Microsoft has been promising to integrate Windows 10 PCs with our Android smartphones since early 2016. We're still waiting.

Microsoft has artificially kept Windows phone on life support since its mid-2015 decision to wind down its smartphone ambitions. There are a lot of theories about why the software giant is doing this. But here's the real reason. First, let me redirect you from the obvious answers, as any tech enthusiast topic like this one…

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Fr. Robert Ballecer, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Microsoft's kill switch for Get Windows 10, SMS Relay in the Skype Preview, how Microsoft is not locking Linux out of PCs, new Microsoft layoffs, wearable news and opinions, and much more.

Microsoft fans who choose the iPhone or other Apple devices don't have as many options as do those who choose the more malleable Google Android. But you can still minimize Apple's grip on your i-devices, and on your life. Here's how I do it.

A former Microsoft employee has written a lengthy post about the history of Windows Mobile, noting with regret that the software giant should have owned the mobile market. That sounds pleasant. But it was never going to happen. If you're a Microsoft or Windows phone fan, you should of course read The war Microsoft should have…

Windows phone fans have suffered countless indignities in the year since Microsoft surrendered the smartphone market to Android and iPhone. But none are as hard to bear as the growing exodus of apps from the platform. It's been a tough year for Windows phone fans, obviously. If you're looking for the exact time of death,…

There are ranters and then there are the well-meaning developers who do nothing but champion the platform. And when a member that latter group issues a blistering criticism of everything that Microsoft hasn't done to make Windows 10 Mobile a success, it's time to pay attention.

For the past several months, Windows Insiders have been treated to a steady drumbeat of change, testing the new features coming in the third major release of Windows 10. Soon, these changes will be made available to all Windows 10 users via the Anniversary Update.

This week, Microsoft issued a major upgrade to its Arrow Launcher for Android, offering integration with the commercial versions of Office 365 and improved performance.

With development of the Windows 10 Anniversary update winding down, Microsoft revealed that a late addition to the update's feature set, called Messaging Everywhere, wouldn't make the cut. The results were quite predictable.

As Windows phone users transition to Android and iPhone, they can take advantage of the much more vibrant app and content ecosystems found on those successful smart phone platforms. But you lose something too.

For the past five months I've divided most of my small screen time between the iPhone 6S Plus the Nexus 6P. And Google's latest flagship can stand tall: Here, truly, is an Android handset that can take on the best that Cupertino has to offer.

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss a weather report that was interrupted by a Windows 10 upgrade request, Microsoft's quarterly earnings, a renewed commitment to Windows 10 Mobile, new builds of Windows 10 for PCs and Mobile, and lots of cloud news.

Google's decision to provide pre-release versions of Android N to the public earlier than with previous versions has provided a bonanza of information about where this platform is headed. And with a second new preview of Android N available, even more features have been revealed.

In the wake of the latest Windows phone debacle---HERE announced that it was ending support for its location and navigation apps---Microsoft has, tepidly, said that it will improve its own Maps app to make up the lost ground.

It's natural to look to the future as we pass the half-way point in the free Windows 10 upgrade life cycle. Will Microsoft as promised make Windows 10 a paid upgrade after this July? Or will it instead do the right thing and step away from the past completely?