Facebook strips smiles from fake 'like' sellersFacebook said that its war against fake likes is paying off so well that many 'bad actors' who built businesses on the tactic are closing shop.
Smartphones boost US teen connections: surveyIt's not just your imagination: most American teenagers are online or on their smartphones every day, and many are almost continually connected.
09 April 2015
Yahoo boosts share buyback plan by $2 billionYahoo told US regulators that it will spend another $2 billion buying back shares as the pioneering US Internet search firm continues an effort to re-invent itself.
Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant ChinaGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel urged closer high-tech cooperation with China as she opened a major IT business fair where the Asian giant is the official partner country.
16 March 2015
Twitter buys livestream app maker PeriscopeTwitter said it had purchased the maker of the video streaming app Periscope, amid what seems to be surging interest in live video sharing.
Kazakh Senate passes anti-gay draft lawKazakhstan's Senate has approved a draft law protecting children from harmful information. One of its provisions bans 'promotion of non-traditional sexual orientation'.
When YouTube stars go offline and meet up 'live'If you thought today's young YouTube celebrities have only virtual contact with their fans, think again. They have taken on something new: real life.
Google free mapping service adds local guidesAn update to Google's free online map service let users become local guides who post reviews of businesses and venues in a challenge to Yelp.