Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – early copies leak into the shops
As often happens, Activision hasn't been able to prevent everybody from getting their hands on Modern Warfare 3 before its official launch. By Steve Boxer
Cloud computing: the lowdown
Much of our computing (including the storage of our personal data) is now being done remotely via something called the 'cloud'. John Naughton gives a brief history of how this radical shift came about, while Stuart Dredge assesses the relative merits of four cloud computing services
Sonic Generations – review
Steve Boxer: Welcome back to our speedy blue friend – and this time, you get two Sonics for the price of one
Battlefield 3 – review
Nick Cowen: Forget the weak single-player campaign – Battlefield 3’s strength is in its superb multiplayer mode
Can Microsoft’s Kinect take care of business?
Matthew Baxter-Reynolds: Microsoft has announced that it will launch a commercial SDK for the Kinect some time next year – so what sort of apps will we see, and is it going to take over businesses?
Nokia takes on Android with launch of Windows phones
Finnish firm launches first handsets to run on Microsoft's Windows Phone system in fight to control smartphone market led by Android and Apple
Nokia must keep its foot on the pedal with Windows Phone launch
Juliette Garside: The Finnish firm has slid into the smartphone slow lane, but its Microsoft-backed relaunch could give it new momentum
Nokia to unveil three smartphones next week
The Nokia 800, the Ace and the Sabre, all of which use Microsoft Windows Phone, will launch at London trade show
Microsoft’s Kinect brings ‘playful learning’ to the Xbox 360
Nick Cowen: Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV games unveiled by Microsoft as part of series of downloadable interactive TV shows
How Apple eclipsed Microsoft
Relentless innovation, ruthless efficiency and great products have helped Steve Jobs's company steal a march on its old rival, says Charles Arthur
Mango shows Microsoft still has the taste for smartphone success
Juliette Garside: The only worry is that Microsoft has delivered this lovely Windows operating system a little too late
Forza Motorsport 4 – review
Steve Boxer: Despite the superfluous elements, Forza Motorsport 4 is a deeply impressive tour de force from Turn 10 Studios
BlackBerry and Apple’s rotten week
Dan Gillmor: The BlackBerry outage was a PR disaster for maker RIM, but Apple was hit with iCloud and iOS woes. Step forward Microsoft?
Microsoft considering fresh bid for Yahoo, say sources
Yahoo's shares soared by 10% on the rumour that the software giant said to be considering a fresh bid for the internet business
Microsoft launches Xbox TV service
Xbox 360 games console to offer on-demand entertainment from BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Lovefilm in the UK. By Nick Cowen and Keith Stuart