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.

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.

Some great IT geniuses have developed new software that shows if whether an app has accessed private data of the user to spy on the user. Apps on Internet enabled mobile devices can be used to spy on their users, so Computer researchers from Germany have developed the new software to track malicious activity if any by apps.

American Business-reviews Company Yelp is teaming with Yahoo to boost local data in Yahoo search results, news that resulted in Yelp stock to a record high Monday. The partnership between the most popular internet search engine and the businesses review site will incorporate yelp's listings and reviews of local businesses into results on yahoo search engine. The new feature will be implemented shortly says Marissa Mayer, Chief Executive, Yahoo.

Not so long ago the South Korean tech giant Samsung came up with its flagship smartphone Galaxy S4. After, the disappointing sales of the S4, according to Analyst, Samsung is all set to unveil its next flagship S5 towards the end of this month. Samsung has reportedly announced that it has sold more than 40 million units of S4, worldwide. Given that Apple, Samsung's greatest competitor, has already launched the 64-bit iPhone 5S, it seemed no surprise when the Korean company followed suit.

Prime Expo positions for the European SharePoint Conference 2013 are selling out quickly. The largest independent SharePoint Conference and community in Europe. The conference will be held in Bella Center, Copenhagen, from 4 - 7 February 2013. The conference date is chosen carefully to get the most content overlap from the world wide 2012 SharePoint conference.