As the Intel-based Windows 8 begins to proliferate across a wide range of devices and developers seek to capitalize on distribution via the Windows app store, a broader mosaic of Live Tiles will lie waiting to take advantage of Surface's attractive hardware options.

ENGADGET: Switched On: Tablets and tradeoffs

On any given night in America more than 640, 000 men, women and children are forced to seek shelter, live in their cars, or sleep on the streets.

ECONOMIST: A national plan to end a national disgrace

Those who need carers in order to live at home will not only face the costs of these extra employment regulations, as agencies seek to pass them on.

ECONOMIST: Home care