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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The latest news from IBM (NYSE: IBM): 

• Is the PC dead as an IBM exec said? No, counters eWeek. Read more details here.

• Top five milestones in review of the IBM PC, as seen by Tom’s Hardware. Read more details here.

• Remembering Apple’s ad welcoming IBM to the PC era 30 years ago. SlashGear has the details. Read more details here.

• Technology is focus on IBM philanthropy, according to an article in The Washington Post. Read more details here.

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