Mary Branscombe

Interview New look, new features, new name – but did Hotmail need to get away from a bad reputation for spam?

Exclusive Job ads reveal the new materials Microsoft might use in the next generation Surface it's already building.

Microsoft says the coding's finished but won't be available to the public until October 26.

IN DEPTH MirrorLink won't let you remote control your car like Bond; but it will let you play music or get a route, in any car.

More Metro apps coming plus there's also a web add-on interface for Office.

Exclusive A senior executive at Microsoft has hammered the PDF format, complaining that it is 'where documents go to die'.

Microsoft announced today that it's the first Office app coming to the Metro interface on both Windows 8 and Windows RT.

IN DEPTH Navigation, entertainment, pollen alerts; Ford's SYNC tech is turning your car into your favourite phone accessory and keeping you safe.

Interview Nokia's chief technology officer says that while the technology for voice control is ready, the market might not be.

Nokia has told TechRadar is isn't abandoning its current Windows Phone customers, and details the new upgrades planned to keep them sweet.

What every business needs to know about Windows 8

How did Microsoft keep its Surface tablet a secret for so long? There were rumours about a Microsoft tablet on and off for months, but never with enough detail to make them credible.

With eyebrows raised following the decision to launch its own hardware, what's inside Microsoft's Surface tablet that makes it worth considering?

Analysis What made Microsoft design the Surface tablet - and risk irritating some of its long-term partners.

Some of the improvements Microsoft highlights are actually either new or updated Metro apps.

In Depth Windows 8 means we'll get PC tablets that do connected standby. But what happens to desktop apps when the screen is off?

Interview It's important that Raspberry Pi has a low price so enthusiasts can afford it, founder Eben Upton tells TechRadar.

In Depth Google and Mozilla may be complaining that Windows RT is more locked down than Windows 8 itself, but Nvidia disagrees.

Nvidia explains how its VGX tech can run desktop-level apps on ARM tablets using the power of the cloud.

Windows 8 is easier to use with a touch screen, but not everyone wants a tablet. Najmtek's Core i7 Ubook might be the answer.

Explained A fast GPU for your iPad, instant access to huge games online plus scientific breakthroughs; that's the the promise of Nvidia's Kepler.

Interview Nvidia CEO plans to replace GPUs yet still sell them. Plus playing the latest games on your TV – but without a console.

RIM hasn't announced a BlackBerry 10 phone at BlackBerry – but a developer prototype has given some clues about the BB10 OS.

In Depth Mozilla and Google recently announced they're working on Metro versions of Firefox and Chrome. They're what Microsoft calls "Metro style enabled desktop browsers".

Exclusive The Windows 8 Consumer Preview isn't completely finished but it is what Director of Windows Program Management Gabriel Aul calls "the complete vision for the product".