Custom suffixes like .vegas, .vacation and .like to be available by year end

26 Feb, 2013, 10:58 am IST Web services 1 Comments

Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival '.com' should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency... More

Internet domain body names new chief executive

23 Jun, 2012, 10:24 am IST General

The organisation that oversees Internet domain names has appointed a new chief executive, who will have to take on some of the major challenges facing the ... More

Indian domains on ICANN's list include .dabur, .Indians and .hdfc

14 Jun, 2012, 4:05 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai General 1 Comments

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers released a list yesterday, which included ... More

Peta takes the naked truth online with Peta.xxx

06 Jun, 2012, 3:14 pm IST Shayne Rana General

What’s the best way to get your attention on any subject? The answer is quite simple – Sex. Peta, or People for ... More

Internet domain name project relaunches after software bug

24 May, 2012, 10:14 am IST General 1 Comments

A project to allow companies to set up a website with almost any address has relaunched after a software glitch exposed sensitive details of applications ... More

Google secures 32 misspelt domains

18 Feb, 2012, 9:40 am IST Anuradha Shetty General

As familiarized in one of our earlier reports, the concept of 'typo-squatting' is increasingly becoming common; ... More

Number of registered .com domains set to touch 100 million

22 Oct, 2011, 1:39 pm IST Rossi Fernandes General 1 Comments

The Internet is always expanding and so are the number of domains. The most popular domain - .com counter will hit 100 million soon. There are roughly 98 More

Microsoft, Sony to be Partners?

16 Jul, 2011, 12:58 pm IST Karan Shah General 5 Comments

New domain registrations by Microsoft suggest that arch enemies Microsoft and Sony could be teaming up! More

ICANN to Bring in New Web Domain Suffixes Next Year

20 Jun, 2011, 5:24 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 2 Comments

Icann's new decision has opened a fresh new chapter in the history of web domain suffixes. More

Amazon Buys Domain Names

18 May, 2011, 11:57 am IST Anuradha Shetty General 2 Comments

The domain names, bought for an undisclosed amount, A.Co, Z.Co, K.Co, and Cloud Co. are the ones now owned by Amazon. More

Hackers Loved Indian Websites in 2006

27 Dec, 2006, 12:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Indian commercial and government websites were hackers' favorite targets in 2006. More