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IBM said its board approved an additional $5.0 billion in share repurchases, bringing the company's total stock buyback program to $9.2 billion in a reflection of its strong cash flow.

Microsoft says it is pleased with the demand for Windows 7 as it reports an 18% fall in quarterly profits.

The company continued to post strong gains in the computer segment while its rivals are still struggling to recover from the recession’s impact on consumer spending.

Internet retailer Newegg Inc. plans an initial public offering of stock worth up to $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

The Dvorak keyboard layout, though around for decades, is little-known among the general typing population. Dvorak devotees feel the layout is now being ignored by smartphone makers.

For the past decade, Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell has been moving the data from his brain onto computers -- where he knows it will be safe.

Maybe it's because they are cheap. Maybe it's because they are small. Or maybe it's just because people don't need computers for much more than Net access these days.

While investigators trudge through pig farms and remote villages in Mexico, searching for clues about the new swine flu, answers about the virus' origin may finally appear on a computer, based on genetic codes.

Experts say the breakthrough holds the promise of being a big step forward in digital storage with a wide range of potential uses.

The company has formed a cybersecurity posse with technology companies, academic organizations, and Internet infrastructure firms to dismantle the Conficker/Downandup worm's infrastructure.