Google plans on adding 22 new languages to Assistant by the end of this year, plus the ability to use multi-languages at the same time.

Intel is launching new 5G-connected Windows 10 PCs in partnership with Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Microsoft in 2019.

Samsung's Galaxy S9 to debut next month at Mobile World Congress. Bixby 2.0 is also coming later this year, but its foldable phone is being pushed to next year.

As you may know, Google offers next-generation messaging clients like Allo and Duo. But the firm is also working to improve the normal SMS/MMS experience on Android too.

A special "all quips" version of Thurrott Daily. Because the holidays.

This weekend: Microsoft and Mobile World Congress, a quick reminder about Photosynth, Google Wallet web update, Windows phone insanity, more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Windows 95 turns 21 today, Microsoft announces App Dev on Xbox live event, Microsoft makes the case for Edge on Mobile, a Microsoft job listing doesn't actually suggest that Xbox One games will require emulation on Project Scorpio, more.

Earlier today, I wrote about Microsoft's decision to step back from the MWC spotlight this week and let its partners take center stage. Here's a quick rundown of the top Windows 10 phones, tablets/2-in-1s and laptops that they are announcing this week.

Microsoft's new phablet, the Lumia 640 XL, is now available in the United States from AT&T. This handset offers a superior camera and a great build quality.

If you've been hoping to see the Lumia 640 XL come to the United States as I have, your wait is almost over: Next week, AT&T will begin selling the phablet.

Microsoft’s Lumia 640 will finally arrive here in the United States on Friday for the first time: Cricket Wireless will sell the handset–which sports a 5-inch HD display and LTE capabilities–for just $130 off-contract. “Cricket Wireless and Microsoft make balancing your work life and personal life a whole lot easier with the Lumia 640, featuring 4G LTE technology,”…

Oddly, Microsoft still plans to release another minor update to Windows Phone 8.1 between now and this summer’s Windows 10 launch. And while we don’t yet know all that much about it, a few interesting details have emerged about Windows Phone 8.1.2. We’ve known since last year that Microsoft originally planned a Windows 8.1.2 release—also…

In the most recent episode of What the Tech, Andrew Zarian and I discuss Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and S 6 Edge, Google’s hybrid wireless network plans, and what Microsoft showed off at MWC. Running time: 52:00 Subscribe Audio: iTunes | RSS | Stitcher | TuneIn Video: iTunes (HD) |…

Here’s a phrase you don’t hear very often: Smart phones with Intel processors. But if Intel’s next-generation Atom x3/5/7 processor series takes off as expected, we could be seeing a lot more of the microprocessor giant’s technologies in our phones. And a key part of this strategy, believe it or not, is Windows 10 for…

During its Mobile World Congress press conference Monday morning in Barcelona, Microsoft showed off a few features in Windows 10 for Mobile for the first time. There’s nothing unexpected here, but it’s always interesting to see things we’ve heard about actually working for a change. It’s not clear yet when Microsoft will release a second…

Five years ago today, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series, an event which excited me so much that I immediately contacted the company and made plans to write the first-ever book about the platform. But in the years since, Microsoft has slowly removed all of Windows Phone’s key differentiators. And it appears that the release…