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June 12, 2008
 

Tech Insider

Technology & Science News, Product Reviews


NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES

The iPhone 3G Unveiled

Apple's new mobile device features improvements galore, not the least of which is a more attractive price tag that will likely ignite demand

Plus: S&P Boosts Apple Stock to Buy

Inside: This Week in Technology
Welcome to the Tech Insider!

With Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in full swing, be sure to read Senior Writer Arik Hesseldahl's analysis of why a slew of new features and a more attractive price, $199, will ignite strong demand for the company's next-generation iPhone device.

We also have stories on HP, AMD and eBay. Enjoy!


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  TECH INVESTING
TECHNOLOGY
HP's Printing Chief Is on a Mission
Vyomesh Joshi plans to preserve printing's status as HP's most profitable division by, among other initiatives, getting consumers to use printers at home more

TECHNOLOGY
AMD Wins Another Round Against Intel
The FTC has subpoenaed the chipmakers to seek information about their customers, including Dell, HP, and Apple. At issue: Intel's pricing

EUROPE
Hermès Beats eBay in Counterfeit Case
And there are bigger suits from global luxury-goods companies pending. Will the online auction house have to change its business model?

TECHNOLOGY
Sweden's Open Network Pioneer
ViaEuropa Chairman Jonas Birgersson says his open model offers consumers low prices and freedom of choice—and it could work in the U.S.

TECHNOLOGY
Getting Set for the iPhone App Store
Hundreds of developers are ready to introduce new software to sell through Apple's new iTunes section

  TECH INNOVATION
INTERNET
This Ad Stinks: Let Readers Vote
Online marketers are finding that rating of their campaigns by social networks can yield big rewards—or humiliation

BEST OF THE MAGAZINE
Web Polls: How Good Are They?
Business loves the lower cost and candid answers. But online surveys have inherent problems

SPECIAL REPORT: BRANDING
Make Your Web Site Work for You
Your Web site should convey your brand. Our columnist looks at three small companies' sites to see how well they do

  TECH CAREERS
HEALTH CARE
Are There Too Many Women Doctors?
As an MD shortage looms, female physicians and their flexible hours are taking some of the blame

  TECH SPECIAL REPORTS
SPECIAL REPORT
Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech
As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies

SPECIAL REPORT
The Power of Play
Check out our special report on the current gaming industry, including an analysis of trends for 2008, profiles of radical innovators—and introducing the BusinessWeek Arcade, a celebration of some of the Web's best free games

SUSTAINABLE TECH
Special Report: Sustainable Tech
Scientists are experimenting with viruses, salmon sperm DNA, potatoes, and more in making biomaterials for consumer electronics

TECH HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Insecurity
The Homeland Security Dept.'s overreliance on outside contractors and insufficient management of them could leave the U.S. vulnerable

TECH PIONEERS
Meet This Year's Tech Pioneers
The World Economic Forum has bestowed the coveted honor on 39 companies, which could become the Googles, a previous winner, of tomorrow

SPECIAL REPORT
Wireless World


BEST OF THE WEB
Scaling the Social Web
Move over, MySpace. Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their users

TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT
Selling Computers to India
With growth slowing in China, computer makers hope Asia's other big market will pick up the slack

SPECIAL REPORT
The Power of Gaming
A recent report estimates that the video game market will increase to $48.9 billion in 2011. Our special report looks at some of the innovations sparking this growth

SPECIAL REPORT
The Future of Social Networking
A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data


CEO Guide to Green Computing
As a threat to operations and the bottom line, corporate computing's fast-growing power consumption is forcing companies to adopt green energy

VIRTUAL LIFE
The Coming Virtual Web
In the future, the Internet is almost certain to look more realistic, interactive, and social—a lot like a virtual world

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Taming the World Wide Web
A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data

SPECIAL REPORT
Wireless World
Ultrafast networks and whizzy features are about to turn your cellphone into—well, your right arm

NEXT-GEN GAME CONSOLES
Game Definitely Not Over
On the eve of the launch of PS3 and Wii, stakes in the console tussle amid Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have never been higher


CEO Guide to Social Networks
Networking technology gives companies a new set of tools for recruiting and customer service

PREDICTION MARKETS
CEO Guide to Technology -- Prediction Markets
More corporations are setting up their own markets for economic forecasts, hoping to tap into the wisdom of employees

WEB SERVICES
The On-Demand Software Scrum
Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP are battling each other—and smaller players—to gain a bigger slice of a fast-growing pie

SPECIAL REPORT
Computer Security
Computer-based fraudsters are finding new ways to trick people—not technology—to get the information they seek

SPECIAL REPORT
Young Entrepreneurs of Tech
We surveyed dozens of the country's biggest venture capitalists to come up with a short list of the 11 young people that are shaking up tech

HEART HEALTH
Heart, Heal Thyself?
So far, stem cells have not delivered the results scientists hoped for. But excitement is still rising

SPECIAL REPORT
Open Source's New Frontiers
How free software startups are challenging industry giants

SPECIAL REPORT
Eight Tech Trends for 2006
Tech Special Report on living-room wars, social search, wireless' new world, Web moviemakers—and lots more

SPECIAL REPORT
Computing's Next Generation
For the first time in years, hardware startups are trying to break into the market. Their gambit: Inexpensive special-purpose machines

SPECIAL REPORT
TV Goes Broadband
Name any gizmo. Chances are it's gotten more sophisticated since you last looked

SPECIAL REPORT: YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS OF TECH
Tech's Young Turks Are Back
As Internet companies and the economy in general rebound, so has the college-age entrepreneur—but it's a tougher road today



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