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Facebook第一財政季度利潤增長6.8%﹐該公司目前正在繼續推進移動設備業務。


蘋果執行長庫克，準備推出美國史上最大規模的買回庫藏股計劃。這張現金牌，只能稍微安撫投資人，卻無法解決眾人心中最大的疑問：蘋果是否已失去魔力？

蘋果iWatch和iTV等新產品仍遙遙無期，卻準備推出很可能是全美史上最大規模的買回庫藏股計劃。
今年第一季的蘋果法說會，執行長庫克對新產品計劃仍三緘其口，只模糊透露，「我們即將在今年和明年，陸續推出令人讚嘆的新硬體、新軟體和新服務。」

但他對發放股息和股權回購的計劃，卻講得很清楚：蘋果將在二○一五年前，陸續發放股息和買回庫藏股，總金額高達一千億美元。
這似乎能稍微安撫投資人，畢竟蘋果股價從去年九月的高點七百美元，一路暴跌至今，只剩四百美元左右。庫克等於替自己買了點喘息的空間。

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Google still a tax target even as its bill soars - Financial Review The Australian Financial Review Google Australia will pay nearly seven times more tax for 2012 although its $6.1 million bill still represents a fraction of the estimated $1 billion-plus in revenue it earns in Australia. According to the US technology giant's latest accounts, Google ... See all stories on this topic » The Australian Financial Review

Google chairman defends UK tax bill PC Pro Google chairman Eric Schmidt has denied his company avoids paying UK corporation tax, insisting Google boosts the UK economy by driving online sales and employment growth. Google's European HQ is in Ireland, meaning it pays a minimal rate of ... See all stories on this topic » PC Pro

Alibaba Takes Aim at Google's Android Wall Street Journal HANGZHOU, China—Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s investment into a Chinese social-media giant will likely be instrumental in one of Alibaba's key ambitions: challenging the dominance of Google Inc.'s Android operating system in China's fast-growing ... See all stories on this topic »

Google pays tribute to workers on Labour Day Daily News & Analysis Google salutes workers all over the world by dedicating a doodle to the workers on the ocassion of International Workers' Day, 2013, on Wednesday. Also known as Labour Day, May 1 is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers throughout ... See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

Google Now, Divvy And Ringtonium Giveaway YouTube Today we have more great app action on the show starting with the latest update to Google Search, which includes Google Now. Google Now is a service that uses location based services to tell you stuff before you ask for it. Like the weather in your ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Plus racks up followers, but not all are devoted AFP PARIS — When Google launched its social networking service, Google Plus, during the summer of 2011, tens of millions of people clamoured to sign up for an account. But within months, critics had panned the new service, pointing to user pages bereft of ... See all stories on this topic »