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New Yahoo CEO's pay package over $25mn

Sat, 01/07/2012 - 20:15 by Kaushik Moitra

Yahoo’s new CEO Scott Thompson will be receiving a hefty pay package close to $27 million, a filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals.

Twitter’s tweets give insight into how moody we are

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 08:59 by Yasser Ali

Ever imagined if Twitter’s tweets can predict mood swings among people?

Cyberstalking more stressful than real-life bullying

Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:07 by NeelamGoswami

Cyberstalking is more stressful and traumatic than the physical bullying, claims a new study.

Giving up Facebook, Google as tough as quitting drugs

Tue, 07/26/2011 - 23:09 by Jaspreet Virk

Can you imagine you day without Facebook Twitter or Google? Well, if the very thought of being offline makes you sad, lonely, or uncomfortable, you are not alone.

Internet access is a human right--UN report

Sat, 06/04/2011 - 14:01 by Jamie Anderson

The latest United Nations report declares internet access a basic human right.

Chinese boy trades kidney for iPad 2

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 14:44 by Jaspreet Virk

How far can you go to get the thing you desire? Definitely not to the ultimate extreme of selling your body part. But that's exactly what a Chinese teen did.

Netflix accounts for 30% online traffic at peak hours

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 17:43 by Jamie Anderson

A latest study on internet usage, conducted by Sandvine Inc, has revealed that Netflix movies account for as much as 30 percent of online traffic at peak hours. Just six months back, the share of Netflix was only 20 percent.

Now Taliban tweets in English

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 14:50 by Jaspreet Virk

Taliban, which had once declared internet unholy and banned its use for Afghans in 2000, seems to be finding the web extremely useful to spread its messages.

Beware! Websites can now track your IP address

Mon, 04/25/2011 - 21:34 by Anupreet Kaur

With the help of a new online tracking system, websites can now track your location without your prior concern.

Libyan government shuts down internet

Tue, 02/22/2011 - 10:54 by Abhijit Chakraborty

Soldiers of the autocratic Libyan regime have cut the nation from internet following blocking access to social networking sites such as Facebook. It seems a move to hide their abuses from the world, which are just a tweet away.

One-third of U.S. households lack access to broadband internet

Sun, 02/20/2011 - 12:51 by Abhijit Chakraborty

A recent report by 'Digital National 2010' states that broadband connection, considered a tool for getting people and businesses ahead, is absent in one-third of U.S. households.

Internet running short of addresses

Fri, 02/04/2011 - 20:21 by Yasser Ali

The internet is running short of web addresses, prompting major players like Facebook and Google to switch to a new address system.