Mary Branscombe

Interview We talk to the head of the Windows Phone Division Terry Myerson about keeping phone manufacturers on the straight and narrow.

Adding Yammer to SharePoint will put the social into Office, put Office features into social and take the friction out of collaborating

SharePoint 2013 adds a 90-day update cycle, new social features and the ability to buy and sell SharePoint apps

In Depth The top Windows Store apps for Facebook, Twitter, Skype and more for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Windows 8 promises to be the most secure version of Windows yet; what's in the new OS that could actually help your business?

In Depth With the launch of Windows 8 comes Xbox Music. But how does it stack up against Spotify?

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer wants everyone to build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone and he's offering the best commercial terms on the planet as an incentive.

Microsoft promises security, management, productivity but in a phone that still feels personal

Ready to put Windows 8 in your business? We look at the Microsoft solutions for deploying Windows 8 across your business from Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to Windows To Go

Explained With only two versions of Windows 8, plus one for ARM devices, what you get ought to be straightforward, but there's still room for confusion.

In Depth SmartGlass, Play To DLNA, web video, Charms, Devices - a work in progress with lots of options.

In Depth The alternatives to Outlook if you buy a Windows RT tablet like Microsoft Surface.

Updated Modern UI/Metro look plus plenty of new features but only business users get offline email access

In Depth BlackBerry 10 avoids Android's fundamental security problems and one day it will have all LTE bands in one phone, claims RIM.

In Depth The BlackBerry team at RIM is hard at work on BlackBerry 10 and we've had a chance to see the latest version of the software on near-final models of the first two handsets to launch.

Exclusive Lots of engineering - and deliberately making it hard to choose between phones. We speak to Nokia executive vice president, Kevin Shields.

Microsoft are working with phone manufacturers to guarantee that their de facto email standard Exchange ActiveSync, works with all devices and not just a select number of devices

Salesforce adds new updates for social networking and mobile development at Dreamforce 2012

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.

In Depth Microsoft's cloud Office subscriptions cover your choice of servers and desktop applications, with options for small and large businesses.