The world’s first glimpse of Windows 10 on a Windows phone. Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft’s 2-hour Windows 10 launch event produced a flurry of details about what we can expect from the new operating system for phones. Overall, the OS update seems minimal. The biggest changes come with redesigned apps that will run across all platforms. …

Now playing: Watch this: Windows 10 will feature Cortana 1:13 Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, Cortana, has officially made the jump from the smartphone to the Windows PC. During the Windows 10 launch event in Redmond, Wash., Joe Belfiore, vice president of Microsoft’s operating group, demoed Cortana running on a Windows 10 laptop and tablet. Cortana has taken on some new …

Expect HTC’s next flagship phone to launch in March. HTC We figured that HTC would continue to use the massive Mobile World Congress show to launch the next flagship phone in its portfolio, the HTC One M9. On Friday, invitations made the press conference a reality. Granted, it’s tough to decode from the invitation exactly which product or announcement HTC …

Enlarge ImageThe LG G Flex 2 was the top smartphone of CES, but that isn’t saying all that much. Josh Miller/CNET LAS VEGAS — Where have all the smartphones gone? Because the world’s major phone-makers certainly bowed out of CES 2015. Smartphones at CES 2015 All the smartphone news from CES 2015 LG Displays prototype one-ups the Samsung Galaxy Note …

Deezer’s partnership with Cricket marks the first time the service lands in the US. LAS VEGAS — Fans of Cricket Wireless’ legacy Muve Music service must say goodbye to Muve come February 7, but not to all-you-can eat music. On January 31, the carrier, which is now operated as AT&T’s prepaid branch, starts a partnership with Deezer, a music service …

The gold-accented models will sell in select countries and carriers. Microsoft Consider it the swan song of Nokia’s former glory. On Thursday, Microsoft, which bought Nokia’s devices arm, announced two special-edition colors of the Nokia Lumia 930 and Nokia Lumia 830 . The Nokia Lumia 930 Gold and 830 Gold have anodized gold-colored accents around the rim, and come with …

Everyone thought HTC was crazy when it launched the Re camera. Turns out, it was all part of a bigger plan. CNET LAS VEGAS — The HTC Re camera was just the beginning. The Taiwanese company used CES 2015 to quietly share its future plans for more devices like the Re, and others besides. HTC isn’t pulling back on its …

The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge’s unique design bumps up the price. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s curved-screen Galaxy Note Edge smartphone arrives at US Cellular this week, and warning: it isn’t cheap. The $400 on-contract handset aims to the super-premium end of the price continuum, not only for its high-end specs (which are virtually identical to the less-costly Note 4), but also …

Google Now is an example of a concierge service. CNET LAS VEGAS — Smartphones may not be at the center of AT&T’s CES 2015 push, but they, like their cousins the wearables, are crucial to AT&T’s business. CNET sat down with Jeff Bradley, AT&T’s senior vice president of devices, to talk about the trends that will shape mobile in 2015 …

The roaring whir of a helicopter’s blades chopping through the air. A quartet of smartphones with digital googly eyes. An in-car navigator that warns of speed traps. These made up some of the sights and sounds of a trip to Samsung and LG’s respective offices in and around Seoul, South Korea. Below are some of the smartphones I met and …