News to know: Intel vs. AMD; Community Wi-Fi; Patch Tuesday; Vista DRM
Notable headlines:
George Ou: Intel turns up the efficiency and performance heat on AMD.
Community Wi-Fi comes to San Francisco.
Dennis Howlett: Show me the Web 2.0 money.
Ryan Naraine: Critical IE update headlines bumper Patch Tuesday. Mary Jo Foley: Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows Update. Richard Stiennon: Hacking tools don't hack, hackers do.
David Morgenstern: A Mac-to-school guide.
Review (right): Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition (overclocked Core 2 Duo E6320).
Ed Bott: Busting the FUD about Vista’s DRM.
Mary Jo Foley: Sun, Google and Adobe now gunning for Microsoft Office. Microsoft readies new test builds of Exchange 2007 SP1, PerformancePoint 2007.
A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Tahiti.
Larry Dignan: Oracle announces price list for 11g.
David Berlind: What AMD, EMC, and HP are doing to help customers go green. Holistically (including economics and environment), Moore’s Law could be failing.
Phil Wainewright: SaaS invades enterprise software markets.
APC: Google launches YouTube-style 
Videoconferencing ties seniors with families. Gallery (right).
Paula Rooney: Ubuntu Chief: Microsoft invests big bucks on OpenXML standards effort.
Robin Harris: Can Apple's new Pages replace Word?
Heather Clancy: A green thumbs-up for tech remarketer Vibrant Technologies.
Dave Winer: Facebook is opening up. Symantec, Intel work on security on microchips.
Search Engine Land: Yahoo Local Gets A Sophisticated Makeover.
Ars Technica: Report: Cable companies facing big bandwidth crunch.
Matthew Miller: First T-Mobile USA 3G device may be coming in September.
Jason O'Grady: Whither Aperture?
Larry Dignan: VMware rockets; Virtualization hits Wall Street. Techmeme.
Computerworld: IT Execs Seek New Ways to Justify Web 2.0.
Thousands of miles, tons of tech.
Cellulosic ethanol: A fuel for the future?
TheStreet.com: Profit slips at Applied Materials.
Photos: NASA prepares for moon mission--under water
Dana Blankehorn: Should doctors rent a CIO?
Lime Wire to Enter Music Download Market With New Digital Store and Inks Deals With Music Companies.