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Potterheads or fans of Harry Potter and other characters written by J.K. Rowling can heave a sigh of relief because the Pottermore Web site is up and running again after briefly crashing due to the author's new Harry Potter update about Dumbledore's Army (DA) on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. However, instead of just reading it online, those who want to view it must sign up for a free Pottermore account. Thankfully, it's just a quick and easy sign up to read Rowling's new story about Harry a...

World Cup fever continues to grip sports fans across the world, especially as the tournament nears the championship stage. Since the games are being held in Brazil, sports fans who are in different time zones and could not watch the games live from their home TV sets because they are at work or in transit have various digital video and audio platforms as options.

Readers are being warned against a survey scam video titled: 'Malaysian Air Flight MH-370 Found By Sailor'; subtitled Mystery is solved - Sailor Rewarded $5 Million on spot

The video of a Filipino priest in Cebu Province chastising a single 17-year-old mother during the baptism of her baby has gone viral in YouTube, so far logging more than 14,000 hits in 2 days.

Face COO has apologized over the way their secret emotion manipulation experiement was conducted, claiming the entire thing was poorly communicated.

Enterprises are excited at the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) as a big business opportunity. This is amid concerns about devices proliferating and network capacity and security becoming unwieldy in matching the growing number of end points from connectedness.

Freedom from the dictates of a programme director and general manager as well as technical glitches caused by a radio transmitter is how American radio partners Brad Krantz and Britt Whitmire see their shift to podcasting.

Youtube will soon boasts of new features which includes support for video of upto 60fps

Netizens have reacted on the social media Twitter over Facebook's social experiment testing whether emotional contagion occurs outside of in-person interaction between individuals by reducing the amount of emotional content in the News Feed.

Netflix, a U.S. video-on-demand company, has reported it has set its motion to launch its services in Australia.

Google has decided to hang the boots for Orkut, one of the earliest social networking platforms the world has ever seen.

Controversial Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez has finally admitted biting the shoulder of Italian football player Giorgio Chiellini which was the result of a collision. He tweeted an apology to his bite victim, stating that he "deeply regrets what occurred."

Mass media is rapidly changing that unless practitioners as well as the audience adopts fast to the new ways that information is shared, they would be left behind.

An international Facebook scam has reportedly made use of the IDs of top Australia and New Zealand military. According to officials, Australia and New Zealand are currently investigating whether the identities of top military officers were being used in an online scam.

The Australian Privacy Commissioner has found Cupid guilty of breaching the privacy of its thousands of members

Adam Kuhn, the chief of staff of Ohio Representative Steve Stivers, resigned from his job out of shame because the image of his penis is now posted on Twitter for the whole cyber world to see.

A 1-minute, 50-second commercial released by fastfood giant McDonald's for the ongoing World Cup 2014 in Brazil has gone viral, logging more than 4.6 million hits in YouTube after one month it was posted.

More educators are shifting online as new technologies make the use of blended textbooks and embedded audio and video in learning more possible.

In an irony of ironies, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was fired on Wednesday by the board of directors from the company he founded for lack of apparel while dancing in front of two female employees.

A viral video baby video in the Internet has gone viral and generated 24.8 million hits in just three months. The video, the most viral advertisements in India for MTS Telecom's 4GPlus Network, features a tech-savvy baby the moment he comes out of his mum's womb, reports Business Insider.

The advent of San Francisco-based Uber taxi app in European Union (EU) countries sparked massive strike across various cities such as London, Berlin, Paris, France, Barcelona and Madrid. Traditional taxi drivers mounted large-scale strikes across the various cities that commuters are beset with chaotic days of heavy traffic.

In celebration of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Google treats visitors to the search engine homepage with a doodle of a dancing tree person on the letter l and e of the word Google. The doodle can be seen in all countries across all continents.

The story that a Chinese man is allegedly stuck in South Korea because his four-year-old son drew on his passport is a hoax, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi unwrapped Safari browser enhancements, among other things, during the keynote address of the 25th Worldwide Development Conference (WWDC) held at Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, California.

Slender Man aka Slenderman somehow influenced two Wisconsin girls to stab their friend Saturday, May 31. There are various reports about the Slenderman story, but most reports note the mythical character originated in a Web site that publishes horror stories. Here is a viral video showing teens trying out a Slender game. They also explain why some people seem to enjoy playing Slender.

A viral video of cute dancing babies has drawn more than 10 million views in a week's time. This clip has been cheering up friends, family members and co-workers via YouTube, Facebook and other social media sites.

The U.S. authorities and a team of international investigators have interrupted cybercriminial group responsible for secretly infecting a million computers worldwide with a virus called "GameOver Zeus." The virus was designed to steal banking information and damage computer systems. The virus first enters into computers through email. The virus was suspected by the officials to have already stolen $100 million among many users worldwide.

Another satirical Web site has joined the growing list of hoax story makers. However, a quick glance at the title of its articles is enough to give the discerning reader an idea that the portal carries fake news due to the absurd angles.

Many non-fans of South Korean YouTube sensation Psy are happy that they no longer hear his hit song Gangnam Style every time they pass a karaoke bar or club, dine out or take public transportation.