Electronic Arts 'retiring' some Facebook games
Electronic Arts on Monday announced that it will "retire" some Facebook games that seem to have fallen out of favor with players at the leading social network.
16 April 2013 10:56
The bubble bursts on e-currency Bitcoin
Many saw it coming, but that didn't stop the Bitcoin bubble from bursting: after rising to dizzying heights, the digital currency suffered its first true crash this week.
13 April 2013 13:26
Google weaves a web between human trafficking hotlines
Sex workers are more likely to call in to a hotline for victims of human trafficking on a Wednesday, and a Google-backed initiative announced Tuesday could help to explain why.
10 April 2013 11:12
'World's greatest' chef Adria seeks digital legacy
From foie gras noodles and liquid olives to air baguettes and mimetic peanuts, much of what elBulli chef Ferran Adria and his team created in their nearly 2,000 dishes defies transcription.
08 April 2013 10:38
Vintage website seen as glimpse at teenage Zuckerberg
A website thought to be the handiwork of Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 15 resurfaced on the Internet on Thursday, providing a glimpse into the early days of the famed Facebook co-founder.
05 April 2013 12:15
YouTube announces shutdown in April Fool's prank
In an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video.
01 April 2013 10:54
Amazon.com buys book lovers website Goodreads
Amazon.com on Thursday announced that it is buying book lovers social network Goodreads in a move that could give Kindle tablets an edge over rival electronic readers.
29 March 2013 14:07
'Bazooka' attacks slowing Internet: security experts
A "bazooka" cyber attack described as the most powerful ever seen has slowed traffic on the Internet, security experts said Wednesday, raising fresh concerns over online security.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar
Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar next week, highlighting increasing Internet freedom in the former pariah state just weeks after a controversial trip to communist North Korea.
Google tosses Reader as house cleaning continues
Google said Wednesday it was tossing its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed 70 of the Internet giant's features in the past two years.
14 March 2013 13:00
US teens go mobile for Internet: survey
Most American teenagers use their phones to access the Internet, with one-fourth of them going online mostly on their mobile device.
13 March 2013 13:15
Authors oppose Amazon control of .book websites
Groups representing US authors and publishers called Monday on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.
12 March 2013 14:29
Google says FBI watching the Web
Google says the FBI is monitoring the Web for potential terrorist activity. But it can't confirm the extent of the surveillance.
07 March 2013 13:44
Peter Gabriel wants to talk with animals online
Peter Gabriel joined big thinkers and one of the Internet's founding fathers Friday in launching an "Interspecies Internet" for animals to communicate with us and each other.
02 March 2013 12:23
Glasses.com turns heads with 3-D iPad app
Jonathan Coon turned heads Wednesday with iPad software that lets people try on sunglasses by manipulating 3-D images of themselves from the neck up.
28 February 2013 18:21
Firefox smartphone system challenges Android, iOS
Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid 2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
