Though it's given no indication otherwise, China would like the world to know that it has no plans to allow free access to online content--Googles new approach to the country be damned.

The Internet grew by 1 million domain names in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. read more

Fast and affordable access to the Internet remains a luxury mainly for India's urban elite, a new report says, and most families still can't even afford a computer.

A group of mutinous internet addicts have staged a break-out from a Chinese rehabilitation clinic after being unable to stomach a grueling routine of 5am wake-up calls and military style exercise routines.

China on Tuesday released an official white paper on the countrys Internet industry. It reviews the history of Chinas Internet, from its first connection in 1994, a single 64-kilobit line in Beijings Zhongguancun district, to the present day, when China boasts more Internet users than any other country.

Fast and affordable access to the Internet remains a luxury mainly for India's urban elite, a new report says, and most families still can't even afford a computer.

Officials explain why the authorities censor the internet in a white paper outlining China's policies governing the web.

China on Tuesday defended its right to censor the Internet, saying it needed to do so to ensure state security, and cautioned other nations to respect how it polices the world's largest online population.

A Chinese whitepaper rpraised the Internet for improving access to information but reaffirmed the need to controll access to online content. Asia - China - Social Sciences - Natural - Access Providers

Internet connectivity is both the best friend and arch nemesis of cloud computing. One of the first questions a firm will ask when considering the inevitable move to the cloud is related to connectivity and reliability of the Internet.