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* Nigerian mechanical engineer Olukayode Oluwole has invented a multi-lingual computer keyboard, capable of typing \'diacricial marks and characters\' of more than 400 Nigerian languages. Diacritical characters and marks are meant to distinguish different sounds and meanings of various words and letters, according to language experts. The keyboard is planned to hit the Nigerian market in May. Full report in THISDAY * Google\'s first quarter profit has more than quadrupled and revenue nearly doubled because of surging online ad sales. For the first three months ending March 31, Google reported profit of $369.2m ($1.29 a share), up from $64m (24 cents) in the first quarter last year. Full report in The Washington Post * As of April 2005, the African continent now has its own regional Internet registry, AfriNic, which holds the responsibility for assignment of Internet addresses on the continent. The agency, which received formal approval on April 8 in Argentina, is headquartered in Mauritius, with an operations centre in South Africa, and backup facilities in Egypt. Full AfricaFocus report on the AllAfrica site * In Australia, the recent growth of high-paying low-cost online savings accounts has led to a resurgence in Internet banking. According to Market Intelligence Strategy Centre\'s research, new registrations jumped 7.3% for the three months to December - double that for the same period last year, and taking the number of online customers to seven million. Full report in The Age * DoubleClick Inc, which places online adverts for other businesses, is being acquired for more than $1bn by San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC. Full report in The Globe and Mail