The best iPad apps of 2014
From Pixelmator and Auxy to Microsoft Word and Gruff Rhys, the best apps for Apple’s tablet in the last 12 months
The best video games of 2014
A recap of the best games of the year, from the family-friendly weaponry of Mario Kart 8 to Alien: Isolation’s calmly murderous androids
Microsoft’s ‘Star Trek’ Skype translator turns English into Spanish
Skype attempts to emulate the Universal Translator or Babel Fish, translating conversations between English and Spanish in real time
Tech companies join Microsoft in email warrant case against US government
Tech and media organisations, including the Guardian, file legal briefs in support of Microsoft’s challenge of order to hand over emails on servers in Dublin
From Mary Berry to Xbox Studios, the big winners and losers of 2014
Boris Johnson and Nick Clegg helped LBC to go national, and BBC3 prepared to fall off the TV schedules
Privacy is not dead: Microsoft lawyer prepares to take on US government
Brad Smith says a US demand for access to a customer’s emails stored on a server in Dublin strikes at the heart of the balance between safety and privacy
Clip art is dead: long live clippy bird
Blinking through the tears, we decided that we could not let the demise of clipart go unmourned. So we made a game to remember the good times. Because games. And clipart. And the internet
20 best Android apps this week
Nokia HERE Beta, World of Warriors, Game of Thrones, Pause, Humin, Go CBBC, Scrolls, Indiegogo and more
Clip Art is dead: five things we miss from 90s tech
With the demise of Clip Art, what other staples of 90s technology do we miss so much we want to use the cry-face emoji?
Windows Phone: 21 tips and tricks
Are you an iconoclastic Lumia owner? Try out these shortcuts for smooth operation
Clip Art: you might be gone – but your happy floppy disks will never be forgotten
Stuart Heritage: Microsoft Office’s brutal closing of the legendary image library signals the end of a glorious era of clumsily resized birthday cakes and disembodied bridges
PS4, Xbox One or Wii U – which console should you buy? Part two
We look at the social connectivity, user interface and games that will help you decide between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U
Dead, naked and famous – what the ‘most searched for celebrities’ list says about us
Stuart Heritage: Exposed body parts, female pop stars, dead people – the Microsoft search engine Bing has produced a disturbing reflection of what people are curious about
PS4, Xbox One, Wii U – which console should you buy this Christmas? Part one
If you’re thinking of upgrading your games machine for the festive season, but don’t know which to go for, here’s part one of our comprehensive guide
Europe’s next privacy war is with websites silently tracking users
European data protection watchdogs publish guidance on web tracking using device fingerprinting that could result in more ‘I agree’ forms