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Weekly news round up

So here at Ebuyer HQ we thought we’d give you a roundup of some of the new stories that have caught our eye this week.

First up, Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer 9 Beta will be launched on 15th September 2010. The download gates for the new look Internet Explorer will be opened at an event in San Francisco, allowing the world to have to have a play with the beta for the new and improved IE9. But the question is will it be enough to bring Microsoft out on top in the war of the web browsers?

Microsoft first announced the details surrounding the all new Internet Explorer 9 back in November, and since then four platform previews have been launched outlining the new browsers adherence to web standards. If you want to read more about what Microsoft are calling the “Beauty of the Web” you can do here.

Next up is the launch of the new Panasonic DMC – FX1000, the guys over at the Photography Blog have been road testing every feature this new camera has to offer, and they’re coming back with some positive conclusions. This superzoom camera features a wide-angle 24x zoom lens, 14megapixel high –speed MOS image sensor, full HD 1080p movie recording, and a 3 inch 460k pixel rotating LCD screen. If you want to read the full scoop on this all singing all dancing Digital Camera you can do here. Don’t forget to check out Ebuyers full range of Digital Cameras.

Also this week, the Taiwanese computer maker Acer have announced that they have seen a surge in their profits. Acer have announced a 57% rise in net profits to 3.6bn Taiwanese dollars ($113m; £70m) during the April to June quarter from a year earlier. It is thought that the success of its smart phones have contributed to the growth of Acer laptops over the past 12 months.

And finally, talking about increases in Profits and Sales, during the last quarter, Apple have sold 1 million desktops (iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro and Xserve), accounting for revenues of $1.3bn, and 2.47 million notebooks (MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro), bringing in $3.1bn (The Register) indicating that Mac sales have in fact tripled in the past 5 years.

And that’s all for this week.