News to know: Microhoo; XP SP3 performance; Ubuntu; Google Finance

Notable headlines:

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about

Larry Dignan: Microsoft's quarter, outlook mixed; Client revenue misses; Xbox shines

• News.com: Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP
• Yahoo rolls out the welcome mat to developers; Plots major profile integration. Video.
• Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?
• Mary Jo Foley: How would Microsoft Live Mesh mesh with Yahoo's Y! OS?

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  Images: Yahoo's quest to rewire itself
• Video: Microsoft takes wraps off Live Mesh
• Will Mesh take the Web from open source?

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is

• Paula Rooney: Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch
• Dana Blankenhorn: Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux market?
• TechRepublic: 10 ways to sell corporate on Linux
• Drivers highlight Linux Summit progress
• Is it too late for open source Java?

Video: Marc Andreessen, past and present

John Morris: Reviews of the AMD Phenom X3 8750

Garett Rogers: Google Finance gets update, and people hate it

Rik Fairlie: Archos Wi-Fi media receiver includes DVR for recording TV content

News.com: Morgan Stanley exec named new Google CIORichard Koman: DHS scraps virtual fence

Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Chinese bet. Twitter turmoil: when does it end? Twitter's race for stability: VP Mighdoll out

Review: ASUS Lamborghini VX3-A1 (right)

Jason O'Grady: Jobs back in the hot seat over options

• Leopard mauls podcaster (updated 2x)

Matthew Miller: Evernote passes 1 millionth note mark and offers beta signups to all for one day

• RIP MSN Direct SPOT watches, so few of us knew thee well

David Morgenstern: VMware updates Fusion

VMware: VMware Fusion 1.1.2 Launches: Enhanced MacBook Air, Time Machine Support. Adds Simplified Chinese Localization.

Reuters: Juniper tops estimates

Richard Koman: EPA scientists face political pressure

TechRepublic: Examine group behavior to identify causes of nonperformance in your IT department

Roland Piquepaille: New protective cups for sportsmen

Amazon Web Services: Reading the financial tea leave

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Steve O'Hear: Open to the public: MySpace Application Gallery; Facebook Chat

Kingsley-Hughes: XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed XP SP3 - Installation gallery (right)

TechRepublic: Improving Windows XP Performance Part IV

Dana Blankenhorn: Is Congress looking at the right VA scandal?

Andrew Nusca: Half a terabyte for hi-def at home, from Iomega