Microsoft is making some big moves. Announcements about Surface hardware and Windows Phone 8 software are causing quite a bit of excitement and speculation. Lucky for us, The Vergecasters are back to set the record straight . On this week's episode, senior editor, London resident, and Microsoft fanboy Tom Warren Skypes it up with Josh, Nilay, Ross, and very special guest T.C. Sottek with some in-depth analysis, informed predictions, and a sweet accent.

• 00:04:35 - With the Surface, Microsoft just started writing its next chapter
• 00:20:00 - Windows Phone 8 announced by Microsoft: new Start screen, shared core with Windows 8, release this fall
• 00:33:00 - Microsoft: no upgrades to Windows Phone 8, but some features will come in Windows Phone 7.8
• 00:35:30 - Microsoft Surface tablets will be Wi-Fi only at first?
• 00:41:50 - Rantings about review scores