
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

Email is broken — help us fix it (and maybe win a new Windows Phone in the process!)
By Derek Kessler published

Bing Image Search update makes finding related and bigger images even faster
By Derek Kessler published
Bing Image Search has been updated with a number of tools that make it easier and faster than ever to find exactly what you're looking for.

UC Browser making the jump to Windows desktops in new beta
By Derek Kessler published
Popular alternative web browser UC Browser is now available as a beta for Windows desktop machines.

Expanded external storage coming to Xbox 360 — up to 2TB drives
By Derek Kessler published
The Xbox 360 will at long last see an expansion in the size of external hard drives it can accept. No longer will you have to wallow with a mere 32GB of space.

Talk Mobile App Week begins tomorrow; join us for daily Talk Mobile hangouts!
By Derek Kessler last updated

HP partners up with Bang & Olufsen for better-sounding PCs
By Derek Kessler published
Stalwart PC maker HP is teaming up with premium audio firm Bang & Olufsen to put better audio into HP products.

Windows 10 looks to have built-in peer-to-peer OS and app updating support
By Derek Kessler published
A leaked build of Windows 10 is showing an interesting new feature: support for peer-to-peer updating of apps and the OS.

More than 1 million bits of feedback have been submitted by Windows Insiders
By Derek Kessler published
Microsoft launched the Windows Insider program back in September of 2014 and as of today they've logged their one millionth piece of feedback from testers.

Microsoft's apparently passing on $110 million Cyanogen funding round
By Derek Kessler published
Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen is poised to raise around $110 million in a funding round, but contrary to earlier reports, Microsoft might not be chipping in.

The HP Spectre x360 convertible laptop is simply gorgeous
By Derek Kessler last updated
Announced yesterday at MWC 2015 was the HP Spectre x360, the latest in HP's line of high-end high-design Spectre portables. The previous Spectres have been very nice machines, but the x360 might just take the cake.

Qualcomm announces ultrasonic finger scanner and machine learning engine, teases Snapdragon 820 processor
By Derek Kessler published
Qualcomm has a host of new technologies in store, including an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, cognitive machine learning for your smartphone and tablet, and, of course, a new processor: the Snapdragon 820.

Sandisk's new 200GB microSD card brings massive storage in a tiny size
By Derek Kessler published
SanDisk bills their latest microSD card has having the world's highest capacity, and at 200GB we have little trouble believing them.

Lenovo's Superfish adware cracked with relative ease, exposing users to attacks
By Derek Kessler last updated

It will soon be a lot easier to unlock a phone from America's top carriers — here's what you need to know
By Derek Kessler published

Swatch's smartwatch due in 3 months, won't have to be charged
By Derek Kessler published

Microsoft's paying more than $100 million for the Sunrise calendar app for iOS and Android
By Derek Kessler published
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