Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to tap a skilled workforce that provides support services at relatively cheap wages. Facebook's office in Hyderabad will support users, advertisers and developers in Ind...

The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals.

The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.

Computer jargon, a "tick box" culture and unimaginative advertising are discouraging Internet users from learning how to protect themselves online.

Microsoft Corp's assault on search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward on Thursday as U.S. and European regulators cleared the software company's search partnership with Yahoo Inc.

For tech-savvy singles who are unlucky in love, shy or just looking for a new way to meet people, Flitter could be the answer.

Google Inc plans to build a super-fast Internet network for up to half a million people, a project that could pressure telecommunications companies to loosen their control of Web access in the United States.

Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the U.S. National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Google has taken the unusual step of using real-world advertising to promote its Chrome web browser in Europe ahead of a regulatory change that will make it easier for consumers to switch Web browsers.

Paul Chambers has gone down in history as the first person in the UK to be arrested over a Twitter post after his warning to the authorities of Robin Hood airport in Doncaster, UK, about blowing the airport "sky high" was taken seriously by the police.

Action taken against Paul Chambers, whose Twitter comment led to his arrest, shows how seriously the police are trying to combat any act of terrorism and preventing it from happening.

Google Inc founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin plan to sell about 10 million of the company's shares over the next five years, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

Google Inc posted a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, but revenue growth was not as strong as some investors had hoped, sending its shares down 4 percent.

The Akamai Technologies has published its 'State of the internet Q3' 09 report, placing the United Kingdom at the 26th position when it came to average broadband internet speed around the globe.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has revealed that its iPlayer service has crossed 100 million download requests last December. This shows 10 requests per broadband user in the UK.

Recent sophisticated cyber attacks on Google Inc and other businesses exploited a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser.

The United States and Google Inc separately said they would move against Chinese Internet censorship, possibly signaling the start of a harder line toward China by U.S. President Barack Obama and the end of Google's business in the country.

McDonald's Corp plans to offer free Wi-Fi service at most of its U.S. restaurants, starting on Jan. 15, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

Internet search engine Google Inc is becoming a "giant monopoly" like Microsoft and could face legal action if it does not become more transparent, Germany's justice minister said.