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November 03, 2008
 

Tech Insider

Technology & Science News, Product Reviews


NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES

Motorola's Turnaround Plans Meet with Skepticism

Analysts see a tough battle for the handset maker to increase sales amid a global economic downturn. Motorola's own expectations for the current quarter are low

Inside: This Week in Technology
Hello Again Tech Heads,

This week we saw Motorola, the once the power to be reckoned with in the mobile phone business, showed once again how far it has fallen, and how hard it will have to work to get back into the game. Olga Kharif and Roger Crockett have team coverage on its latest in a string of turnaround plans. And earnings results at Alcatel-Lucent added to the misery. But in case you may have forgotten there has been growth in technology this year as our Hot Tech Growth special report reminds. I'll see you back here next week, by which time, we'll all hopefully know the results of the U.S. Presidential election
—Arik Hesseldahl

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  TECH ANALYSIS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Alcatel-Lucent: Verwaayen's Plan
Quarterly results for Alcatel-Lucent were even worse than expected, but CEO Verwaayen says there are "great opportunities in front of us"

THE TECH BEAT
TiVo, Netflix Join Forces
The DVR company and the video rental outfit revive a plan to stream content directly to TiVo boxes. Service starts in December

IN DEPTH
Cash-Rich Drugmakers Eye Mergers or Acquisitions
GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis are likely buyers. Wyeth, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and a host of biotech companies could be targets

TECH & YOU
The Paperless Office—Really
A handy scanning system brings order to piles of different-size paper records

  TECH INVESTING
SPECIAL REPORT
Hot Tech Growth
As recession looms, fast growing tech companies like Apple, Oracle, Google, and Microsoft are looking to budget-minded products, steady streams of revenue, and overseas sales to help fuel growth

  TECH INNOVATION
INNOVATION
Dell Bets Splashy Design Will Sell Its New Laptops
Dell Design Chief Ed Boyd is transforming those once-stodgy PCs with art and color. Can made-to-order laptops revitalize the computer maker?

  TECH SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
Cell Phones and Cancer: More Research Needed
A large-scale study of the long-term effects of cell-phone use needs to be carried out, medical professionals said at a congressional hearing

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Less Than 1 in 5 Cancer Trials Are Published
A medical journal article says the results of many clinical trials in cancer research are never published, maybe because they show the drug or treatment didn't work

  TECH SPECIAL REPORTS
CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World
A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Best and Worst Places for Data Centers
Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Cloud Computing: Small Companies Take Flight
Small businesses are flocking to the new services, which provide secure IT infrastructure with little up-front investment and no heavy lifting

VIEWPOINT
Enter the Cloud with Caution
Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Podcast: The Risks and Benefits of Corporate Cloud Computing
Corporations are starting to look at the potential benefits of cloud computing—computing power obtained through the Internet. But large companies have particular security and reliability needs

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Public-Private Alliances to the Rescue
Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes
GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
The Do-Good Imperative
Some of the most innovative ideas today are coming from efforts to address the needs of those most in need

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

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

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

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

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 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



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