Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
Shanghai surprise for lovers desperately seeking film tickets
Couples looking to enjoy a romantic Valentine's Day at one Chinese cinema will be out of luck this Friday, thwarted by singles who bought up all the odd-numbered seats.
Online adultery booming as cheating sites surge
One 29-year-old woman says it helped her take revenge on her unfaithful husband.
Tenge meltdown disrupts e-Gov and online shopping in Kazakhstan
Today's devaluation of tenge in Kazakhstan has affected the work of the e-government website eGov.kz.
World's richest man would still pick up a $100 bill
The world's wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year.
Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird
The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life".
Web gets new neighborhoods with '.guru' and more
New online neighborhoods open Wednesday when a US company starts offering Web addresses ending in ".guru," ".bike" -- and even ".singles."
Icahn takes eBay stake, seeks PayPal spinoff
EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit.
Google says sorry to Germany over 'Adolf Hitler Square'
Google apologised Friday after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name "Adolf Hitler" on its popular online Maps page for a few hours.
New Bruce Springsteen album 'High Hopes' goes online
Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes" went online in the United States Sunday, 10 days before its general release -- and on the 41st anniversary of The Boss's debut outing.
Amazon to compensate customers for late gifts
Amazon Thursday said it would give $20 gift cards and pay shipping costs for customers affected by problems at UPS and FedEx that delayed some Christmas package deliveries.
Tribune buys music data service from Sony for $170 mn
US media company Tribune plans to acquire Gracenote, a giant in music data, for $170 million from media giant Sony, the companies announced Monday.
US, Britain 'spying on virtual world': report
Freshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists.
Online game teaches risks of personal data exposure
Sexual orientation, private debt, medical records, even your favourite ice cream flavour: do you know much of this personal information is out there and available for sale?
German union plans Christmas strike at Amazon: report
Germany's service-sector union Verdi is planning strike action at the online retail giant Amazon over the busy Christmas holiday period.
China Singles Day online shoppers spend almost $6 bn
Chinese shoppers spent a record 35.0 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) at the country's biggest online marketplaces on Singles Day, their operator said Tuesday, after the festival created by e-tailers to persuade the loveless to console themselves with retail therapy.
Americans warm to online dating, survey shows
Americans are growing more comfortable with online dating, and many are finding a spouse or partner in cyberspace.
Facebook becomes Google advertising ally
Google-owned online ad-placing service DoubleClick on Friday announced that the way has been cleared to include space at Facebook.
Online video forces change on TV industry
Having turned print media upside down, the Internet now is disrupting television, forcing broadcasters to adapt to tablets and video-on-demand to hold onto views and advertisers.
Old newspaper era is over, Obama says via Kindle
President Barack Obama acknowledged the problems facing the US newspaper industry, ironically in an interview that was distributed via online retail giant Amazon's Kindle e-reader.