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Mon, September 22, 2008 12:05:46 PMFrom:
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Microsoft ups dividend, renews stock buyback
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TOP STORIESMicrosoft ups dividend, renews stock buybackStock rises as software giant says it will repurchase up to $40-billion more of its shares Companies joining to push music on memory cardsCould CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized MicroSD memory card? A lot of companies are gambling that ‘slotMusic' will Financial websites get busy amid turmoilInternet traffic so heavy that in some cases, the financial sector's servers were performing as much as 12 times slower than normal Want Ludacris to sing about your jeans?An agent offers to put a company's brand name into the lyrics of a pop song, but doesn't get quite the response he's hoping for Who's cool now, Mac or PC?Microsoft has introduced its new ads, with a diverse and engaging bunch of people proclaiming their individuality, and they show that Apple does not have a lock on being hip Pure artificial intelligenceDisney's new fantasy ATV racer features exceptionally bright computer-controlled drivers that, refreshingly, never pander to a player's abilities MORE TECHNOLOGY NEWSNo video, no problem for artistsThough YouTube is known as the Internet's greatest video warehouse, it's becoming known as the place to find new music Is network DVR on the way?U.S. cable TV operators ponder a system that will let viewers record any show without a DVR, but face legal problems Bank looks east via InternetCanadian Western Bank testing the market with ‘soft launch' of its online bank this week Google extends market shareSearch giant extends lead in the U.S. Web search to 63 per cent , its biggest monthly gain in five months Lionsgate tests YouTube clip strategyStudio quietly introduces new branded channel on the popular video site this week, with dozens of clips from its library IT spending seen rising only 3%Canadian companies expect to spend about $50-billion on IT this year Seinfeld, Gates yield stageMicrosoft retires a bizarre ad campaign featuring Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld, saying it was planned to end after two weeks Nokia ‘free' music to start Oct. 17Handset maker's bundle of phone and music service could help the music industry make up for falling CD sales and challenge Apple's iTunes ITC to probe Nintendo Wii patent caseU.S. Trade Commission to look into allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest Laboratories' patents in its Wii video game Mobile phone makers feeling the financial heatRIM looks most exposed to risk of Wall Street woes, followed by Palm, HTC and HP, analyst says PERSONAL TECHWhere the browsers are goingToday's browsers are no longer promoting their features, their makers are pitching them to developers, and Chrome's arrival shows the way they're all going When will video games grow up? Wrong question, experts sayGaming experts say that the industry has already matured more than it gets credit for Sony's Xross Fade off to a good startThe Japanese electronic giant's DJ mix-station could stand to have a few more options, but the overall design is good Music site gives fans a cut of salesPopcuts to benefit those ahead of the curve by offering downloaders a piece of future revenue TQ@WORKWe've got your backG4S Canada uses an arsenal of technology to make sure your employees stay safe Coded for businessThis could be the breakthrough year for XBRL, the programming language that will make sifting through business data a snap Seven Wonders of the World (Wide Web)There's no shortage of IT news on the Web. In fact, it can be hard to tell one tech site from the next. Here are seven that stand out SCIENCECemetery evokes green SaharaExcavation finds tiny woman, two children buried on bed of flowers in desolate Tenere Desert region of Niger Minor p***t may help explain cometsP***t's elliptical orbit never gets it close enough to sun to create tail of gas and dust, astronomers say Survivors of 1918 pandemic still protectedDiscovery by influenza, immunity researchers of long-lasting antibodies suggests new ways to fight viruses |
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