According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, online retail giant Amazon's request for owning new domain names is being opposed by two publishing industry groups - the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.

Commemorating the 61st birthday of English writer Douglas Adams on March 11, Internet search giant Google has posted an interactive Google Doodle to celebrate the renowned author's legacy and life.

The Czech Republic was recently hit by an unprecedented wave of cyber attacks, which left the investigators baffled over the origin of the attacks; in the midst of increasing concerns that the attacks could potentially cause chaos.

In a Thursday disclosure which evidently underscores the popularity of Google's YouTube video-sharing website, South Africa YouTube partnership manager Jared Molko revealed that, in 2012, the number of YouTube viewers in South Africa increased 80 percent; with uploads having witnessed a growth of 30 percent.

Software giant Microsoft's failure to keep its promise of providing Europe's Windows users with alternative web browsers to Internet Explorer (IE) has prompted the European Commission to slap a penalty of €561 million ($731 million) on the company.

In a Tuesday statement, conservation advocacy group Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said that thousands of advertisements on the Google Japan shopping site promote products made from endangered whales and elephants.

On March 4, Internet search biggie Google honoured late African singer and prominent civil rights activist Miriam Makeba with a special Google Doodle to commemorate her 81st birthday.

According to ABC News, Internet search giant Google has - with the help of its Street View vehicle - started the digital mapping of the area closest to Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant; a move that comes two years after the country witnessed its worst nuclear disaster on March 12, 2011.