Topic: MSN Hotmail

For Bing and Google, the future of search is social

Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will overhaul its Bing search engine to incorporate results from Facebook, Twitter and other social networking platforms. 

Think Google privacy policy isn't private enough? How to stay incognito.

A new, streamlined privacy policy goes into effect Thursday on all Google websites. The result: more effective ad-targeting of users. If you're not liking that idea, here are some tips to make it harder for Google to track your online activity.

Iranian internet email access returns after mysterious four-day outage

The semiofficial Mehr agency had said that more than 30 million people in the country were affected by the outage.

Five things you need to know about 'the cloud'

Menacing as this hazy tech term may sound, the cloud is actually a regular part of daily digital life. In fact, gadget analysts expect this metaphorical cloud to envelop more of the world in coming years.

How to manage in-box 'bacon'

'Bacon' describes the mass e-mail you want instead of the spam you don't.

Sex scandals in Congress: What Rep. Weiner's 'sexting' adds to the literature

How Congress has dealt with sex scandals has changed over time. The big issues for Rep. Weiner include whether there was an abuse of office or any use of official resources.

Facebook email: Why it could happen and what it would look like

Facebook email is rumored to be the big new functionality unveiled at an invite-only press event on Monday.

Internet censorship in Pakistan; Watching Google for blasphemy

Internet censorship in Pakistan - like the blocking of Facebook in May - will occur if sacrilegious content appears on websites.

Seven online scams and how to avoid them

The first rule of avoiding online scams: If something seems to good to be true, it probably is.

How to pick a password that's secure and easy to remember

Password cracking: It's just a matter of time. Here's how to fight back.

Under siege from phishers, Microsoft blocks some Hotmail accounts

Phishing attack also hits Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL.

To woo businesses, Google dresses up like Outlook

China cracks down on activists, journalists on Tiananmen anniversary

Beijing also lashed out at the US after Secretary of State Clinton said China should examine the "dark events" of its past.

Are the credits already rolling for Britain's embattled Gordon Brown?

With members of his own party calling for him to step down, Labour's leader faces a key test with today's elections. Is Alan Johnson, a former postman, poised to become the next prime minister?

Twitter silenced in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

Other Internet services, like Hotmail and Flickr, also appear to have been blocked ahead of June 4.

New in Gmail: the end of 'oops'

Reporters on the Job

New push to curb 'cyberwarming' from computers

Google, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard pledged this week to develop and use more energy-efficient computers and computer components.