INTERNET

Gone are the days when the Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter used to be flooded with the latest images of planking, owling or horsemaning. Meet the new internet craze - Tebowing which has captured the entire world from London to New York in frenzy.

The unveiling of the world's thinnest notebook, the 13-inch Acer Aspire S5 at CES 2012, has sparked a comparison with the better known Macbook Air.

Google has changed how it scans web pages and has provided advice to help Wikipedia, Reddit and others remain high in search results while they black out to protest SOPA and PIPA.

British bloggers and Twitter users could face police visits leading to "severe sanctions" if they tweet or blog in defiance of court orders, the government's most senior law officer has warned.

The Japanese Space Agency has confirmed that its networks have been compromised by a Trojan virus, potentially granting hackers access to sensitive login information.

The OpBlackOut protest has launched, seeing groups ranging from the hacktivist Anonymous collective, unknown bloggers and massive sites such as Wikipedia unite to protest the US Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa).

Wikipedia closes English-speaking site over controversial Sopa and Pipa legislation website says threaten to censor internet.

Saudi banking officials deny Israeli reports that hackers brought down Saudi Stock Exchange and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Facebook and Twitter last of the big players to stay away from protest against Sopa and Pipa.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is believed to be preparing for initial public offering with astronomic $100bn valuation.

For users running out of steam after a hardcore diet and energy-sapping weight loss programmes, it may be time to reverse that trend. The advent of the New Year and the chance to sample some truly delicious, if not sinful, food may be too much to resist.

Wikipedia to black out English-language site over anti-piracy laws in the US.

CloudFlare has introduced a 'Stop Censorship' app in its bid to support the anti-piracy campaign with the likes of Wikipedia, Reddit and Cheezburger.

Amazon's free cloud service offers 750 hours of access to Windows Server 2008 R2, Linux and free storage up to 30GB over cloud. It is Microsoft Azure versus Amazon's free cloud service in the battle of wooing .NET developers and project heads.

Watching the BBC iPlayer on smart, internet connected TVs increased by more than 1000 percent through 2011, signalling a dramatic shift away from watching live television.

Google Doodles has gained momentum over the years as more and more users have applauded the search engine giant's efforts in celebrating significant events with style.

Pirate Bay is on its last legs, as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is gaining momentum. Torrent files are gradually disappearing from the Web site and with only magnetic links to fall back on, there is very little hope for the world's most resilient torrent site.

Hackers attacked and shut down the websites of Israeli national career El Al and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Views of Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters at Menlo Park in California.

Uncharted 3 is poised to sweep the show at the fifteenth annual AIAS awards with 12 nominations including Game of the Year(GOTY). Batman Arkham City, L.A. Noire, Battlefield 3 and LittleBigPlanet are the other strong contenders for GOTY.

As the threat of the US Stop Online Piract Act looms, Sheffield Hallam student Richard O'Dwyer faces extradition over copyright infringement allegations.

With Stratfor's website back online security experts have issued statements attacking the Anonymous collective, suggesting its "hacktivist" antics are doing more harm than good, hurting the very people it claims to represent.

The path-breaking PowerVR Series6 GPU core has unraveled new dimensions in the world of parallel computing. Expect tiny gadgets wielding the power of your PC in the years to come.

The move is seen as opening up of new domain extensions for brands, organisations and services apart from the already existing 22 general use domain extensions like .com, .org or .net.

Bradley Manning, the American soldier who is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of secret documents to Wikileaks, may face a full court martial and life imprisonment.

The Federal Trade Commission has been urged to verify whether Google search is giving preference to its own content and is discriminating against other websites or other contents.

A Republican representative key in the formulation of the US' SOPA act has reiterated he and his party will continue to support the controversial bill.

Hacker group Anonymous has urged non-US citizens to take action against the US's proposed anti-piracy bills, which is sparking dissent in the blogosphere.

AMD has unveiled the next generation APUs codenamed Trinity at CES 2012. The new APU technology is expected to deliver higher power efficiency at peak loads and reduce heat dissipation, which should immensely benefit gamers.