Yahoo! News: Internet News

Yahoo! News: Internet News

Internet News

Microsoft's browser loses market share in Europe (Reuters)

Two women walk in front of the decorated village of Sietes during the presentation of Windows 7, in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Eloy AlonsoReuters - Microsoft's Internet Explorer has lost market share in major European markets, such as France, Britain and Italy, after the U.S. software firm started to make it easier for European consumers to use competing browsers.




Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out (Reuters)

Reuters - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?

EBay, NRF to take on organized U.S. retail crime (Reuters)

Reuters - EBay Inc and the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry, said on Monday they have teamed to combat organized retail crime.

Venezuela's Chavez rules out Internet controls (AP)

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is denying that his government plans to impose controls over the Internet.

Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web (AP)

In this Nov. 26, 2009 photo, orange-colored ringed rice coral, or montipora patula, is seen in waters off Waimanalo, Hawaii. Ringed rice coral is among 82 coral species the federal government is considering listing as endangered or threatened. (AP Photo/Keoki Stender)AP - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists and law enforcement officers said Sunday.




Venezuela's Chavez: "I'm pro-Internet" (Reuters)

Reuters - President Hugo Chavez denied on Sunday that he planned to censor or limit the Internet in Venezuela, saying on the contrary Web use had shot up more than nine fold during his decade in power.

Michigan State urges community to woo Google (AP)

AP - Add Michigan State University and the surrounding area to the cast of thousands of communities competing for Google's experimental, high-speed broadband network.

China's Xinjiang restores access to email, websites (AFP)

An elderly Uighur passes Chinese paramilitary policemen standing guard outside the Grand Bazaar in the Uighur district of Urumqi city, in China's Xinjiang region, after ethnic unrest broke out there in July 2009. Authorities in China's Xinjiang have restored access to email services and 32 Internet sites that were blocked after unrest, state media reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Authorities in China's Xinjiang have restored access to email services and 32 Internet sites that were blocked after ethnic unrest broke out in the region in July, state media reported Sunday.




Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices (PC World)

PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsible" stance on user privacy. Maybe.

Facebook News Readers More Loyal Than Googlers (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - First, Facebook dethroned Google as the most trafficked web site in the United States, and now the social networking community has proven to have an extremely loyal following among news readers, potentially threatening the dominant position held by Google News. So says a recent Hitwise survey.

This page was created using RSS courtesy of FeedForAll