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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Tablet Mania: What's Now and What's Next

The race is on to build a better tablet computer


OCTOBER 21, 2010

Twenty Dying Technologies

One thing that's true about technology is that a better one is always on the horizon. From landlines to combustion engines, a roundup of technologies on the way out


OCTOBER 19, 2010

Twenty Technologies That Can Give You Super Powers

Want the strength of the Hulk or the ability to wall-crawl like Spider-Man? New and developing technologies can turn anyone into Superman


OCTOBER 18, 2010

Top Tech-Fund Managers' Favorite Stocks

Managers of eight of the top 25 U.S. technology mutual funds, according to Bloomberg Rankings, told Businessweek.com their top stock ideas


OCTOBER 18, 2010

Can Microsoft Catch the Mobile Wave?

The new Windows Phone 7 may be the software giant's last shot at leading a smartphone market that will be larger than PCs by 2012


OCTOBER 18, 2010

What Your Identity Is Worth Online

The cost of buying stolen information—credit card numbers, e-mail accounts, even bank balances—is surprisingly low


OCTOBER 18, 2010

Cyber Crime and Information Warfare: A 30-Year History

The Internet has been under attack from hackers, cyber warriors, and thrill-seekers as long as it has been around


OCTOBER 11, 2010

A Field Guide to Silicon Valley Takeover Bait

What do you get when you have five tech giants with a combined $100 billion in cash racing to catch the next megatrend?


OCTOBER 5, 2010

Designed with Supercomputers

Companies use virtual simulation with supercomputers to get products to market cheaper and faster. Here's a look at some products designed with the help of powerful computers


SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

AI in Our Time: Artificial Intelligence: More Real Than Ever

Once the subject of science fiction, artificial intelligence is creeping into everyday life


SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Inside the iPhone Maker

Electronics maker Foxconn cranks out 137,000 smartphones a day for Apple


SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Like Facebook, Only for...

A dozen social networks, each with a different society in mind


SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Tech Pioneers of 2011

Meet 31 innovative startups selected by the World Economic Forum for their potential impact on technology, health, the environment, and human welfare


AUGUST 2, 2010

Star Tech: The Next Generation

Companies use student science competitions to identify and cultivate new technology talent


JUNE 1, 2010

Robots in the Workplace

These machines are advancing the state of the art in fields that include manufacturing, health care, and dentistry


MAY 24, 2010

The Digital Elite

How are the premier tech companies doing? Check out 20 of the best from Bloomberg Businessweek's new annual list of top tech companies


MAY 3, 2010

Gadgets to Help You Get Fit

These high-tech fitness devices promise to help users track their vital statistics


APRIL 25, 2010

The 25 Most Innovative Companies 2010

For the first time since the Most Innovative Companies ranking began in 2005, the majority of the top 25 companies are based outside the U.S. Check them out here


APRIL 21, 2010

Thin and Stylish TVs

Television makers are packing more technology into smaller spaces. Here's a look at some of the slimmest models


APRIL 21, 2010

Top 10 Cities for Startups

ZoomProspector weighed 11 factors-including the number of startups, quality of the workforce, and resources like universities and venture capital-to compile a list of the top places to build the next Apple or Google.


APRIL 19, 2010

Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2010

Meet the aged-30-and-under executives behind some of the tech industry's most promising startups


APRIL 6, 2010

The Riskiest U.S. Cities Online

Security software vendor Symantec ranked the American cities with the highest amount of cybercrime


MARCH 25, 2010

World's Most Tech-Ready Countries

The annual Global Information Technology Report from the World Economic Forum finds European countries still dominating the top ranks, with a decline for the U.S. and a steady climb for emerging economies


MARCH 22, 2010

The Cord Cutters

Top Ten Alternatives to Cable


MARCH 8, 2010

Google's Real Power—Angel Investors

The search giant's wealthy current and former employees are helping to fund hundreds of innovative new companies


MARCH 8, 2010

Tech Investing: How Smart is the Smart Money?

