There’s an outside chance that Microsoft could once again enter the phone market, thanks to a patent popping up that shows a ...

The first cell phone was created in 1973. Since then, pretty much everything about it has drastically changed. Here's where "cell" phones originated from and where they may go in the future.

That's especially important given that Microsoft doesn't have a viable phone operating system of its own. Investing big to entrench Samsung as a partner now could pay dividends for Microsoft later ...