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Also in Friday’s podcast, Amazon and MySpace are looking to team up on music, a convicted spam king is found dead along with his wife and daughter, Microsoft flashes some new search algorithm technology, and NASA explains the Northern Lights phenomenon.
An internal AOL memo reveals the Internet giant is looking to shed some extra weight as it gears up for a potential sale: XDrive, Bluestring, AOL Pictures, and others. Writers for some of its popular blogs have also been asked to post minimally until the end of the month. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland tells Erica Ogg what AOL has up its sleeve.
AOL to sell Xdrive, close mobile and photo sites
Report: Asus bringing ‘whole-day’ battery life to Eee PC
Escaped ’spam king’ allegedly kills self, family
Report: Amazon could with with MySpace on music service