Bloomberg BusinessWeek commissioned researcher YouNoodle to rank the performance of angel investors


MARCH 1, 2010

Counterfeit Tech: Biggest Suspects

The Commerce Dept. surveyed companies to determine which countries are suspected of the most counterfeit activity. China, Taiwan, and Singapore top the list


FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Early iPad Accessories

The tablet-style computer won't be out for weeks, but accessory makers and even Apple itself are hard at work on docks, sleeves, carrying cases, and other complementary products


FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Patent Trolls' Top Targets

Apple, Sony, Dell, and Microsoft are the companies most frequently sued by so-called nonpracticing entities alleging patent infringement


JANUARY 25, 2010

The World's 25 Most Inventive Companies

Check out this exclusive list of the world's most inventive companies, judged by the value of patents awarded


JANUARY 18, 2010

Airport Security Tech

Calls for tighter airport security grew louder after the Flight 253 terror attempt. Here's a look at the technology used to keep banned materials off planes


JANUARY 18, 2010

The Future of Airport Security

The Transportation Security Administration is testing 40 scanners throughout the U.S. And plans to have 150 more installed this year


JANUARY 4, 2010

Workplace Computing: PC Alternatives

To cut costs, IT departments are increasingly considering thin clients, netbooks, Macs, smartphones, and other substitutes for traditional desktops and laptops


DECEMBER 22, 2009

Inspirational Leaders of 2009

The men and women who have done the impossible and/or improbable, in business, politics, media, and entertainment. The lesson: Passion and persistence pay off


DECEMBER 7, 2009

Best Location-Aware BlackBerry Apps

The top-rated location-aware apps for BlackBerry smartphones, as ranked by users of the online store BlackBerry App World


DECEMBER 4, 2009

Tech Pioneers of 2010

The annual Tech Pioneers award from the World Economic Forum highlights 26 startups this year with revolutionary breakthroughs in tech, mobile, health care, and energy


NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Best and Worst Tech Gadgets of 2009

Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite tech lover? BW editors pick the year's best and worst offerings from Amazon to Yamaha


NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The World's Most Intriguing Startups

Here are some enterprising outfits that are pioneering new markets in biotechnology, clean technology, health care, and Web computing


NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Best E-Commerce Sites for the Holidays

These online retailers succeed in customer service, selection, and competitive pricing


NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Private Online Shopping Sites Aplenty

Recession or no, private-sale sites are thriving because they help retailers unload unsold inventory without broadcasting markdowns


NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Best iPhone Augmented-Reality Apps for Business

Developers are cranking out tools for Apple's iPhone that overlay location-based information onto real-world images


OCTOBER 28, 2009

iPhone Competitors

A range of mobile-phone makers, from Motorola to Samsung, from Nokia to Research In Motion, hope to give the iPhone a run for its money


OCTOBER 22, 2009

20 of the World's Coolest PC Designs

PC makers are launching machines with new capabilities using Windows 7


OCTOBER 12, 2009

Meet Google's Hottest Tools

As the Internet giant slowly makes headway beyond search, here are 20 other Google products and services that may soon change the way you get around the Web


OCTOBER 9, 2009

Best of Tokyo Electronics Show

Cool gadgets from this year's consumer electronics exhibition


OCTOBER 8, 2009

20 Ways Businesses Use Twitter

Business uses for Twitter are proving to be as diverse as those for the phone or e-mail


OCTOBER 6, 2009

Smart Grid 101

Here are some ways that the smart grid could change your life


SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Aging-in-Place Made Easy

Technology from companies including GE, Philips, Intel, and Nintendo helps keep seniors healthy and comfortable at home


SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Most IT-Friendly Countries

Watch out, U.S.! Finland, home to Nokia, is climbing fast in the rankings of nations with environments friendly to info tech


SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

'Lifelogging' Gadgets

From an Apple iPhone to a Garmin GPS device, there's a host of appliances you can use to keep a digital record of your every move and conversation


SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Cities With Highest and Lowest Tech Salaries

Find which cities, from Austin to Washington, have the highest and lowest tech salaries—whether you work for Google, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Lockheed Martin, or another employer


AUGUST 27, 2009

Nokia's New Gadget

The European phone maker unveils products to compete with Apple


AUGUST 17, 2009

The Future of Electric Power

Under pressure from customers and the government, utilities are going green and changing the way they produce and deliver power to homes and businesses


AUGUST 17, 2009

The Real-Time Web

From tweets on Twitter to Facebook updates, live online social activities are booming and investors smell opportunity


AUGUST 12, 2009

Best Tech for Kids

BusinessWeek teamed up with Cookie magazine to find which products from V-Tech, Hasbro, Mattel. Apple, Sony, and others are most suitable for your young ones


