Will cash back boost Microsoft's search?

Open source becomes paid software in 2009
Open source struggles between being free and making money. There is a happy medium for vendors and consumers.

Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted
The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed.

Year in review: The rise of the Netbook
As consumers clamped down on expenses, it appeared a prescient move that PC makers began touting the smaller, cheaper machines.

Survey: Holiday spending on electronics remains in demand
Despite recessionary times, 62 percent of consumers indicated they plan to spend the same or more on electronics for family members, according to a recent survey.

Startup to help you sell unwanted MP3s
Now we're talking, a service where consumers can sell their unwanted music files.