As Microsoft and Nokia continue to go their separate ways, there remains confusion among some about the relationship between the two. Saying "it's complicated" is a big understatement. A couple of stories this week made it seem the new Nokia — the networking/mapping/patent company — is backing away

“A square-shaped phone? Has BlackBerry finally gone mad?”, might ask someone who has only heard that the BlackBerry Passport will be employing the square shape and not seen its intricate and more-than-curious lines. We have hardly seen such devices in the past couple of years, but the just-unveiled

Person-aware reminders Do you ever tell yourself that you have to discuss something with someone the next time you talk with them on the phone? With Cortana you can set a person-specific reminder so that when you call that person in the future a reminder pops up with the subject of what you wanted

Nokia on Friday announced a partnership with Samsung that includes the arrival of a HERE beta app for Samsung's Android-based smartphones and plans for a pedestrian navigation system on the Tizen-powerd Samsung Gear S. The move marks the first time the Finnish company's navigation app is available

Purchase a low-end Microsoft phone in the near future, and you’ll discover that the built-in web browser is made by a competitor:Opera. They’re also going to encourage existing device owners to ditch their old default browser and upgrade to Opera Mini. What motivated Microsoft to make the change?