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Jason Ward's extreme 2018 tech predictions: PWA, mobile PCs, and more
By Jason Ward last updated
2018 is a blank slate. Here are my predictions about how the tech industry will fill the year.

Samsung's Galaxy Fold woes validate Microsoft's Surface Andromeda caution
By Jason Ward last updated
Samsung's Galaxy Fold was hit by early display issues and is now delayed — was Microsoft wise in not playing its foldable pocket PC Surface Andromeda card so soon?

Microsoft's Chris Pratley, Mike Tholfsen and Chris Yu dish on Redmond's culture shift
By Jason Ward last updated
Many factors contribute to a company's success. Some of those factors can be measured and quantified. Others, however, are intangible yet permeate an organization to its very core.

A media-focused HoloLens could help Microsoft bring AR to consumers
By Jason Ward last updated
With Apple's consumer-focused AR strategy, Microsoft's HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality may be overshadowed. But media-focused HoloLens for home, targeted at consumers, could turn the tide.

No, Windows phone isn't dead — and it may never die
By Jason Ward last updated
Whenever Gartner releases its latest smartphone market share numbers, the expected decline in Windows phone market share is followed by the expected, "Windows phone is dead!" mantra.

Why Microsoft's 'we have Windows 10 Mobile for phones' doesn't contradict Pocket PC vision
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore said Windows 10 Mobile is for phone experiences. That doesn't contradict a full Windows on ARM on telephony-enabled pocket PCs vision, however.

Why Windows 10 S, Project Centennial are critical to Continuum's success
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has stressed the Continuum feature in Window Mobile's importance in relation to Microsoft's mobile strategy.

Everything you need to know about the WhartonBrooks 'Cerulean Moment' Windows phone (exclusive)
By Jason Ward last updated
The WhartonBrooks story is that of a Windows phone fan who started a company to make phones for other Windows phone fans. After nearly three years of struggle, "the Moment" has arrived.

Should Windows phone fans be optimistic about Microsoft's mobile strategy?
By Jason Ward last updated
Many people want Microsoft's mobile efforts to succeed. Others have lost hope. But can the strategy be objectively acknowledged and observed without an optimistic or pessimistic perspective?
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