Microsoft and Cyanogen will not be teaming up after all. Photo: Cyanogen

Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is in trouble. At best, it’s a distance third behind iOS and Android, which command between them the bulk of mobile operating system market share. In fact, at the end of 2014, Microsoft’s Windows Phone market share had declined to just 2.7%.

Recently, it’s been floated that Microsoft might try to discredit Android by investing in Cyanogen, the developers behind a customized version of Android that is currently seeking $110 million in funding. Now, though, it looks like Microsoft has opted out of the deal.

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Google Messenger, the default SMS client for Nexus users and those with pure Android operating systems, now supports animated GIFs, allowing you to send awesome images like the one above to your friends. It also just got a great new widget.

Don’t push Samsung cause it’s close to the Edge. Photo: CNET Korea

Can poor old Samsung catch a break? After a tough period during which its mobile business was squeezed to an inch of its life, Samsung finally has two promising smartphones – the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge — which are praised in the tech press, and racking up millions of pre-orders.

But things aren’t quite that straightforward. First of all, Samsung’s new devices suffered a reported display problem, stopping them properly reading touch inputs around the bezel. Now the unusually-shaped S6 Edge is apparently suffering from production issues — and the problems may stop Samsung shipping the quantity of phones they’re hoping to.

The HTC One M9 is on its way. Photo: HTC

HTC’s new One M9 may not be a groundbreaking improvement over its predecessor, but it’s an excellent smartphone nonetheless. If you’re itching to get yours, you’ll be pleased to know it’s set to make its retail debut this month.

Screenshot: Pocketables

While it may seem unlikely, it is possible for someone to intercept and steal your data when you browse the web on an open Wi-Fi network. But Google VPN, a feature’s that baked (but not yet enabled) into Android 5.1 is designed to prevent that from happening.