7 ways to be a jerk about Web 2.0 ... Yahoo stock soars on Microsoft buyout rumor ... EMC gears up for consumer push

In this issue:
- AMD launches platform for multimedia users
- EMC gears up for consumer market push
- EarthLink takes hard look at muni Wi-Fi unit
- Microsoft buyout rumors resurface, send Yahoo stock rising
- Dell XPS One strips the tease
- Greatest hits of viral video
- 7 ways to be a jerk about Web 2.0
- Win a Wi-Fi Detector T-Shirt!


TODAY'S NEWS

AMD launches platform for multimedia users
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday is expected to launch the 'Spider' platform, which combines the company's next-generation quad-core processors, graphics cards and chipsets in one platform to deliver better graphics, performance-per-watt and improved high-definition video.

EMC gears up for consumer market push
As it targets the consumer market, EMC plans to ship both its own branded products and products branded and supported by partners like Intel.

EarthLink takes hard look at muni Wi-Fi unit
EarthLink Inc.'s municipal Wi-Fi signal grew weaker on Friday as the company said it may sell the business that built wireless networks in Philadelphia and other cities.

Microsoft buyout rumors resurface, send Yahoo stock rising
A blogger is making dormant rumors that Microsoft is looking to buy Yahoo active again after a Microsoft executive outlined plans this week for the company to improve its online search market share from about 10 percent to 30 percent.

Dell XPS One strips the tease
After teasing the public for a while, Dell on Friday revealed an all-in-one computer that combines the monitor and CPU in one box.

AMD could bite Intel with cash infusion
Facing severe pressure from chip rival Intel and four consecutive quarterly net losses, a cash infusion by an Abu Dhabi government investment arm could help struggling chip maker Advanced Micro Devices remain competitive.

Why pagers are stupid without SOA
Nortel Networks Corp. and IBM Corp. are providing a software toolkit and other products that would let companies provide Web services using unified communications equipment. The manufacturers are initially targeting the retail and health-care sectors but will also target telecom carriers and service providers.

Vista in danger of being bypassed by businesses
With Windows 7 due in late 2009 or 2010, Vista uptake at this point really depends whether Vista SP1 (due in Q1, 2008) will smooth over all the problems. If it doesn't, companies are much more likely to stick with XP, analysts say.

Google and Sun may butt heads over Android
There may be trouble brewing between Google and Sun. Google has written its own virtual machine for Android, 'most likely as a way to get around licensing issues with Sun.'


FEATURE

Greatest hits of viral video
Mark Sullivan, PC World

There's no formula for creating a video that millions of people will be inspired to watch and tell their friends about, but if there were, it would have to include some portion of humor (often unintentional), embarrassment, obscenity, and plain old goofiness. Since the advent of YouTube in 2005, many viral videos have been made, but few surpass the popularity of these 25, um, classics. ...Continue


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7 ways to be a jerk about Web 2.0
Really a primer on how to be a jerk about practically anything, but with a Web 2.0 twist, you'll learn how to adopt a convincing "I'm so over that" attitude. ...Read more

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