Microsoft Build 2017

Cortana may not be the biggest voice assistant, but the number of people using it continues to grow at a healthy pace, according to Microsoft.

Windows phone fans are hoping for at least a tidbit of information on Microsoft's mobile strategy from the upcoming Build developer conference. They'll get it ... but maybe not in the way they expect.

What if Microsoft could convince developers that there is a single "mobile" platform to develop for, rather than three distinct platforms, iOS, Android and the oft-neglected Windows?

Microsoft has a problem with its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and what it means for developers and consumers. Here is how they plan to fix that and why it means ignore phones.

A new design patent for Microsoft Surface seems to show a USB Type-C port and the shifting of the headphone jack. Whether the design patent actually means anything is debatable.

Next month at Build 2017, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella needs to get on stage and spell out exactly what is going on with its mobile strategy, before it's too late.