As Google digests the EU top court's ruling on 'the right to be forgotten', a paedophile has asked the internet giant to delete links about his conviction.

Deleting personal information online is costly and time-consuming for Web companies. Those difficulties are now set to be magnified in Europe for Google, Microsoft and others.

The European Court of Justice struck a serious blow against the right of internet companies to hold unlimited information on individuals.

What happens if we stumble across something we consider to be irrelevant or outdated, or even something that might infringe on our privacy?

A ruling by Europe's highest court has backed the right of you - the internet user - to 'be forgotten'. But is there a sinister side to cleaning up the internet?

Oracle won a US appeals court bid to revive claims that Google copied its Java programming language to develop Android.

A Google software designer has stormed out of a conference in San Francisco after taking umbrage with the size of his audience.

Apple and Samsung placed their trust in a retired IBM executive with patent litigation experience to give them a fair trial.

Google has a strong financial interest in helping Samsung defeat Apple at trial beyond its obligation to pay, it has been revealed.

A Russian beer enthusiast who spoke barely any English flew tens of thousands of kilometres to buy two personal brewing machines.

Forget Google Glass, the next wearable technology trend could be Google contact lenses.

Ever since Google began testing its augmented-reality eyewear, public reaction has moved from "that's amazing" to "if you wear them, you deserve to be physically assaulted."

In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a "vibrant discussion" about Internet search competition.

As a former leader of the free world George W Bush had significantly greater access to world leaders than other budding artists. Which is why his art is so, er, surprising.

Four years ago, Google was confronted with a troubling stat: Its male engineers were getting promoted at far higher rates than female employees.

The global music industry body has attacked Google for failing to address internet piracy after revealing a $600m (NZD$697m) decline in worldwide music sales last year.

Google have changed their predictive search function to remove derogatory terms associated with Maori.

If you're a Google Glass early adopter then smile politely when you receive a quizzical look.

A British technology start-up has been bought by Google, as the American web giant looks to improve its capabilities in artificial intelligence.

Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.

A young Kiwi is to get a taste of what it's like to work for one of the coolest companies on the planet.

We've unearthed a bunch of gadgets to help take the grief out of roadtrips.

Google's recent acquisition of a company making some of the most technologically advanced robots has the internet excited. Have a look at why in this video gallery.

A San Francisco Bay Area man wants Google Maps to remove a satellite image that shows the body of his 14-year-old son, who was shot and killed in 2009.