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• Internet Explorer 9 Beta Takes Off

  The Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) beta was downloaded more than two million times in the first 48 hours it was available--a significantly faster rate than the Internet Explorer 8 beta. The launch event and hoopla around the launch of the IE9 beta make it seem more like an official release than a beta, and the initial demand demonstrates that users are ready to embrace the next-generation browser from Microsoft. »

• Microsoft to spend $9.5 billion on research in 2010

  Microsoft plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said Thursday is more than any competitor. »

• Microsoft demos PHP apps kit for the cloud

  Moving on plans to enable development of PHP applications for its Windows Azure cloud platform, Microsoft plans to demonstrate this week the PHP SDK for Windows Azure at TechEd India, a Microsoft representative said. »

• Report: Online advertising slump is finally here

  TechCrunch writer Erick Schonfeld has run the numbers, and finds that the first quarter of 2009 finally brought Web advertising's first decline in recent history. »

• Click fraud rate dropped in Q1

  Click fraud, a scam based on the highly profitable search advertising business, dipped in the first quarter after hitting an all-time high in the last three months of 2008. »