Microsoft preparing to join Dell buyout
The software giant wants a share of the world's third largest PC maker adding to its stakes in Apple and Facebook
Stuck inside? Five new downloadable games to get you through the weekend
Keith Stuart: If all your weekend escape plans have been dashed and you don't feel like spending the next few days falling off a sledge, here are five games you can download and play in bed
PS4 rumours: ‘50% more powerful than Xbox 720’
Keith Stuart: Unnamed developers claim insider knowledge of next-gen specifications after CES briefings – PS4 processor coming out top, but Xbox 720 ahead on RAM
Best game apps for Microsoft’s Surface
Microsoft's store is far from up to speed yet, but still offers some worthwhile games, writes Toby Moses
Open battle: Nintendo, MS and Sony face new players in the console wars
Ouya, GameStick, Project Shield and Steambox could spell trouble for the PlayStation and Xbox. Will the indies take control?
DmC: Devil May Cry – review
Faithful fans need not worry about the mechanics of the latest installment – the game is as rock-solid as its predecessors
CES 2013: ever-wider TV screens, bendy smartphones and the i-potty
World's biggest gadget show closes in Las Vegas to concerns over its own future, never mind that of its futuristic offerings
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct – preview
Will Activision's officially licensed, big-budget game of the hit TV series eclipse Telltale Games' inventive take on the comic-book?
Google set for Brussels showdown
EU commissioner accuses internet search giant of giving undue prominence to its own services following complaints from rivals
Nokia sells 4.4m Lumia phones over Christmas period
Record demand for flagship smartphones means Nokia's handset business is forecast to break even or move into profit after three straight quarters of losses
Microsoft Silicon Valley offices raided with only iPads stolen
Apple products were the only items taken when thieves targeted Microsoft's research and development centre in California. By Josh Halliday
CES 2013: Microsoft notably absent from Las Vegas show
As PCs make way for smartphones and tablets, this will be the first CES since 1995 in which Microsoft does not exhibit
Current generation of consoles goes out with a bang
A rash of new titles takes this generation of consoles out in style, writes Rob Gallagher
US ruling on Google ‘will not sway European inquiry’
Rivals welcome news that European commission will pursue investigation despite findings of America's FTC
30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week
Hundreds, Facebook Poke, Antiques Roadshow, Wordament, Rastamouse, Hg2, Men's Fitness and more. By Stuart Dredge