Telecommunications
Motorola's Set-Top-Box Unit: A Hard Sell
Given the mixed track records of its set-top-box and network-equipment businesses, Motorola may be hard-pressed to find buyers for the units
Telecom
Booming Gray Market Threatens Cell-Phone Industry
The iPhone's official carrier in China is enduring meager sales, just one result of the expansion of the global market for copycat handsets
Computers
HP's 3Com Acquisition Will Challenge Cisco
To make the most of the $2.7 billion 3Com deal, HP will need to rehab the target's brand and sell North American and European customers on products made in China
Technology
Does Intel Hold the Edge in Antitrust Cases?
Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and the FTC—despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers
Software
Oracle's Sun Deal: Oracle May Need to Loosen Its Grip
While the Oracle-Sun merger is likely to be O.K.'d, the European Union will probably ask Oracle to give up some control over MySQL, Sun's open-source software
Computers
Intel-Dell Dealings Under Fire
Pressure on Dell, as outlined in Cuomo's lawsuit, provides fresh insight into the marketing payments that regulators say left PC makers beholden to Intel
Technology
Cisco's EMC Venture: Better Than a Buyout?
Despite speculation it would try to acquire EMC or VMware, Cisco's partnerships with the two companies is still cause for concern for rivals
Legal Issues
AMD Exec's Loose Lips Help Sink Galleon
A top official said to be former CEO Hector Ruiz divulged potentially market-moving info to a person at the heart of the Galleon insider-trading scandal
Computers
Apple: How Long a Rally?
Most analysts see further gains in Apple's stock price, but the bigger the company gets, the harder it will be to achieve game-changing growth
Internet
Why Google Is Buying AdMob
If approved, the deal will give the search engine a big head start in cell-phone advertising
Internet
Psst! Private-Sale Shopping Sites Are Hot
Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites
Technology
Microsoft Gives MSN an Overdue Face-lift
Heartened by the reception for new search engine Bing, Microsoft has simplified MSN's home page to play up search with the detail of a local paper
Telecom
How Google Voice Is Growing
BusinessWeek's review of information handed over to regulators shows the call-management service has more than 1 million users. It may be expanded abroad
Internet
Targets for Google's Merger Machine
With $22 billion in cash behind him, CEO Schmidt wants to make an acquisition per month. Find out what companies may be in Google's sights
Software
Can Windows 7 'Reset' Microsoft Shares Higher?
Applause for Windows 7, cost-cutting, and an earnings surprise have stirred hope that Microsoft's stock will revive. Will businesses buy the upgrade?
Computers
Microsoft: An Upbeat Launch for Windows 7
The glee surrounding the latest version of Windows is a marked contrast to the grumbling that greeted its predecessor, Vista
Telecommunications
Skype Legal Settlement Clears Path for Expansion
The resolution of months of legal wrangling lets Skype turn to ramping up growth, developing products, and getting its service onto more wireless devices
Wireless
Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps
Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding
Technology
Motorola's Promising Comeback
Some analysts believe its impressive new Droid and Cliq smartphones could finally put the company back on track
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality Goes Mobile
The technology for meshing digital data with actual images, or augmented reality, makes a jump to smartphones, and the market is taking off
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality Helps Sell the Product
From Cheez Doodles to cars, marketers are increasingly trying out the new technology in an effort to make deeper connections with consumers
Social Media
EA-Playfish: Social Gaming Deals Gain Buzz
Electronic Arts' acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit
Digital Entertainment
Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News
The top satellite-radio provider narrowed losses in the third quarter, but it's girding for growth at a slower pace than in the past
Internet
Ancestry.com Hopes to Stand Test of Time
Does buying into the latest dot-com IPO make sense for investors?
Viewpoint
The Global Innovation Migration
As more U.S. companies send their sophisticated R&D offshore, America must provide worker retraining to maintain its tech leadership
Technology
Satellites: The Pentagon's Big Blind Spot
Military officials increasingly worry that U.S. satellites are vulnerable to airborne assault, or even mere accident, in the Southern Hemisphere
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