer's Mamba HyperFlux.

LG's updated Gram laptops are absurdly light
By Derek Kessler last updated
The first iteration of the LG Gram laptop series was rightly panned for its poor battery life. But now? They've fixed that and made it even lighter.

Lenovo's Yoga 720 is a mild update to a mild convertible
By Derek Kessler last updated
While the 900-series Yoga convertible laptops might steal all of the thunder, the 700-series is making waves its own — especially with the new Yoga 720.

HP's CES 2017 releases are truly gorgeous PCs
By Derek Kessler last updated
HP's newest releases are hands-down beautiful, which still feels weird to say. But they are.

The Lenovo Yoga 720 is the 15-inch GTX 1050 convertible you didn't know you wanted
By Derek Kessler last updated
Is there a good reason to put an NVIDIA GTX 1050 GPU in a convertible? How about if you make that convertible a 15-inch frame? Well, this describes the Lenovo Yoga 720 in all its beastly glory.

Windows Central's Best of MWC 2018 Awards
By Derek Kessler last updated
These are the best Windows laptops we saw at MWC 2018!

In Pictures: the Lenovo Yoga 910 is thin, light, and so flexible
By Derek Kessler last updated
Feast your eyes upon the Lenovo Yoga 910 in all its glory.

Smartphones and Sex: How the tech in your pocket affects life in (and out of) your pants
By Derek Kessler last updated

New Lenovo Yoga 730 convertibles are tamely competent
By Derek Kessler last updated
At first, glance not much has changed, but a thorough internal update means the Yoga 730 convertibles are ready for business — even if they aren't particularly exciting.
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