Companies such as Apple and Google work around out of date tax rules to gain access to less painful taxes.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron urged web firms today to help the battle against child pornography. "When it comes to the Internet, in the balance between freedom and responsibility, we have neglected our responsibility to our children," said British Prime Minister David Cameron in a speech today.

SynapDx Corp accumulates US $15.4 million funding from investors led by Google Ventures. SynapDx Corporation closed US $15. 4 million in a funding round led by Google Ventures and joined in by Foundation Medical Partners.

After British Prime Minister David Cameron's urge, Google and Microsoft vowed to fight child pornography.

A Samsung-FBI deal was coming to an emminent close, said sources. Samsung neared the closing of a deal with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Advertising changes lowered target price on Google stocks. Google made changes to its advertising system in the hope that this would increase the revenue coming in from mobile users.

Google experienced a heavy fall in its latest earnings report, while Apple leaped high. In 2012, the most profitable move investors could have done was to exit Apple and enter Google.

Chromebooks have effectively captured 20% to 25% of the U.S. laptop market according to report. Google Inc. 's Chromebook was brushed aside as a mildly cheap laptop with limited appeal when it was released two years ago.

Online coupon site Retailmenot expected to raise about US$200 million in an initial public offering.

Google's acquisition of Waze could put Israel's tech development industry back on the map, analysts said.