In a move which marks a notable advance by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the direction of helping more airlines offer in-cabin wireless broadband, the agency Thursday voted to open a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

As a part of a project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the world's first web page, the researchers at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) recently announced that they would be restoring the first website, so as to "preserve the digital assets that are associated with the birth of the web."

According to a recent report by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA), citing a statement made by the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission, a number of popular Internet chat, call, and messaging services - including Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber - may be banned by Saudi Arabia because these apps they do not comply with the country's regulatory requirements.

In a move which will draw attention to the potential of unused frequencies in the broadcast TV spectrum, Internet search giant Google has recently announced the release of a six-month trial program which will provide wireless broadband to South African schools by tapping the `white spaces.'

In a recent post on popular microblogging site Twitter, the Anonymous hacktivists - in collaboration with Turkish and other hackers - have claimed the responsibility of the cyber attack on Israel's Mossad spy agency.

According to a recent statement by public broadcaster BBC, a number of official BBC Twitter accounts - including the BBCWeather, BBCArabicOnline and BBCRadioUlster accounts - were hacked on Thursday by hackers who apparently have links with the Syrian government.

In a recent announcement, Internet search biggie Google said that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) which will give developers the ability to bring on real-time collaboration features to Google Drive apps.

According to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Internet firm Yahoo is currently negotiating the acquisition of a controlling stake in Dailymotion, which is one of the most popular online video websites in the world.