- Wed Nov 11 10:00 AM PST 2009 Bing getting a fall refresh
Microsoft's search engine is getting improved preview results as well as some new health information licensed from Wolfram's Alpha.
- Thu Oct 29 9:59 AM PDT 2009 Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links
"Krab Krawler" looks at Twitter posts, extracts any URLs in them, and analyzes the Web page they lead to, blocking any malware associated with them.
- Wed Oct 28 4:00 PM PDT 2009 Music search is Google's newest tune
Partnerships with MySpace (owner of iLike) and Lala are front and center in a new search feature that will bring streaming "play" buttons to music-related Google search results.
- Tue Oct 27 5:54 PM PDT 2009 Microsoft's MSN in talks with MySpace about music tie-up
MSN is considering using MySpace's music service to help power its own music offerings, according to sources.
- Mon Oct 5 12:01 AM PDT 2009 Transcript of CNET Conversation with Steve Ballmer
On October 1, CNET's Ina Fried and Molly Wood interviewed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as part of our ongoing CNET Conversations series. This is a transcript of their interview.
- Fri Oct 2 12:37 PM PDT 2009 MSN launches personal health management service
MSN releases beta version of a new online health information management service, called My Health Info, including widgets to upload and organize data stored in HealthVault accounts.
- Fri Sep 25 4:40 PM PDT 2009 Send in your questions for Steve Ballmer
CNET's Ina Fried and Molly Wood are traveling to Redmond. Send us a good question for Microsoft's CEO, and it might just get selected for a Thursday interview.
- Wed Aug 19 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Rogue pharmacies still a problem for search engines
A recent report on sponsored search ads on Bing highlights the ongoing challenges posed by shady drug vendors to Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo.
- Mon Aug 17 9:01 PM PDT 2009 Search satisfaction high as Google rules the group
Overall satisfaction levels with Internet search providers are high among U.S. consumers, but Google has a healthy lead over the rest of the competition.
- Tue Aug 11 4:00 AM PDT 2009 SpiralFrog's turmoil, in missives
E-mail exchanges between SpiralFrog managers and financiers, obtained by CNET News, shed a bit more light on power struggles and frustrations over the company.




