Xbox One: ‘We must allow experiences that were only ever dreamed of’

Keith Stuart: We speak to European Xbox boss Chris Lewis about the aims and ideas behind Microsoft's next console – including cloud gaming, Kinect and TV content. But will he tell us the price?

Xbox One: hands-on with the new controller and Kinect

Keith Stuart: We get some one-on-one time with the new Xbox joypad and the revitalised version of the Kinect motion tracking technology

Microsoft unveils Xbox One console – as it happened

Microsoft shows off its new rival to Sony's Playstation 4 in first major revamp of Xbox since 2005

Xbox 720: Microsoft banking on entertainment services in the next generation

Rival to Sony's PlayStation 4 due to be revealed in Washington on Tuesday, with name of latest incarnation still a mystery. By Keith Stuart

Xbox 720: five key points about Microsoft’s new generation

Keith Stuart: Microsoft is unveiling its new console in Seattle on Tuesday. So what can we expect from the long-awaited Xbox 360 successor?

Apple sells 50 billionth app

From Angry Birds to Summly, smartphones and tablets have accelerated a huge business that began just five years ago

Windows 8 to be redesigned by Microsoft as PC sales plummet

Biggest expectation is that update will revive start button familiar to users for 17 years before removal from Windows 8

Google under pressure to cut $5bn valuation of smartphone patents

US firm's mobile arm faces fines from European commission's antitrust unit for trying to use patents to block Apple iPhone sales

Bill Gates predicts iPad and Android users will switch to PC tablets

Users 'frustrated' by limitations of devices, says Microsoft co-founder, implying many will look to move to Surface productss. By Charles Arthur

AL Kennedy: My desktop

The Costa award-winning novelist and standup takes us through the icons, treasured and obsolete, that share her workspace

Xbox 720 to be revealed on 21 May

Keith Stuart: Microsoft has finally announced the date on which its next generation games console will be unveiled. A launch event at the Xbox campus in May will be followed by more revelations at the E3 games conference in June

Terraria – review

Once you get past the tricky new console port, the world is yours with Terraria, writes Matt Kamen

Defiance – review

Defiance has lofty ambitions that remain largely unfulfilled, writes Stuart Richardson

Lumia handset sales rise puts Nokia back in the smartphone race

Finnish manufacturer reports 27% increase in demand for its touch screen phone but some analysts remain sceptical. By Juliette Garside

Microsoft signs Chrome and Android deal with Foxconn parent Hon Hai

Software giant's deal with parent firm of manufacturer Foxconn covers devices using Google's smartphone system and browser. By Charles Arthur