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France's antitrust watchdog put Google on notice not to abuse what it said was its dominant position in online search advertising, adding to European regulatory pressure on the U.S. Web search giant.

A small team has toiled away since early October in a quiet corner of Google Inc's sprawling campus in Mountain View, CA on a project related to the discovery of human antibodies.

France will levy a 1 percent what it dubbed as ‘Google tax’ on online advertisements, effective January 1.

Microsoft could demo a host of new tablets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January.

Internet company Yahoo Inc is preparing to retrench between 600 and 700 employees ahead of a holiday trimming due to its lackluster growth.

Google-owned video-sharing website, YouTube has announced the launch of YouTube Trends, aimed at showcasing and keeping track of the most popular videos on the site.

Computer software giant Microsoft has joined the ranks of companies opposing Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, which powers most of the online airfare search sites.

Teenager Justin Bieber had four of the top 10 most-watched music videos in the world on YouTube in 2010, with Baby taking claiming the top spot at more than 400 million views, YouTube said on Monday.

Microsoft won a deal with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under which it will move 120,000 of its employees to messaging, conferencing and document sharing over the cloud.

Increasing global domination of Google's Android operating system, rapid market share gains by its Chrome browser and the potential of its Chrome OS for PCs position the Internet search giant to benefit from the digitization of human life, Wedbush Securities said.

After Google’s payment platform “Checkout” now Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds has launched an in-app carrier-billing payment system.

Connecticut's Attorney General formally demanded that Google Inc hand over personal data collected by its Street View cars, saying that inspecting the data is crucial to assessing a penalty.

The company says it can protect copyright holders, despite the longer videos it now allows on the site.

It may look like just any other laptop, but on the inside the Google's first Chrome OS Laptop - the Cr-48 is a distinct breed.

Google has released its year-end search report - Zeitgeist 2010. Among the personalities and events that figure on search trends list are Justin Beiber, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Oil Spill, World Cup, Haiti Earthquake and more.

New shares of Chinese online video broadcasting company Youku (NYSE:YOKU) are selling like it's 1999.

While it may make some strategic sense for Yahoo and AOL to combine some of their operations, she sees little hope for the resulting merged entity to mount a challenge against the reigning monarch of the search-engine market, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG).

Google has opened a 40,000-square-foot office in Pittsburgh, the search giant said in its official blog.

Google has released a new version of YouTube app on the Android market.

Innovative program from the London School of Business and Finance offers an MBA through social media platform Facebook.

Google Inc didn't get the chance to compete for the largest federal government cloud computing deal yet announced, according to the Web firm, adding to its concerns that government agencies are unfairly favoring rival Microsoft Corp.

Google released its Chrome OS-based beta notebook Cr-48 for a select group of testers after announcing the light-weight, web-centric browser last summer.

No download, no installation, now kindle for the web will expand to enable anyone with access to a web browser to buy and read full Kindle books, said Amazon.

Sony Corporation of America's CFO Robert Wiesenthal said the company will bridge the gap between the media and Hollywood, as a content creator and an electronics manufacturer.

Jefferies & Co. downgraded rating of online DVD rental company Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) to 'hold' from 'buy' given the 270 percent run-up in the stock since January 2010, with a price target of $195.

Schools, teachers and students are increasingly using Android applications to suit their customized needs

Google's launch of e-book store has put the search giant in direct rivalry with market leader Amazon, unfolding an interesting battle on cards in the coming days.

Google officially unveiled its new Chrome OS on Tuesday, and said the new operating system would be available on laptops from Samsung and Acer.

Users of Google's Android phones, such as Samsung's Galaxy S, use more data services than those with other smartphones, threatening to choke wireless network capacity, an industry study showed.