Search giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com.  Like.com specialises in visual search technology that lets people hunt online for bargains using pictures of clothing, handbags, shoes or other items they might desire. ...

Intel Corp is making the biggest acquisition in its history with the $A8.54 billion takeover of computer-security software maker McAfee Inc - an expensive example of Intel's commitment to serve an increasing array of internet-connected devices. ...

Virtually all small businesses that order their supplies online say free shipping is an important decision factor when selecting a retailer.  According to a recent survey commissioned by US stationery retailer Staples, 99 per cent of small b...

Google shook up its lucrative online advertising service in Europe on Wednesday, saying it would allow sellers to register other companies' brand names as search 'keywords' when shopping on the internet.  Google currently allows advertisers ...

Amazon may have the brand awareness in the English-speaking world. But a Japanese internet giant has equally lofty global ambitions...  As Austrade official Christopher Rees put it: “A lot of people ask why isn’t Japan, with all ...

Twitter's 20 billionth message didn't make much sense, but it spoke volumes about the rapid global growth of the microblogging service, writes Tomoko Hosaka of AP.  It came on Sunday (at 0144 AEST) from user "GGGGGGo-Lets-Go" in Japan, where...

A new UK online concept aims to offer a one-stop-shop for browsing and accessing fashion and lifestyle products from budding UK designers. document.write(''); MyRetailHeaven, an online fashion ...

Despite rapid growth among mobile internet users and demand for mobile commerce (mcommerce) sites, the majority of retailers around the world don’t have an mcommerce strategy in place, new research from SLI Systems shows.  More than 40...

Auction giant eBay has introduced an iPhone app making it easier for shoppers to browse, buy and 'virtually try on' apparel items. The giant US online auction house says the app is designed to deliver "a personalised shopping experience" to shopp...

Fashion shopping site Shopstyle.co.uk, which brings together Britain’s favourite brands and stores under one digital roof, has launched a new fashion shopping application for the iPad.  Called ShopStyle Mobile, the free app gives style...

Singaporeans love shopping - and the country with a worldwide reputation as a shopping destination now has a new mall. Online.  Jipaban - described as the city state's "one-stop online shopping mega mall" has been designed to serve general c...

Send out those virtual birthday cakes and flowers now - Facebook is closing its Gift Shop.  Jared Morgenstern, Facebook's product manager for games and credits, says the Gift Shop will shut down on August 1 so the social networking site can ...

US online retailer Amazon has launched a grocery website in Britain, adding to uncertainty over how to value UK online grocery specialist Ocado as it gears up for an initial public offering.  Amazon said it would sell more than 22,000 produc...

Woot, the quirky online store which sells only one product a day, has been bought by web retail giant Amazon.  Woot announced on Wednesday it will become an independent subsidiary of Amazon and will operate autonomously like another Amazon-o...

A price war is heating up in the electronic reader market, as Amazon cut the price of its Kindle e-reader below $200 on Monday just after Barnes & Noble did the same with its competing Nook device.  The rapid-fire moves are fanning flame...