Derek Kessler
Derek Kessler is Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He's been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm, and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.
Latest articles by Derek Kessler
Mobile Nations Weekly: Gems, Java, and smarts
By Derek Kessler last updated
Google wins in court, ZTE goes big, Tesla ramps up, Apple on the defensive, and the return of Windows Central Gems!
Mobile Nations Weekly: What's old is new again
By Derek Kessler last updated
A new life for the iPhone 5 design, a shrunken iPad Pro, impending Android, and what happens when you let the internet teach and AI how to love.
Mobile Nations Weekly: All the new things!
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week on Mobile Nations: HTC 10, VR galore, updated MacBooks, a huge Windows Insider update, and gadgets that have wheels and go 155 miles per hour.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Lock it down
By Derek Kessler last updated
Tesla picks up the pace, Windows 10 hits 300 million devices, HTC gives their new phone an update, and safeguarding your digital keys.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Looking, planning, and debugging ahead
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week on Mobile Nations: the Android world looks ahead to Google I/O 2016, Apple squashes a disappearing music bug, Windows gets another preview update, and Tesla hires big for the Model 3
Mobile Nations Weekly: The power of 10
By Derek Kessler last updated
HTC goes for 10, Apple lays the groundwork for the future, and Microsoft updates, well, everything.
Mobile Nations Weekly: HoloMazing
By Derek Kessler last updated
Double the cameras, double the tours, double the holograms.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Microsoft's boss bots
By Derek Kessler last updated
Microsoft's Build 2016 developer conference revolved around one idea: 'conversations as a platform', and that means making computing smarter and more natural — and more virtual bots and assistants.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Winding down and ramping up
By Derek Kessler last updated
As we recover from the CES blitz, MWC looms on the horizon.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Rumors, acquisitions, and accusations
By Derek Kessler last updated
Last week on Mobile Nations: Microsoft buys SwiftKey, Samsung readies their next Galaxy, Apple under app assault, and Windows updates galore!
Mobile Nations Weekly: Filings, Releases, and Updates
By Derek Kessler last updated
Pre-order the HTC Vive and Microsoft HoloLens, get your own Galaxy S7, and Apple gets some support in their tussle with the FBI.
Mobile Nations Weekly: S7, SE, W10M, and even BB10
By Derek Kessler last updated
Deciding on the Galaxy S7, Windows 10 Mobile updates for most (but not all), newer and smaller iPhones SE and iPads Pro, and even the beleaguered BlackBerry 10 gets some love.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Looming shadow of MWC and the long reach of the FBI
By Derek Kessler last updated
Ramping up to the Galaxy S6 and LG G5 and pushing back against the FBI.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Mobile World Crazy
By Derek Kessler last updated
Samsung Galaxy S7. HP Elite x3. LG G5. Apple vs. FBI. Xiaomi Mi5. MWC always brings out the crazy.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Silly season commences in 3… 2… 1...
By Derek Kessler last updated
This week on Mobile Nations: Samsung Galaxy S7 rumors, Marshmallow testing, rumblings of an iPhone 7 later and an iPhone 5se soon, a Microsoft developer conference, and much much more.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Leaks and updates
By Derek Kessler last updated
As we ramp up towards MWC 2016, there's one thing on minds: the Samsung Galaxy S7. And the LG G4. And the iPhone 7. Okay, maybe there are a few things on minds.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Pixelated Humps
By Derek Kessler last updated
This train shows no signs of stopping.
Mobile Nations Yearly: A quick look back at 2015
By Derek Kessler last updated
For our final edition of Mobile Nations Weekly in this calendar year, we're mixing things up a bit. Instead of going over what happened last week, we're going to look back over the past 12 months.
Mobile Nations Weekly: Auld lang gadgetry
By Derek Kessler last updated
We might still be looking back at everything that happened in 2015, and recovering from the final hours thereof, but 2016's here and it's time to look ahead!
Mobile Nations Weekly: A Virtual Winter
By Derek Kessler last updated
Drawing lines, virtual jacks, and fall updates.
Mobile Nations Weekly: 'Twas the week before Christmas
By Derek Kessler last updated
Gather 'round the digital yule log.
Mobile Nations Weekly: CES 2016 Edition
By Derek Kessler last updated
It's the biggest tech show of the year, and we were all over it.
Mobile Nations Weekly: The Week of Priv
By Derek Kessler last updated
The Priv's putting BlackBerry back on the map.
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