Yahoo HQ, SunnyVale, CA

Yahoo! Open Hack Day (USA) is scheduled for 12th-13th September 2008 and one lucky Malaysian stands a chance to participate in the event which will be held at Yahoo’s HQ in Sunnyvale, CA. All paid for by Yahoo.

To qualify simply complete this form and have it submitted to sea-ydn@yahoo-inc.com with the subject line reading “Yahoo! Open Hack Day Application from Malaysia” by 5pm, 22nd August 2008.

The form basically is a gage to where you stand in the rapidly evolving world of web development. Especially through Yahoo’s many web services.

The objective of the Event is to push the envelope of web innovation and creativity to meet the needs of the developer’s itch.  Come up with an idea, develop a quick and dirty working version and then show it off.  The Event will begin with workshops and hack-related presentations from some of the Web’s most respected developers in the industry.

The form can also be downloaded directly from Yahoo.

HackDay || Yahoo! Developer Network

Wal-Mart have decided to drop the “Green gPC” Linux based low cost desktops from it’s stores. However the gPC will still be available through walmart.com

“This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for,” said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien.

Consumers today are not into low end PCs which was the whole idea behind the “Green gPC”. Consumers are favoring up to date hardware specs bundled with alternative OS like Linux as seen with ASUS’s Eee PC range of products.

What is gPC?

Source: Yahoo

Google does it again. This time forcing Yahoo to consider Microsoft’s offer to acquire Yahoo for $44.6bn.

Yahoo, Google’s main competitor has been struggling for the past years trying to compete with Google. Yahoo needs to spend 300mil to revive itself based on the latest revenue forecast which may result in a 1000 staff lay off.

Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo last year but was declined by Yahoo being confident it will recover. A year later Microsoft sees that window open again. Continue Reading ->