GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat expectations helped by price cuts that stoked video game console demand and as used-game sales boosted margins -- signs a months-long period of gloom may be easing.

The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

Netease.com Inc., one of the leading online game companies in China, reported on Wednesday 26 percent growth for its third-quarter earnings lifted by the outstanding performance of "Fantasy Westward Journey".

The mobile is potentially overtaking PCs as the device of choice for access to social network site (SNS) in Asia and Pacific, IDC said on Monday in a survey-based report. It also noted that the telecom carriers need to set the stage for mass adoption by lowering data tariffs and offering user-frien...

Sina Corp. on Monday posted its third quarter fiscal report, with profits declining from $18.9 million or $0.31 per share a year ago to $16.7 million or $0.29 per share.

In 2005, China administered a spelling test that asked respondents to spell "Google" for a search market report: only 60 percent took the test and more than 20 percent got it wrong.

China's top online game operator Tencent Holdings said on Wednesday that its quarterly net profit doubled to a record high thanks to surging popularity of its online games.

Tencent Holdings, China's most valuable Internet firm, faces challenges from regulation and competition to maintain its breakneck pace of growth after reporting a near doubling in third-quarter profits.

Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce company, reported its worst profit in three quarters after betting on acquisitions and product development to tap the region's early recovery from the global downturn.

EBay Inc said on Friday that private investors looking to buy Skype had agreed to settle litigation with Skype's founders, who will get a 14-percent stake in the Internet phone service in the transaction.

Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organisation as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says.

United Online Inc, which provides consumer products and services over the internet, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong demand at its FTD segment.

Social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn raise "serious new challenges" for financial regulators, the head of the largest U.S. independent securities regulator said on Tuesday.

After months of industry hype, Hollywood on Tuesday rolls out the red carpet for Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" showing the final performance of the fallen King of Pop.

Barry Diller may be about to hang a 'for sale' on Ask.com, saying on Tuesday that his search advertising business could be open to a takeover given the competition it faces from Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

Wall Street analysts on Tuesday cut their price targets on Baidu Inc, after China's dominant search engine forecast a sequential decline in fourth-quarter revenue due to the transition to a new Internet advertising technology.

Britain will damage its economy if it does not follow France and clamp down on Internet piracy, the boss of entertainment and telecoms group Vivendi said on Tuesday.

Tweeters are being invited to submit questions for the spirits of departed celebrities including Michael Jackson and William Shakespeare as part of the world's first Twitter seance.

China's leading Internet search company Baidu Inc warned that the transition to a new advertising technology would crimp revenue in the current quarter, sending shares plunging 11 percent.