I've been preaching common sense and honesty in all things tech for years, but when something you love comes under fire, you tend to take things a bit more personally. Buck up, Windows phone fans. For now at least, you can of course continue using your favorite smart phone, while Microsoft figures out what to…

You've adopted an iPhone, but your contacts, email, and calendaring information are tied up in your Outlook.com or Office 365 account. No worries, you can access it all from your iPhone.

In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Fo and I discuss OneDrive Storagegate, and new builds of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile.

Google vice president of design Matias Duarte triggered a bunch of coverage yesterday when he criticized Windows 10. I have a few thoughts about this clown.

Microsoft's mobile app buying binge shows no sign of slowing down, with the software giant recently acquiring the well-reviewed Echo Notification Lockscreen.

A recent interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella doesn't contradict previous reports about the future of Windows phone and Microsoft's platform strategy.

Cue the clicktastic headlines, bloggers: Microsoft revealed today that Windows 10 will ship with a new Phone Companion app that will treat Android and iPhone equally to Windows Phone. Not disastrous enough? Microsoft will also port Cortana to Android and iPhone this year too. I’ll pause a moment while you compose yourself. OK? No? Just…

  UPDATE: Audible for Windows Phone [BETA] is now available for anyone to grab in the Windows Phone Store! As noted, it does require Windows Phone 8.1. There are the apps that simply don’t exist on Windows Phone. But equally embarrassing are the apps that do exist but are either never updated or simply fall well…

Microsoft has been backpedaling somewhat on its promise to deliver Windows 10 on “all” Lumia handsets, a statement that could easily have been (mis)interpreted at the time as “all Windows Phone 8.1 handsets.” But after affirming that it plans to provide the update even on low-end Lumias, a Microsoft executive this past week started resetting…

This week, Motorola announced the next version of its flagship smartphone, which adds some much-needed features. But the big news here is a new modular expansion system called Moto Mods that I think will really differentiate these devices from the me-too masses.

Google announced a new feature this morning for Google Calendar, providing users with an automated way to schedule personal goals into your schedule. With Goals, Google Calendar can find time for working out, learning a new language, and other goals.

Happy Friday! I'm feeling a certain alignment in thought in this week's questions, so let's dive in and get the weekend started a bit early. But first, some unfinished business I promised a post about Premium video/interactivity a few weeks back and got distracted sorry. I'm working on that, plus some other Premium feedback I'd…

If passkey support in your Microsoft account works correctly, you can seamlessly authenticate yourself when signing in on all your devices.

It's Suntory time! By which I mean, Happy Friday! And welcome to another far-reaching set of terrific reader questions. We're all struggling with the same questions these days. Tick tock, tick tock JustMe asks: With the potential shutdown/mandated selling of TikTok looming, what do you see as the potential outcome? If it is sold, who…

Happy Friday! This is another monster set of questions with many deep-thought debates to consider. So buckle up, it's going to be a long ride. -- Before getting into this, I want to figure out a plan for the ideas I mentioned in the "Some questions for you" section of Ask Paul back on March…

Ralf Groene, the legendary lead designer of Microsoft Surface, announced today that he has retired after over 17 years at the software giant.