Next week, Verizon is finally going to start selling the Lumia 735. Here's what you can expect, including some Verizon-specific information like pricing.

After having tested the improved new version of Google Photos, I can say that I'll be using it myself, and can recommend that you at least check it out.

An unlocked version of the Lumia 535 is now available from Microsoft for just $150. That's a great price, sure. But here are some options to consider.

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,”…

After two straights weeks of mammoth Microsoft conferences—the developer focused Build 2015 in San Francisco last week and the inaugural Ignite 2015 in Chicago this week—my mind is of course turning to the next big thing for the Redmond computing giant. And while there are certainly more trade shows—’tis the season, after all—and major software…

Sometime later this year, Microsoft will sell a new family of Windows 10 devices called Surface Hub with the aim of unlocking team collaboration in innovative new ways. If you think of Surface tablets as Windows expressed as hardware for individuals, Surface Hub is basically the same thing, but for teams. And now that I’ve…

Folks, this is the Windows tablet you’ve been looking for. With Surface 3, Microsoft has hit the right combination of performance, capability and durability, with a device that provides the best of the successful Surface Pro 3 at a more affordable price. Surface 3 is a fine choice for students of all ages, mobile professionals,…

Windows Phone fans pining for the days of Metro panoramas and integrated experiences have had a tough couple of years, with Microsoft steadily removing many of the platform’s user experience differentiators. But as I’ve argued, there’s reason behind this madness. And now an ex-Microsoft design lead who actually worked on Windows Phone has gone public…

Google recently announced a second-generation Chromebook Pixel, a high-end device that seems to serve no particular market. But Chrome OS has had decent success with lower-cost Chromebooks, and this year Google and its partners plan to expand the product lineup in ways that seem to mirror what Microsoft and its partners are doing with Windows.…

Today, Microsoft is announcing Surface 3, the successor to its Windows RT-based Surface 2. Yes, Surface 3 fills a gap in its hardware lineup, but it’s not quite the device you’ve been led to expect. Forget the rumors, folks: Surface 3 is nothing less than a lower-cost Surface Pro 3. And that’s a good thing,…

With its latest flagship smart phones, Samsung is listening to its customers and going with high-quality materials and less bloat. The result is two stunning smart phones, the Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 Edge, the latter of which features two curve-around screen edges that really differentiate this product from the competition. I have…

During a recent and all-too-brief vacation in Puerto Rico, I was able to put the camera improvements in the Lumia Denim update to the test using my Nokia Lumia 930. Predictably the results are among my best vacation photos ever. This isn’t the first time I’ve gone on vacation with a Lumia, of course. During…

Look out, HP: there’s a new budget Windows tablet and town. And this one—the WinBook TW700 Tablet—has a few interesting advantages over the HP Stream 7. But I’ll need some more experience with it before I can declare a winner. If you’ve been following the budget Windows device space, the basics will sound familiar: Here’s…

With Windows Phone 8.1.1 and the Lumia Denim firmware update finally shipping to the Lumia 830, you may be wondering which Denim features you get and which you don’t on Microsoft’s “affordable flagship.” The good news? You get all the important stuff, and a nice performance bump as well. Of course, the most confusing thing…

As I understand the schedule, the Nokia Lumia 930 is the last Lumia flagship to be released until Windows 10 hits the streets in the second half of 2015. As such, it will have a year-long reign atop the market for Windows Phone handsets. Which is fine: the Lumia 930 isn’t just the greatest Windows…

If you’re lucky enough to own one of a select few, mostly high-end Lumia smart phones, and are further lucky enough to have been updated to the very latest system update—Windows Phone 8.1.1 plus the Lumia Denim firmware—then you are in for a treat in the form of a new version of the Lumia Camera…