This month, Apple acquired Topsy, a social analytics firm, reportedly for as much as $200 million.

The latest edition of Mac OS X, Mavericks, has been a major success for Apple, having been downloaded and installed by a third of all Apple Mac computers within six weeks of the product's launch.

With the release of the Xbox One, Microsoft now has three main operating systems available to users, the others being its Windows Phone and desktop OS's.

If you've ever had a device that failed, you know the frustration of having lost all your valuable data and files without creating a backup.