http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/ Read about the changing world of technology. Get the latest social media trends and learn about the social media leaders in our technology and social media blogs. en-us Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:36 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.16 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bwwebmaster@businessweek.com 10 In one sense, next week's launch of the 3G iPhone marks a significant defeat for Apple. Of course, the original iPhone was a huge success in the U.S. and the new version will not only boost sales at home but... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/where_the_iphon.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/where_the_iphon.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat Apple Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:36 -0500 A lot of business travelers out there are probably rejoicing over recent rules changes from the Transportation Security Administration that will relax policies mandating all laptops be taken out of travel bags while going through security. For those who've always... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/will_new_laptop.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/will_new_laptop.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat computers Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:42:11 -0500 Rumor has it that Sprint Nextel's Airave femtocell technology will go on sale nationwide this month. Airave, which has been available in a couple of markets since September, is similar to T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service, which allows you to make calls from home via your mobile phone. And since the Hotspot service has been available for a year, a lot of experts have said recently that Sprint is offering too little, too late. I disagree. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/sprints_airave.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/sprints_airave.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat wireless Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:49:00 -0500 So, Microsoft hasn't given up on Yahoo after all? So it seems from a Journal story that just hit the wires, following on a melange of related possibilities raised by Boomtown's Kara Swisher. It seems Microsoft is talking with... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/microsoft-yahoo_4.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/microsoft-yahoo_4.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat Yahoo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:51:53 -0500 Today, AvianResearch released its latest monthly survey designed to gage which handsets are selling well -- or not -- at retail stores of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile. And Motorola isn't doing well. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/motorola_slips.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/motorola_slips.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat wireless Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:26:52 -0500 Social network ads have become notorious for low prices and low click through rates. On June 30, Time Warner's AOL announced plans to bolster the value of social network ads by guaranteeing a set price for those placed on applications... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/aols_ad_guarant.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/aols_ad_guarant.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat AOL Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:18:19 -0500 Now that Virgin Mobile is all set to buy Helio, their network provider, Sprint Nextel, has offered to reduce the combined company's network fees and to pay Virgin for acquiring new subscribers. Was that a smart move for Sprint? I am not so sure. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/sprint_to_help.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/sprint_to_help.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat wireless Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:24:25 -0500 When he worked in the emergency room, Dr. James Mault often had technology capable of saving patients’ lives. What he didn’t have was the technology to alert him to what life saving medications or treatments might kill them. “Sadly, as... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/bringing_health.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/bringing_health.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat Microsoft Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:29:20 -0500 UPDATE: I want to apologize to Robert Cox for calling him Roger in this now-fixed story. Also, I want to refer readers to his response, at the end of this post, where he gives more information on the Media Bloggers... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/the_threat_to_f.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/the_threat_to_f.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat copyright Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:57:11 -0500 Despite advance criticisms involving the words "deck chairs" and "Titanic," Yahoo today announced the reorganization of its management ranks that had been expected for more than a week. Rising to replace a flurry of recent departures are former head of... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/yahoos_reorg_le.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/yahoos_reorg_le.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat Yahoo Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:21:52 -0500 A couple of days ago I received a pitch from a company called CellSpin for a program that lets Palm Treo and Centro users post to popular blogging and social networking sites. It suddenly struck me that this was the... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/mindshare_is_a.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/mindshare_is_a.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat wireless Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:20:34 -0500 This morning, House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property passed the Performance Rights Act, which seeks to charge terrestrial radio stations additional royalties for playing songs. Clearly, this is a big win for the music industry. A note of caution, however: This same subcommittee has passed similar bills before. The prior bills have failed to pass Congress. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/radio_royalties.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/radio_royalties.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat radio Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:17:17 -0500 The battle between terrestrial radio stations and the music industry will heat up tomorrow, when the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property will go through mark-up of a bill that would require the radio stations to pony up more royalties to performers and record labels. http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/tomorrow_radio.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/tomorrow_radio.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat radio Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:22:42 -0500 As Yahoo's top management prepares for a last-ditch roadshow to persuade big investors they should reject Carl Icahn's slate and vote for Yahoo's existing board, the company has released a letter to "fellow stockholders." Full text is after the jump.... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/yahoo_to_stockh.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/yahoo_to_stockh.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat Yahoo Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:21:49 -0500 A theme runs through a large number of the many comments posted to my column on the iPhone and iPhone wannabes: Phones based on Google's Android operating system will soon emerge to blow away the iPhone and everything else. Of... http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/can_android_van.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/06/can_android_van.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_techbeat wireless Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:18:47 -0500