In today's podcast we get CNET News reporter Greg Sandoval in the studio to chat about what's happening to popular BitTorrent sharing site The Pirate Bay, including why it's back up, though probably not for long.
We also cover celebrity search terms that might end up infecting your computer with malware, along with Yahoo's latest acquisition that puts the company in a space to go after a larger market segment than before.
Listen now: Download today's podcastToday's stories:
Jessica Biel most 'dangerous' celeb in cyberspace
Yahoo reaches Arab world with acquisition
U.K. government eyes sanctions for file sharers
Mobile 'biochar' machine to work the fields
Cisco wireless LANs at risk of attack, 'skyjacking'
Wikipedia to add editing safeguard for the living
CNET News intern Mats Lewan checks in with editor Rafe Needleman, who recently tested out a whole bunch of tools for getting information in real time and came up with some favorites.
Plus, Carol Bartz's first shareholder meeting as Yahoo CEO, and other headlines of the day.
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Today's stories:
Microsoft sets Windows 7 pricing, upgrade programs
MPAA says Real's patent attempt saps RealDVD argument
Yahoo shareholders content to wait and see
VC's automated Twitter feed spreads malware
Twitter search sites: The three best, and all the rest
Can Microsoft make a dent in Google's search market share? CNET News senior writer Ina Fried talks about the company's prospects, and how it plans to compete.
Also: rumors of new Sony and Apple products, news that Twitter users are old, and a machine for making dancing fire.
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Today's stories:
Bing balloons into public view
Next gen iPhone auto-focus, compass revealed?
Report: Rivals can exploit Kindle shortcomings
April chip sales: Good news, bad news
Study: Young adults haven't warmed up to Twitter
For Internet Week, NY's tech elite emerge from bunkers
Reporter Ina Fried gives us the skinny on what Microsoft is cooking up for its next version of Windows and tells us how a Web-accessible version of Office will work.
Also in this podcast: the man behind the video game Doom wins the first level of the X Prize Foundation's lunar-lander contest; Google reaches a settlement with authors and publishers over its searchable online library of books; and MTV opens its vast archive of music videos--old and new--to people on the Web.
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Today's stories:
Next version of Office heads to the browser
Screenshots: Browser-based Office
Screenshots: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801
'Doom' creator wins first stage of lunar challenge
Google reaches $125 million settlement with authors
Microsoft has introduced SearchPerks, a sort of "frequent flier" program that lets people cash in for every search they do. What's it worth for consumers? And what does Microsoft hope to gain from it? CNET News reporter Ina Fried explains.
Plus, Electronics Arts has scrapped an upcoming title a year into development. And Netflix subscribers get more movie titles when using the "Watch Now" feature.
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Today's stories:
Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers
Report: Norway says 'nei' to iTunes DRM, again
EA kills 'Tiberium,' says misses quality standards
Netflix adds 2,500 streaming movies from Starz
Microsoft still paying people to search
Qwest union workers reject deal
Yahoo, in an attempt to boost its search-ad business, has kicked off a project that lets anyone build a customized search engine on top of the company's technology. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland explains.
Plus, iPhone 3G is almost upon us, and the apps are rolling in at a fast and furious pace.
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Today's stories:
Yahoo seeks ad revenue by fueling others' search innovation
Yahoo to offer ad-supported online games
Apple launches new iTunes with App Store
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Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at
Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.
Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.
Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and
services. 



