Xbox co-founder: “The last five years have been painful to watch”
Keith Stuart: One of the engineers in charge of Microsoft's original Xbox development team has blogged about the mistakes he feels the console is making – it's incendiary stuff
Alien Colonial Marines – review
Nick Cowen: So the aliens sometimes do jazz hands and the graphics aren't tip-top, but this game gives the player consistent fun in spades
Microsoft’s latest anti-Gmail campaign: have you been ‘Scroogled’?
'Scroogled' campaign accuses Google of violating its users' email privacy in bid to promote its own Outlook email service
Will new Xbox block second-hand games market with always-online DRM?
Keith Stuart: Edge magazine is reporting that Microsoft has a controversial new business model in mind for the next Xbox console – a 'digital first' system with no room for pre-owned games
Nokia boss feels the heat as hopes rest on Lumia smartphone
Juha Saarinen: Stephen Elop seems confident the company's Windows Phone handset can revive fortunes for the firm and Finland
Dead Space 3 – review
Nick Cowen: If you're looking for a shooter that hurls you from fight to fight, you'll be happy – but white-knuckle ride, this version ain't
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro: Windows on a new world
Dan Gillmor: It's not nimble and you need a keyboard to get the best out of it, but Microsoft's new Surface Pro is a welcome return to innovation
Crimson Dragon: Side Story; Gunslugs – review
Crimson Dragon: Side Story is Panzer Dragoon's red-hot successor, while run-and-gun shooter Gunslugs is full of surprises, writes Toby Moses
PlayStation 4 rumours fly as Sony invitations hint at release
Journalists invited to February press conference as company prepares for competition from Wii U and new Xbox. By Charles Arthur
Bill Gates: nice charity work, shame about the business practices
Ellie Mae O'Hagan: Gates' halo slips when one looks at the treatment of workers at a waste management company in which he invests
Nokia aims for mass market with upgrade to music streaming service
Lumia Windows phone owners can upgrade to Nokia Music+, which incorporates personal radio features, for €3.99 a month. By Stuart Dredge
Why the Facebook and Apple empires are bound to fall
History should teach us that for today's technology titans, the only way is down, writes John Naughton
Microsoft Windows performance helps cash reserves grow by $5bn in six months
Software company's second-quarter results show continuing strong demand for core Windows and Office product
Nokia bounces back to profit on smartphone demand
Finnish mobile phone maker makes profit of €439m against loss of nearly €1bn a year ago as smartphone sales revive
Deadpool the videogame – preview
Steve Boxer: Marvel's weirdest superhero gets his own game, complete with nods to retro classics – and it looks promising