How to Get Windows 8.1 on Your PC Now

If you've already got Windows 8 installed, it can be well worth your while to download the free preview version of Windows 8.1. New personalization and services improvements are among the many enhancements included in this widely anticipated update, which is expected to remedy many of the problems in its predecessor. Step 1? You guessed it: Make sure you have a recovery image.

It's no secret that Windows 8 has met with only a lukewarm reception, but life in the tech world moves quickly, and now Windows 8.1 is on the way.

Microsoft plan phone that knows when not to disturb you

A mobile phone that can automatically tell when you do not want to be disturbed is being developed by Microsoft.

Forgetting to turn off your mobile telephone before bed or during an important meeting may soon no longer be a problem.

Facebook to 'help prioritise posts in News Feed'

Facebook is expected to announce changes to the algorithms that control its News Feed at an event in California today

Facebook is expected to announce changes to its News Feed today, which could enable users to gain a better understanding of how to relegate updates from boring and distant acquaintances.

Apple Investigates After iPhone 5 User Dies

The technology giant said it was "deeply saddened" to learn of the death of the Chinese flight attendant who was electrocuted.

Apple is investigating claims that a woman was electrocuted while making a call on her iPhone 5 as it was recharging.

Cancer - A cure just got closer thanks to a tiny British company - and the result could change lives of millions

A single-storey workshop on a nondescript business park in Oxfordshire is not the sort of place where you would expect scientific revolutions to take place. But behind the white-painted walls of this small start-up company, scientists are talking about the impossible – a potential cure for cancer.

Apple's iPhone 5 is the most hated handset - while the majority of people love the Samsung Galaxy S4, study finds

The iPhone 5 was the most criticised handset on social networks

One in five comments about the phone were negative following its   launch

Samsung's Galaxy S4 received the least complaints on Twitter and blogs.

Exclusive: Mice with human chromosomes - the genetic breakthrough that could revolutionise medicine

Scientists have created genetically-engineered mice with artificial human chromosomes in every cell of their bodies, as part of a series of studies showing that it may be possible to treat genetic diseases with a radically new form of gene therapy.