Gates unveils MSN Virtual Earth
Microsofts division will enhance its search engine in the next couple of weeks by adding a local search index for finding business directory listings Later the company will supplement this with Virtual Earth a free new service that will pinpoint places in maps and satellite images Local search is a gaping hole in the search engine All other major search engine providers including Google Yahoo Ask Jeeves and have a local search tab on their search websites...
Ask Jeeves Serves Up New Features
Ask Jeeves is rolling out two new enhancements today that help searchers quickly focus queries and get direct answers to questions without using complex commands or advanced search tools
The query refinement enhancement called Zoom expands the related topics search suggestions displayed in the right column of Ask Jeeves search results Web Answers provides direct answers to queries posed as natural language questions The new products are the culmination of 6 months of intensive work with our core search technology said Daniel Read Ask Jeeves vice president of product management...
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Is Americas Army a Recruiting Tool
Should the United States Army be in the business of developing combat video games that target youths Should the Army even be developing video games with tax dollars BetaNews sat down with representatives from the Army at E3 in Los Angeles to learn about the mission of Americas Army
Sonys PlayStation 3 Up Close
Although its six months behind Microsofts Xbox 360 and demoed no actual PlayStation 3 games at E3 Sony did give BetaNews a peek at their next generation console...
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Microsoft has introduced Hotmail tools and services Postmaster and Smart Network Data Services to expand email industry collaboration in fighting spam These services are to help protect Hotmail
2 Microsoft Launches Chinese Portal
May 26 NewsFactor Network
As part of a larger effort to conquer Asia Microsoft has launched China a Web portal that has Chineselanguage content The portal will operate as part of a joint venture between Microsoft and Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd a governmentoperated firm
3 Microsoft Steps Up Battle with Google
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