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EU hails Google's proposals in antitrust probe

Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)

The EU hailed on Tuesday proposals that Google has made after regulators launched an anti-trust probe into whether the Internet search giant had abused its domi...

Yahoo! profit dips, but stays ahead of forecasts

Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)

Yahoo! said Tuesday its profit in the past quarter fell modestly in results reflecting upheaval at the struggling Internet pioneer, which named a new top execut...

Yahoo! names Google's Mayer as new CEO

Jul 16, 2012 (AFP)

Yahoo! on Monday named 37-year-old Marissa Mayer, a key Google team member, as its chief executive, making her among the most prominent women in technology and ...

Yahoo! raids Google for new chief

Jul 16, 2012 (AFP)

Yahoo! raided its archrival in its latest quest for resurrection, hiring key Google executive Marissa Mayer to start Tuesday as the struggling Internet pioneer'...

Wikipedia hits defining moment in social Web era

Jul 14, 2012 (AFP)

It is another defining moment for Wikipedia. The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the world, bu...

Microsoft to launch its own angel fund

Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft has launched an investment fund looking to give startups the cash to originate "game-changing ideas" in the tech sector. The company announced Thursda...

70 more websites seized in US copyright crackdown

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

US authorities seized 70 websites suspected of selling counterfeit goods using luxury brand names such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany or Burberry and sports logos li...

Yahoo! shareholders back revamped board

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

Yahoo! shareholders on Thursday endorsed the struggling Internet firm's overhauled board of directors and called for a fresh plan to compete against rivals such...

Megaupload offers US deal on N. Zealand extradition

Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Wednesday offered to voluntarily leave New Zealand for the United States if prosecutors agree to release funds to bankroll his def...

Megaupload N. Zealand extradition case delayed

Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom's extradition case against US authorities has been delayed until next year amid legal wrangling in New Zealand over evidence disclosu...

'Facebook depression' fears unfounded: US study

Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)

Worries about a link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook or other social media sites are probably unfounded, a US study said this week. ...

Internet doomsday virus appears to fizzle

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

The so-called Internet doomsday virus with the potential to black out tens of thousands of computers worldwide appeared to pose no major problems Monday after a...

Thousands risk Internet shutdown as US fix expires

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Tens of thousands of people around the world whose computers were infected with malware may lose their Internet access Monday after the expiry of a US governmen...

Yahoo!, Facebook unveil alliance, end patent dispute

Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)

Facebook and Yahoo! announced Friday a new advertising partnership as the two tech giants settled a court dispute over patents. The deal includes "a patent port...

iGoogle gets axed in shakeup

Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)

Google said Tuesday it was discontinuing its iGoogle page designed as Web "portal," saying it had become less relevant in the age of the mobile Internet. The po...

Geographer charts the 'next-generation digital Earth'

Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)

The world has gotten smaller and more accessible since applications like Google Earth became mainstream, says UC Santa Barbara Professor of Geography Michael Go...

CEOs: Global economy, social media risks

Jul 04, 2012 (UPI)

A survey of 192 U.S. executives indicates 42 percent say the global economic environment was their biggest source of risk, while 27 percent say social media. "S...

Google in crosshairs over gun ban

Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)

Google has banned gun sales from its new shopping platform, a move drawing fire from hunters and weapons enthusiasts but praised by gun control activists. Googl...

US arrests head of online poker site

Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)

US authorities have arrested the head of online betting website Full Tilt Poker and charged him with a scheme to defraud banks and misleading customers about th...

Microsoft to take $6.2 bn writeoff for online unit

Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft said Monday it would take a $6.2 billion writedown to reflect the slump in value of its online services division. The charge reflects a writedown rela...