Opera today launched a sweeping education initiative aimed at supporting and enhancing Web standards education and training in secondary schools, colleges, universities and businesses worldwide.

A new analysis of online consumer data shows that large Web companies are learning more about people than ever from what they search for and do on the Internet, gathering clues about the tastes and preferences of a typical user several hundred times a month.

Web-making spiders employ a host of silk glands to synthesize a variety of silk filaments with different mechanical properties. Although it is widely believed that the aciniform glands are one such silk factory, there has been no hard evidence linking aciniform-derived proteins and silk –until now.

Opera Software, the only company that puts the Web on any device, plants its flag in Silicon Valley. Among partners and customers in Mountain View, Opera is set to advance its efforts in enabling a universal Web experience with a new office in the heart of the tech industry.

The Internet offers wide appeal to people with disabilities. But many of those same people find it frustrating or impossible to use a handheld mouse. Software developed at the University of Washington provides an alternative using one of the oldest and most versatile modes of communication: the human voice.

Facebook now most popular site among college students

New Research released by Anderson Analytics’ GenX2Z Youth Research Initiative: Facebook now most popular site among college students - Driven by popularity of Social Networking Sites (SNS) among Young Women.

Opera Software, the only company that puts the Web on any device, will exhibit the latest in Web browsing technologies at IBC 2007. Opera's commitment to developing leading-edge browsing technology has put the company at the forefront in cross-platform browsing and enabled operators and manufacturers to offer customers new and innovative value-added services.

Microsoft Corp. today released to the Web (RTW) Silverlight™ 1.0, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering richer user experiences on the Web. In addition, Microsoft will work with Novell Inc. to deliver Silverlight support for Linux, called Moonlight, and based on the project started on mono-project.com.

Doctor Web Ltd, world's leading ICAP based virus defence company announces special bonanza for users of SafeSquid Content Filtering Internet Proxy.

Computer graphics researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed systems for editing or altering photographs using segments of the millions of images available on the Web.

DediPower has been engaged by eMomentum to provide managed hosting services for its recently launched welovelocal website. Welovelocal.com aims to change the way people search for local shops and services by introducing web 2.0 features to a traditional local listings directory. It also provides a unique service for small business owners who are looking to harness the power of the web.