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August 25, 2008
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Apple's Ambitious iPhone 3G Plans It intends to make at least 40 million iPhones in the next year; selling so many will hinge on global success and fixing connection glitches

Inside: This Week in Technology Hi Tech Watchers, This Week the BusinessWeek tech team takes a look at how some of the biggest names in technology are trying to revamp their image. There's Microsoft's hiring of comedian Jerry Seinfeld to promote Vista and change the uncool image hoisted upon it by Apple's ubiquitous ads. Then there's online auction giant eBay's attempt to turn itself into more of a fixed-priced site à la Amazon. Plus: The comic book industry's charge to go digital, and Peter Burrows takes a look at Apple's iPhone 3G Plans. — Catherine Holahan GET RSS  |  NEWSLETTERS

TECH ANALYSIS JAPAN Nintendo Hit by Another Wii Lawsuit Hillcrest Labs' accusations of infringement come two years after the introduction, and huge success, of the revolutionary videogame controller TECHNOLOGY EBay: Amazon-ification Takes Hold The online auction giant, hoping to boost inventory and revive growth, will imitate Amazon and court users who sell at fixed prices   TECH INVESTING BRAND NEW DAY Seinfeld for Microsoft: An Advertisement About Nothing? Blogger David Kiley says spending $10 million on a celebrity campaign is a risky way to relaunch a troubled product   TECH INNOVATION GIGAOM Comic Books Evolve, from Ink to Internet Although print comics are still thriving, Marvel and DC Comics are getting a head start on finding digital outlets for their properties   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 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY Powered By IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers SEARCH LIBRARY Most Popular White Papers Help | Advanced Search Find new documents on these hot topics now: Business Intelligence | Network Security | Storage Management | Wireless LANs | VoIP  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS Experience The Benefits Of Intel® vPro™ Technology  Get Built-In Security And Remote Management Capabilities. 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