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RBS confirms that it intends to bid for the whole of ABN Amro and go up against a £45bn offer from Barclays.

The Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 helps Microsoft beat earnings forecasts for its third quarter.
The man behind the all three generations of Sony PlayStation consoles announces his retirement.

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