News about Internet

Instagram images no longer just squares Instagram broke its square mold with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application.

28 August 2015

Windows 10 spreads to more than 75 million devices Microsoft said that Windows 10 has spread to more than 75 million devices since the new operating system was released less than a month ago.

27 August 2015

Ashley Madison hack strikes fear in outed users Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time.

26 August 2015

Russia lifts Wikipedia ban after it edits drugs entry Russia's media watchdog said it had lifted a short-lived ban on Russian-language Wikipedia over an entry on a form of cannabis.

25 August 2015

Ashley Madison sued over membership data leak A Can$760 million (US$578 million) class action lawsuit has been launched against the owner of affair-seeking website Ashley Madison.

22 August 2015

BuzzFeed moves to Japan in Yahoo partnership BuzzFeed announced plans to launch a Japanese news website in a partnership with Yahoo Japan, the latest step in a global expansion push.

18 August 2015

Twitter lifts limits on direct messages between users Twitter lifted its character limit for direct messages between users, saying it would help make the private side of Twitter "more powerful and fun."

13 August 2015

Google turns a page with Alphabet Google's reshaping under newly formed parent Alphabet gives the tech giant more ability to focus on its core business.

12 August 2015

Yahoo buys social shopping website Polyvore Yahoo on Friday said it is adding to its lengthy roster of acquisitions with a deal to buy social shopping website Polyvore.

01 August 2015

Zuckerbergs share news: baby girl on the way Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, revealed on Friday that their first child is on the way after a series of miscarriages.

01 August 2015

Facebook ready to test Internet-beaming drones Facebook said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide Internet access to remote locations of the world

31 July 2015

New facets sparkle in Windows 10 Microsoft's new Windows 10 computer operating system is out to win the love its predecessor never got.

30 July 2015

Google removes Chinese name on map after Philippine furore Google has quietly removed the Chinese name for a South China Sea shoal bitterly disputed by Beijing and Manila from its maps service, following an outcry from Filipinos.

14 July 2015

Microsoft tweaks streaming music plan for Windows 10 Microsoft has rebranded its subscription-based music services as part of a ramped-up effort to compete with the likes of Apple, Google Spotify and others.

08 July 2015

Facegloria: Facebook for Brazil's Evangelicals Fluffy clouds waft across a blue sky as you log in and while you chat with friends, Gospel music rings out: welcome to Facegloria, the social network for Brazilian Evangelicals.

04 July 2015

Russian MPs pass 'right to be forgotten' Internet law Russian lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to force Internet search engines to remove links to data about them.

04 July 2015

Mobile Internet speed in Kazakhstan increases The average speed of mobile Internet in Kazakhstan has increased to 10.47 megabit per second.

03 July 2015

Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.

01 July 2015

Instagram targets real-time events in Twitter challenge Instagram began letting users easily tune into hot topics of the moment as the Facebook-owned image sharing service stepped squarely into Twitter's domain.

24 June 2015

YouTube plays to video game loving viewers YouTube is wading confidently into turf dominated by Amazon-owned Twitch, with a service tailored for the hot trend of videogame play as a spectator sport.

18 June 2015

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