New York — Internet telephony giant Skype SA on Monday announced plans to raise US$100 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., filed an S-1 statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the Luxembourg -based provider of Internet telephony, video calling and instant messaging communications seeks to diversify and boost its […]

In this age where meeting deadlines and working on schedules has become inevitable, most of us lose out on our youth. We look faded and jaded thanks to our busy routines that keep us away from all the rejuvenation and relaxation that our body requires. Plastic surgery was the only option considered to look good. […]

San Francisco — Mountain View, California-based search engine leader Google has reportedly been on an acquisition spree, just coughed out $70 million, but this time agreed to acquire San Francisco, California-based Jambool, and its Social Gold payment system, which empowers developers to build payments into their games and applications, according to reports from TechcCrunch, citing […]

Paris — Over the weekend, search engine behemoth Google Inc., for the first time said that it will liberalize its trademark policy from next month, allowing advertisers in Europe to link their advertisements with their competitors’ trademarks when bidding for online ads in a move that will prevent big brand owners from controlling which ads […]

New York — Attempting to encourage users to further engage with a Web site’s content may be an established practice, but new methods are always being tried. Yahoo is previewing “Infinite Browse,” a Yahoo News feature that adds relevant search content below news stories. Yahoo, which is vying for eyeballs with Google and Bing, believes […]

Mountain View, California — In an attempt to keep the dissipating audience glued to its site, search engine behemoth Google Inc. over the weekend confirmed in a blog post that it has acquired social widget maker “Slide Inc.,” a deal that gives the Internet search leader a team of developers with extensive social-networking experience capabilities […]

Sunnyvale, California — Once considered the most influential person in online search and one of the original employee, Yahoo’s vice president “Srinija Srinivasan,” who helped launch the company over 15 years ago just last week announced that she will be stepping down from the company, the Wall Street Journal has reported on Wednesday.

Chocolates are perfect for any occasion. And Freddy Reyes, current CEO and President, ChocolateFavorStore.com just believes so. He launched his online chocolate business ChocolateFavorStore.com in 2007 which provides its customers with about 50,000 chocolate products including customized ones to complete every celebration. All you have to do is make a call or mail them your […]

Los Angeles — The advent of high-speed web has enabled people around the globe to boast their parties, outings and other memories captured on a digital format. Barely three weeks after testing, Flickr has a surprise in-store for its users which will augment the photo sharing experience. The Flickr blog has took the wraps off […]

Mountain View, California — Users of several Gmail accounts, take note. Google on Thursday officially eliminated the pains of shuffling between multiple Gmail accounts. People with two or three Gmail addresses can now switch back and forth between their accounts quickly and easily without logging out. According to Alex Chitu at Googler Operating System, who […]