Pavithra Rathinavel

The cloud storage war has been going on for some time now with Google leading the price cut followed by Microsoft.

Early reports cited WhatsApp, the ubiquitous mobile messaging service, purchased by Facebook for a whopping $19 billion, is currently developing features to add 'voice calling' to their smartphone application.

Yesterday, we reported that there is a critical vulnerability known as "Heartbleed Bug" that allows attackers to gain access to sensitive data, credit cards, usernames, passwords, private communications, among others. And today, we have the list of sites and services that were affected.

Facebook has announced the company will no longer allow users to send and receive messages within its iOS and Android smartphone apps. Instead users will have to install a standalone messaging app called Facebook Messenger to chat on its mobile.

Samsung Galaxy Core vs Samsung Galaxy Core Advance – Specs and Price Comparison in Australia

Over time, Apple iPhones have gone through various changes of having improved processing speed, richer build, better connectivity and effective imaging aspects to its handsets.

A new vulnerability known as "Heartbleed Bug" has surfaced in the OpenSSL library. This allows attackers to gain access to sensitive data, credit cards, usernames, passwords, private communications, among others.

One ubiquitous app installed in every iPhone is a Facebook app. A significant problem that iPhone users face across worldwide got to be the battery-drain problem.

With the growing popularity of anonymous social apps like "Secret" and "Whisper," Facebook seeks to provide anonymity to its users.

Windows 8.1 users will be able to migrate to 'Windows 8.1 Update' starting 08th April 2014. According to Microsoft, this is a mandatory and recommended update for Windows 8.1. Failure to install this Update will prevent Windows from patching the system with any future updates from May 2014. Although the Windows 8.1 Update is set out to be a security update, it packs a lot of new features. This update is available for both MSDN and TechNet subscribers.

New Developments on Xbox One (Direct YouTube Upload) and Amazon Fire TV (Beats Google Chromecast to Top Spot).

StoreDot, a start-up company based out of Israel, has revealed a prototype super charger for smartphones that can fully charge the handset's battery in 30 seconds at Microsoft's Think Next Conference in Tel Aviv.

Twitter announced that it has acquired 'Cover', an Android lock-screen app, on Monday for an undisclosed amount. Cover helps users by suggesting and locating useful and frequented Android apps on the user's lockscreen.

The most targeted mobile platform by hackers is the Android platform. A new malware for Android platform has been detected that lodges in the memory of the infected device and launches itself during the OS booting phase. Upon removing the malware, some parts of the malware will stay put in the memory of the device and will re-install the malware after a reboot, thus infecting the device once again without any intervention.

Google Hangouts is an instant messaging and video-chatting platform developed by Google, which was launched in 2013. The advent of Google Hangouts saw three other messaging services from Google (G Talk, G+ Messenger, a video chat mechanism integrated within Google +, also named Messenger) biting the dust. The only two services remaining include Google Hangouts and Google Voice.

Amazon introduced its Fire TV last week to a very positive review but now Google is rumored to launch its own set-top box. The competition is already rife with Apple TV, Roku, Google’s own Chormecast and Amazon’s Fire TV ruling the roost.

Readers who are planning on buying either a Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 or a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini - here is the specification and price comparison in Australia.

Google Chrome is the widely used Web browser in the world. In March 2014, Chrome has a market share of 37.2 percent as compared to its nearest rival Internet Explorer, which trails Chrome by a whopping 18.9 percent, according to stats from W3counter.

To prolong the battery life of Android based phones, users can do many things. Switching to "airplane/flight mode" is a sure way to save battery when in low signal/network areas. To use this feature, the user has to remember to switch this mode on before the battery dies out.

ChatON, a mobile messaging service was introduced by Samsung in 2011. This service has a presence in more than 120 countries in 62 different languages. The latest news is that Samsung has updated its messaging service ChatON in version 3.5 which has some interesting features to offer.

The line-up of digital personal assistants got a new debutant in Cortana when Microsoft announced its Windows Phone 8.1's most intriguing add-on during the Developer Conference on Wednesday.

A major security glitch in iOS 7 and iOS 7.1 makes it impossible to locate stolen iPhones. This glitch lets the stolen iPhone's 'Find My iPhone' facility to be deactivated/disabled in minutes.

With the brand new Fire TV, Amazon is entering the streaming video player market with Google Chromecast, Roku and Apple TV as prime competitors.

One thing that Android users are missing out to Apple users is the premium customer service experience that Apple provides to its customers via Genius Bar Support.

WhatsApp, a mobile messaging platform, has recently experienced a service disruption.

After releasing HTC One (M8), HTC is revving up to release its compact version set to be named "HTC One (M8) Mini."

Microsoft has recently announced it will make Windows free of charge for phones and tablets with screen size smaller than 9 inches.

Google is testing out an assortment of new features for its Gmail. This includes a snooze button, email pinning and extra tabs.

Microsoft has recently announced Cortana, its very own version of Windows Phone 8.1's personal assistant, touted as the "Siri Killer" in the Developer Conference held in San Francisco.