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
Eyes-on with ASUS's new 34-inch curved ultra-wide gaming monitor
By Derek Kessler published
ASUS's new ROG GX700 gaming laptop has an insane liquid cooling dock
By Derek Kessler published
These custom ASUS gaming PCs are positively bonkers
By Derek Kessler published
ASUS's Republic of Gamers brand is more than just their gamer-focused products; it's also a community of gamers and builders that create some truly awesome rigs.
Take the State of the Mobile Nations phones survey for a chance at $600 for a new Windows Phone!
By Derek Kessler published
Silly season for new phones is upon us, so it's time to find out what you think of it all.
Introducing Mobile Nations' Kicked TV, bringing you the latest and greatest in crowdfunding projects!
By Derek Kessler published
Introducing our new video series: Kicked TV! Want the latest in greatest in crowdfunding projects but don't have time to dig through it all? That's exactly what Kicked is all about.
Email is broken — help us fix it (and maybe win a new Windows Phone in the process!)
By Derek Kessler published
Bing Image Search update makes finding related and bigger images even faster
By Derek Kessler published
Bing Image Search has been updated with a number of tools that make it easier and faster than ever to find exactly what you're looking for.
UC Browser making the jump to Windows desktops in new beta
By Derek Kessler published
Popular alternative web browser UC Browser is now available as a beta for Windows desktop machines.
Expanded external storage coming to Xbox 360 — up to 2TB drives
By Derek Kessler published
The Xbox 360 will at long last see an expansion in the size of external hard drives it can accept. No longer will you have to wallow with a mere 32GB of space.
Talk Mobile App Week begins tomorrow; join us for daily Talk Mobile hangouts!
By Derek Kessler last updated
HP partners up with Bang & Olufsen for better-sounding PCs
By Derek Kessler published
Stalwart PC maker HP is teaming up with premium audio firm Bang & Olufsen to put better audio into HP products.
Windows 10 looks to have built-in peer-to-peer OS and app updating support
By Derek Kessler published
A leaked build of Windows 10 is showing an interesting new feature: support for peer-to-peer updating of apps and the OS.
Microsoft's apparently passing on $110 million Cyanogen funding round
By Derek Kessler published
Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen is poised to raise around $110 million in a funding round, but contrary to earlier reports, Microsoft might not be chipping in.
The HP Spectre x360 convertible laptop is simply gorgeous
By Derek Kessler last updated
Announced yesterday at MWC 2015 was the HP Spectre x360, the latest in HP's line of high-end high-design Spectre portables. The previous Spectres have been very nice machines, but the x360 might just take the cake.
Qualcomm announces ultrasonic finger scanner and machine learning engine, teases Snapdragon 820 processor
By Derek Kessler last updated
Qualcomm has a host of new technologies in store, including an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, cognitive machine learning for your smartphone and tablet, and, of course, a new processor: the Snapdragon 820.
Sandisk's new 200GB microSD card brings massive storage in a tiny size
By Derek Kessler published
SanDisk bills their latest microSD card has having the world's highest capacity, and at 200GB we have little trouble believing them.
Lenovo's Superfish adware cracked with relative ease, exposing users to attacks
By Derek Kessler last updated
It will soon be a lot easier to unlock a phone from America's top carriers — here's what you need to know
By Derek Kessler last updated
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