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Spontaneous Broken Symmetry, Secret Mac Factories and One-Click Wildebeests
Outside of the money you pay for Internet access, it still costs nothing to watch YouTube. Technically. But if you have a problem with compulsive shopping, you may want to cut up your credit cards, because Google has figured out a new way to monetize its video-sharing site, and it's actually pretty simple -- if not outright obvious.
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iSuppli Darkens Semi Outlook
Semiconductor industry watcher iSuppli lowered its 2008 revenue forecast Thursday from 4 percent growth to 3.5 percent. The research firm expects revenue in the chip industry to top US$280.1 billion, roughly $10 billion more than the industry earned in 2007. "Four percent had been our forecast for a while now.
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Revenge of the Wii, Part 2
Seven years ago, after the release of the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Microsoft Xbox, it seemed as though Nintendo, once a market leader, would never regain its No. 1 position. The GameCube, which sold a paltry 21.74 million units worldwide, had been a relative dud for the longtime gaming champion.
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IBM Hits Its Stride in Unix Server Race
"It is a race, and we're not slowing down." That is how Ross A. Mauri, the general manager of IBM's Power Systems product series, describes competing against Sun Microsystems and HP for the Unix server market. IBM announced a number of new products and upgrades Tuesday to help keep its current lead in revenue.
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