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Fed up with all the speculation over the financial health of YouTube, Google has fought back in classic Google fashion - i.e. it's burbling vague claims that can only lead to more speculation.

In April, a free-thinking Credit Suisse analyst told the world that YouTube was on pace to lose $470.6 million this year, and ever since, the weberati have fallen all over themselves trying to conjure the site's bottom line.

Last week, during the company's quarterly earnings call, Google vp Jonathan "Perfect Ad" Rosenberg told analysts and reporters that "[YouTube's] monetized views more than tripled over the past year," numbering "in the billions" each month.

Microsoft has admitted there will be a Windows 7 family pack, while revealing it planned a phased release of the client's code ahead of October's official launch.

The company has also hinted strongly at a release-to-manufacturing date for Windows 7 of August 6.

TechNet and MSDN subscribers will be able to download English-language versions of the RTM code on August 6, the company said Tuesday.

OEMs will get their copies of the code two days after RTM, Windows 7 evangelist Brandon LeBlanc blogged.

LeBlanc did not name the RTM date, but he did say OEMs will get code after online availability because of the time it will take to release and distribute the images.

LONDON - Google will launch its own computer operating system next year, modelled around its Chrome browser, setting the company up in direct competition with its main rival Microsoft in the PC software business.

Researchers discover effect of caffeine

All that may be needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease is a couple of strong cups of coffee a day.

Scientists have uncovered powerful evidence that caffeine not only helps to stave off the disease but can treat it.

They hope to follow up the initial results from animal experiments with human patient trials.

Neuroscientist Gary Arendash, who led the research, said: "Caffeine could be a viable treatment for established Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a protective strategy. That's important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people."

Dr Arendash added that people with high blood pressure or women who are pregnant should avoid too much caffeine.

A key aspect of the disease is sticky clumps of abnormal protein in the brain called beta amyloid plaques.

Mice with the rodent equivalent of the disease showed a 50% reduction in levels of this protein after their drinking water was spiked with caffeine.

The change was reflected in their behaviour as the mice developed better memories and quicker thinking.

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Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is set to announce a mobile device which will be running on Google's Android software environment, a decision that may affect the mobile market landscape significantly.

The Guardian reported this morning that the mobile internet device - complete with touchscreen - could be unveiled as early as September at Nokia World Conference and marks Nokia's boldest attempt yet to regain the "innovation" leadership from smaller but more nimble players like Apple's iPhone or the Palm Pre.

It could well be the tipping point in the battle between normal traditional mobile phones and so-called smartphones which allow users to access the internet or perform similar functions as a mobile computer.

If the latest Apple rumours turn out to be true, most of the company's iPod range – including iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod classic – could well be getting a video camera upgrade when Apple announces the new ranges later this year.

The speculation has emerged from an unnamed Apple source over on TechCrunch, which state that Apple is preparing to upgrade nearly every iPod (iPod shuffle excepted!) with its affordable video cameras.

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The oldest bible in the world was displayed in its entirety for the first time in 150 years today after researchers digitised its four sections kept in cities thousands of miles apart and placed the reunited text in cyberspace.

The Codex Sinaiticus, which was written some 1,600 years ago on more than 800 pages of animal skin parchment, is available on a free website following a collaboration between four institutions in Germany, Russia, Egypt and Britain, which have held different parts of the ancient book after it was bought on behalf of the Russian Tsar in the mid-19th century.

The British Library, which has led the project, has held the largest chunk the bible- some 600 pages - since it bought most of the book from the Soviet Union in 1933 for £100,000 raised by public subscription amid fears that the Communist regime would discard it.

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The Pirate Bay looks set to have new owners in August

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay has been sold to a Swedish gaming company.

Global Gaming Factory (GGF) has paid 60m kronor (£4.7m) to take over the site from its founders.

Once it has taken control, GGF said it would start paying copyright fees for the movies, music and games linked to via the site.

In April, The Pirate Bay owners were found guilty of promoting copyright infringement, fined 30m kronor and were sentenced to one year in jail.