Facebook was swamped with criticisms, last week when it started requiring its mobile users to download its Facebook messenger app separately for Android and iOS separate from its basic Facebook app.

Users grumbled about having to use the separate app to send messages, photos or videos to their friends. Other userswere concerned that the Messenger app raised the question of invasion of privacy.

On July 25th 2014, Amazon will be releasing their first smartphone called, the "Fire Phone". Amazon's entry into the smartphone world puts them in competition with products like Samsung's Galaxy and Apple's iPhone.

Fire Phone has 3D imaging, 13 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, 1080p HD video, a 4.7 inch HD screen, Dolby digital audio, 2 GB of RAM, and a 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

With each new day, ideas in the world of technology are increasingly becoming a reality, and now virtual reality is a reality. In 2015, the ability to play games and interact with the world will be possible through virtual reality headsets thanks to the upcoming Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift. These two products developed by Sony and Facebook respectively, are competing against each other to be the most cost efficient and innovative virtual reality device.

Guess who generated a lot of buzz last week, its none other than Google as always! It gave the world a peep into the future, as only it can, this time with a innovative version of the company' s long-gestating self-driving car.

Unlike the versions that we've seen up to now, which was a modded-up Lexus SUV, this new independent vehicle looked like something out of a Pixar movie, a small bubble car with a faintly happy face on the front, and completely no steering wheel or pedals.

Days when people had to settle for an Indian handset manufacturer when looking for an Android Smartphone under $200 are long gone. Global brands such as Samsung, HTC and Sony too have understood the potential and demand in this space and launched some amazing smartphones in the past couple of months. Here are some of the options that are worth considering when you decide to buy a Smartphone within your Budget:

HTC Desire 210: $193

35-year old Gregg Steinhafel, Target's chairman and chief executive officer is stepping down, as the enormous data breach before Christmas endured by the Minnesota retailer continues to churn the company. This decision is effective immediately, according to an announcement posted today on Target's company website. John Mulligan, Target's CFO, has been chosen as the interim president and CEO.Steinhafel on a speech to the media held himself personally accountable for the breach and gave assurance that Target would emerge as a better company, following the breach, the statement said.

Microsoft officially owns Nokia's handset business, which is now old news. The $7.2 billion deal (much less than what Microsoft paid for Skype in 2011 and what Google paid for Motorola), and in one clear-cut leap it turns the software company into one of the world's largest hardware companies, not only becoming the main source of Windows Phone devices but also taking on the hundreds of millions of low-end phones that Nokia currently produces for developing markets.

Every social media company knows that enhancing the mobile user experience is necessary for a network's success. But among all the app updates, bug fixes and design changes, the real question is how much time do users actually spend on social media with their mobile devices?

Facebook and Google are racing neck to neck in a multi-billion dollar battle to shape the future. Both the tech companies are spending an awful lot of money on emerging technologies. Their aims: when their current businesses are disrupted which will eventually happen; they'll have a contingency plan.

One of the most painful moments in life could be when your priceless smartphone accidently slips off your hands only to transform into something that you had never pictured even in your most horrible nightmare. The most common problem with a dropped phone are scratches and cracks on the screen. Fortunately for phone owners, now it has become easier to prevent the damage and to keep your smartphone going as strong as Sir Lancelot's Armor.