Internet News Headlines

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company said. If successful, the move could deal a blow to the U.S. technology giant's iPad sales worldwide. Not only is China a huge consumer …

DUBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Iranians have suffered serious disruption recently in accessing email and Internet social networking sites, raising concerns authorities are stepping up censorship of opposition supporters ahead of parliamentary elections next month. Iranians have grappled with increased obstacles to using …

After launching opt-in HTTPS connections for Tweeps in March 2011, Twitter has finally switched on encrypted HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) by default, improving the security of users’ accounts while also better protecting them from man-in-the-middle attacks.

Google has adorned its Search homepage with a video-animation Google Doodle for Valentine’s Day.

Twitter is packed full with messages of love (and loneliness) as users celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. and European regulators approved Google Inc's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility and said they would keep a sharp eye on the web search giant to ensure patents critical to the telecom industry would be licensed at fair prices. It was one of a series of approvals on Monday that …

LOS ANGELES, Feb 13 (TheWrap.com) - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" got off to a stronger start on home entertainment than the last "Twilight" movies, selling 3.2 million DVD and Blu-ray discs over the weekend. That is 18 percent more than the 2010 "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" took in its first weekend of home …

(Reuters) - Facebook diminishes shareholder rights with its dual-class share structure and limits the accountability of its board of directors to investors, proxy advisory group Institutional Shareholder Services said on Monday. It is unclear how much the criticism will affect investors' willingness to park their cash in …

(Reuters) - Half of American adults know someone who found love online, and while the Internet plays a more important role than before in starting relationships it is also a forum for cheating and lies that ends them, according to a survey released on Monday. Released on the eve of Valentine's Day, the survey of 1,000 people …

UnitedHealth Group's Optum business is launching a service that allows doctors to share information about patients over the Internet, as health care companies continue their push to improve care with better coordination.

(Reuters) - Between 2011 and 2016 the amount of mobile data traffic will grow at a compound annual rate of 78 percent as the number of mobile devices connected to the Internet exceeds the number of people on Earth in four years' time, according to a study by Cisco Systems Inc. The United Nations projects that world population …

DUBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Iranians have suffered serious disruption recently in accessing email and Internet social networking sites, raising concerns authorities are stepping up censorship of opposition supporters ahead of parliamentary elections next month. Iranians have grappled with increased obstacles to using …

(Reuters) - India's government is investigating whether local units of U.S. Internet giants Google Inc and Yahoo Inc may have violated the country's foreign exchange laws, the Wall Street Journal reported. Notices have been sent to the Indian units that they are being investigated for potential violations, the paper said, …

US and European regulators gave the green light Monday to Internet giant Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

US and European regulators gave the green light Monday to Internet giant Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

Two Internet Mat(t)s are currently battling out the similarities between two beloved, mass marketed products. After Slate's Matt Yglesias made the comparison that "the Chipotle burrito is very similar to the iPhone," an offended Mat Honan fired back with his definitive take "A Chipotle Burrito Is Not an iPhone" over at …

(Reuters) - Half of American adults know someone who found love online, and while the Internet plays a more important role than before in starting relationships it is also a forum for cheating and lies that ends them, according to a survey released on Monday. Released on the eve of Valentine's Day, the survey of 1,000 people …

Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:

Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock this year are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.

BERLIN/SOFIA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance. More than 25,000 demonstrators braved freezing temperatures in …

Hundreds of Latvians on Monday rallied Monday against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, amid objections it could hit Internet freedom.

Access to the Internet's most-used sites and tools is being choked in Iran at a politically charged period, blocking communication channels for local businesses, bank clients, scientists and foreign media.

A new YouTube app for Google TV will see the addition of YouTube channel pages, make it easier for users to find content and will give viewers more control over their internet-TV experience.