Big changes are afoot at Opera - the alternative Internet browser software developer - as the Norwegian company announced its "fastest acceleration in user growth" in recent times to 300 million monthly users, and the beginning of a transition to the WebKit layout engine.
Google has asked international governments to be more open with how they use legal means to get access to users' information. The call comes as Google releases its latest Transparency Report, which shows a steady increase in governments' requests for users' data.
Facebook gives you the option to control the types of ads & sponsored stories on your Facebook Wall. Here's the hows & whys of controlling Facebook ads.
Google has warned that "Government surveillance is on the rise" in its latest Transparency Report which shows a dramatic increase in governments' request for access and removal of users' data.
Is your country winning at the web? This infographic describes The Web Foundation's latest Web Index report which looked at the impact of the web on social, political and economic issues.
In spite of the Arab Spring and other factors the web is having the greatest impact in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, according to data released by The Web Foundation.
DoneDeal, Ireland's largest classified ads website, has sold a majority stakeholding to Norwegian firm Schibsted Media Group. Schibsted has acquired a 50.09% stake in DoneDeal with financial arrangements remaining undisclosed.
The National Archives of Norway has published a large collection of photographs from both private and public archives on Flickr. The archives span from 1860 to modern times.
Two days after the horrific twin bombings and gun attacks in Oslo and Utoeya, thousands of Twitter users have begun following the chief suspect, Anders Berhring Breivik.
The British Government made 38 separate requests to Google for the removal of data from the search giant’s index and 1,162 requests for access to user data, the company announced today.