Hewlett-Packard to axe up to 30,000 jobs

Computer and software company expected to cut 8% of workforce as consumers ditch bulky PCs in favour of tablets

Met to use software that can crack mobile phones even with locked SIM

Police will be able to capture evidence for court without sending phones off to lab or confiscating for duration of legal proceedings. By Charles Arthur

Using a VPN to protect your web use

Ask Jack: Dave Null is looking for a good free VPN (virtual private network) to ensure his privacy while using open Wi-Fi hotspots

Former Apple CEO John Sculley: the future of our health is in the cloud

Charles Arthur: The Newton was two decades ahead of its time, says the former Apple chief executive – and the future of healthcare will be driven by cloud computing

Diablo 3 – review

Mike Anderiesz: Server glitches aside, Diablo 3 is everything fans of the series would expect: an entertaining and gorgeous-looking dungeon hack

Ernest Kaye obituary

Member of the original design team that built the Lyons Electronic Office (Leo), the world's first business computer

Rebekah Brooks’s missing BlackBerry message puzzles IT experts

Sample of computer forensics experts dispute how 'message from David Cameron' could have been lost in copying process

Jeff Forshaw: quantum computers are leaping ahead

Quantum computers are ever closer to becoming a reality, and when they arrive they will revolutionise computing power, writes Jeff Forshaw

How to get into IT

To break into – and stay in – a role in information technology you will need to stay on top of emerging trends and be ready constantly to "skill up"

Alternatives to email for sending large files

Ask Jack: Bill has run into the common problem that his email service won't accept large files, but there are plenty of better options

‘Lost’ Steve Jobs interview discovered in garage

Hour-long interview with Apple founder, who died last year, to be released in cinemas

ASA forces Apple to withdraw claims new iPad has ’4G capability’

Ban of '4G' label is due to lack of mobile services compatible with the device in UK, Advertising Standards Authority says. By Charles Arthur

Max Payne 3 – multiplayer preview

Nick Cowen: Although it borrows a little from the giants in the shooter genre, Max Payne 3 is dirty, fun, gritty and downright mean

Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook business

Barnes & Noble shares soar as deal with software giant eases fears that bookseller lacks capital to compete with Amazon

Apple and Samsung to discuss putting an end to lawsuits

Tech giants' chief executives to talk about ending their bitter litigation over smartphones and tablets. By Charles Arthur

Google staff knew of Street View data breach, says FCC

Report from US regulator says Google engineer told colleagues in 2007 that Street View could collect private information wirelessly including emails and text messages. By Josh Halliday

Five A Day; Total War Battles: Shogun – review

A fruity shooting game and a stripped-down strategy title will reward Apple's mobile gamers, writes Toby Moses

Singularity University: meet the people who are building our future

Take top thinkers from Silicon Valley and science, mix them with a heavy dose of utopianism and showmanship, and you've got the Singularity University – on a mission to seek technological solutions to the world's great challenges, writes Carole Cadwalladr

Samsung overtakes Nokia – and possibly outsells Apple’s iPhone

Samsung appears to have become the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, passing Finland's Nokia, top since 1998. By Charles Arthur

Microsoft accused of trying to secretly influence government consultation

Cabinet Office removes facilitator of free software discussions who was also advising tech giant. By Charles Arthur

Windows 8? Windows RT? Is this bifurcation Intel’s fault?

Matthew Baxter-Reynolds: Intel machines running Windows 8 will have advantages over the ARM versions. Which means no post-PC world for Microsoft

Wanted: A type-and-talk system for deaf telecoms users

Ask Jack: Mike and his wife find it's almost impossible to have a telephone conversation with her parents, who are both very deaf and technophobes. Is there an acceptable technological way of combining talking and typing?

Adobe Lightroom 4 – review

Kate Bevan: If you're even remotely serious about your pictures, then the latest version of Adobe's Lightroom software is worth a look

How tablets are eating the PC’s future – but might save the desktop computer

Charles Arthur: Apple's iPad sales and PC trends point to a big future for tablets, but a new Forrester report sees promise for bigger machines

Google Drive versus Dropbox and the rest: cloud storage compared

Tim Anderson: Which is cheapest? Which offers the best cross-platform support? The results may surprise you

Apple sees surge in share value

iPhone sales up 88% as China growth drives second-highest profit and revenue figure

Apple: why doesn’t it employ more US workers?

The electronics giant assembles its gadgets in China. But, according to new research, if it moved its production home, it would still be hugely profitable and create thousands of jobs

ZX Spectrum: even the Dexys guitarist was a fan.. and other memories

From the banjo/guitarist in Dexys Midnight Runners to a Polish ship's electrician's child to people who now work for Google and others, the humble ZX Spectrum kicked off a life in computing. By Charles Arthur

ZX Spectrum: the five best games

Keith Stuart: The 30th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum will have many veteran gamers swooning into a reverie of eighties nostalgia – here are five of the best Spectrum games