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 (the old one), 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

The Star Wars Jedi Challenge is AR-awesome and all I want is more
By Derek Kessler published
They say that greed and desire are the path to the dark side. I don't care. I want to get my hands on the Star Wars Jedi Challenge that Lenovo and Disney have cooked up. Now.

Oppo's 5x optical zoom camera is like a periscope inside your phone
By Derek Kessler published
We live in a glorious age of dual-camera smartphones, and Oppo is jumping into the fray with a periscope-style 3x zoom lens and image-merging tech that promises up to 5x lossless zoom.

Lenovo launches four models of Tab 4, none are weird
By Derek Kessler published
Lenovo has brought four — FOUR — new tablets to MWC 2017. They're all part of the Tab 4 line-up, coming in 8-inch and 10-inch sizes and standard and improved Plus variants.

Smartphone Camera Comparison: iPhone 7 vs. Galaxy S7 vs. LG V20 vs. Lumia 950
By Derek Kessler published
We showed you the photos and asked you to pick your favorites. And now it's time to figure out which smartphone camera you all ranked as the very best!

Google Cardboard passes 500,000 shipped cardboard headsets, gets a new SDK
By Derek Kessler last updated

Best smartphone cameras: Galaxy S7 vs. iPhone 6s vs. Nexus 6P vs. Lumia 950
By Derek Kessler published
Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. iPhone 6s Plus, Nexus 6P vs. Lumia 950. It's time to find out who makes the best smartphone camera!

How one carrier almost ruined a perfectly good Galaxy S7
By Derek Kessler published
Carriers are still junking up Android phones, and the Galaxy S7 on AT&T is no exception. Well, it is, but not in a good way.

Android users are lusting most after the Nexus 6P, Note 5, and Priv
By Derek Kessler published
When it comes to buying a new phone, we have a tendency to stick with the familiar, and an increasing tendency to go big.

HTC has $1.5 billion in the bank, but investors think the company's worth even less
By Derek Kessler published

Google said to be close to getting Android Wear watches to work with iPhones
By Derek Kessler published

Facebook wants to dramatically simplify the process of sharing to Facebook
By Derek Kessler published

Take the Talk Mobile Clouds survey for a chance to win a $100 Best Buy Gift Card!
By Derek Kessler last updated

Microsoft's apparently passing on $110 million Cyanogen funding round
By Derek Kessler published

Galaxy S6 versus iPhone 6: first-glance similarities aren't a bad thing
By Derek Kessler published

Qualcomm announces ultrasonic finger scanner and machine learning engine, teases Snapdragon 820 processor
By Derek Kessler published

Cricket bumps $40 base plan from 1GB of data to 2.5GB, offers Moto G (2013) for $25
By Derek Kessler last updated

Verizon Wireless swaps CEOs, John Stratton now in charge
By Derek Kessler published

FCC Chairman states outright: they plan to classify internet access as a utility
By Derek Kessler last updated
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