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Acer will soon be releasing a new netbook to accompany the Aspire One, and an all-in-one desktop computer that is aimed to compete with Asus’s Eee Top and Apple’s iMac.
The netbook will measure 10.2” and will be powered by Intel’s Atom processor. It’s reported that the system will include Vista and offer storage capacities of [...]

VMware Inc. announced the general availability of VMware View 3, a major advance in virtual desktop computing.
With VMware View 3, IT organizations can “decouple” a desktop from specific physical devices or locations to create a personalized view of a user’s desktop, applications, and data – called “myView” – that is securely accessible from almost any [...]

Former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise $30 billion from investors to buy all or part of Yahoo.
Miller is expected to make an offer between $20 to $22 per share.
Miller, had already served as a chief exec at AOL from 2002 to 2006, and is currently a partner at Velocity Interactive Group, [...]

Microsoft has released a new wave of Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services.
Microsoft unveiled plans to add Facebook-like qualities to its set of online services, which include e-mail, calendaring, instant-messaging, photo-storage and sharing and collaboration services, among others.
To provide the new “activities” feature, Microsoft has partnered with [...]

Yahoo! Inc announced the most popular searches, themes, and trends as part of its 2008 Year in Review, as told through the billions of searches conducted by millions of Yahoo! users around the globe every month.
Barack Obama’s presidential victory is the Most Clicked News Stories on Yahoo. com, while pop tart, oops star – Britney [...]