AUGUST 4, 2009

World's Fastest Broadband

Which countries have the highest percentage of blazing-fast Web connections? Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and even Romania outshine the U.S., according to statistics compiled by Akamai


AUGUST 3, 2009

20 Banned iPhone Apps

Critics say Apple's list of rejects, which includes a telephony app and one for downloading classic books, illustrates an arbitrary review process


JULY 27, 2009

25 Companies to Watch in Energy Tech

These clean-energy startups are hitting the market with products and services that could radically alter how we think of, and consume, power


JULY 27, 2009

International Design Excellence Award Winners 2009

Check out our interactive gallery of this year's IDEA winners—all 151 of them


JULY 17, 2009

Most Memorable Moments in Space

NASA's exploration of space has included moments of staggering accomplishment and painful disaster


JULY 16, 2009

Kid-Tracking Tech

Disney, Microsoft, Symantec, Apple, and Ford are just some of the companies offering software and other high-tech innovations that help worry-prone parents keep tabs on kids


JULY 15, 2009

Top Social Networking Sites

Facebook may be No. 1 in the U.S., but Google's Orkut is a star in Brazil while VKontakte rules in Russia


JULY 7, 2009

Countries with the Most Cybercrime

Symantec ranks the U.S., China, Germany, Britain, Russia, and other countries by the amount of malicious computer activity that happens or originates in each


JULY 2, 2009

Retelling Computer History

Silicon Valley's storied Computer History Museum is undergoing a major overhaul as it tries to rekindle the public's interest in landmark IBM, Intel, and Google machines


JUNE 24, 2009

Best New iPhone Apps

The latest version of Apple's cell phone software gives developers a range of cool new features to embed in downloadable apps


JUNE 17, 2009

The Next Google?

With help from market researcher YouNoodle, BusinessWeek identifies 50 promising tech startups flying under the radar


JUNE 15, 2009

Cloud Computing Meets the Smartphone

With cloud computing, the latest smartphones give you access to true Web browsing, location-based services, and thousands of other useful applications


JUNE 14, 2009

Beyond Google: Top Search Alternatives

From Microsoft's new Bing search engine to Wolfram|Alpha and Hunch, here are 18 competitors in the business of answering your online queries


JUNE 10, 2009

Do-Gooder Stanford Startups

With firms cutting back on hiring, recent grads from the storied Silicon Valley school are starting their own companies—many in hopes of saving the world


JUNE 3, 2009

Oprah's Favorite Tech

Apple's nano, Google's YouTube, and Amazon's Kindle are some of the high-tech gadgets and services that have gotten a lift from a mention by the talk show host


JUNE 2, 2009

Science Parks: Where the Future Is Being Created

Around the world, spanking new complexes are rising, and they're expanding the frontiers in fields from microelectronics to information technology


JUNE 2, 2009

Emissions: Most Forthcoming Companies

Merrill Lynch, IBM, Coca-Cola, Cisco, and Dell are leaders when it comes to disclosing greenhouse gas emissions, says the Carbon Disclosure Project


JUNE 1, 2009

Hottest Tech Companies 2009

BusinessWeek's ranking of the leading technology performers worldwide


MAY 27, 2009

GPS: Location, Location, Location

25 Ways GPS is Changing Your Life


MAY 25, 2009

Greener China Business Awards

BusinessWeek recognizes 10 companies for outstanding efforts to transform China's environment


MAY 25, 2009

How the Mighty Fall

In his new book, Jim Collins examines 11 companies through various stages of decline


MAY 20, 2009

Best New Security Products

Frost & Sullivan honors nine security companies for everything from hi-def video gear to explosives sniffers


MAY 19, 2009

A Product Bounty for Bloggers

Companies have wooed bloggers with free computers, cameras, trips, and cars. Are the promotions transparent enough?


MAY 18, 2009

Flu-Fighting Tech

Software and hardware from Google, IBM, and other tech titans is helping doctors and researchers monitor and combat the spread of H1N1 swine flu and other dangerous illnesses


MAY 5, 2009

Most Popular iPhone Travel Apps

A host of downloadable software applications from Apple's iPhone App Store can take some of the hassle out of traveling for work


MAY 4, 2009

Social Media Celebs

A growing roster of stars, including Oprah, Ashton Kutcher, and 50 Cent are using social media to extend their brands. Twitter, Facebook, and other sites don't mind the trend at all


APRIL 27, 2009

The Best Biofuels

Washington has decreed that by 2022, U.S. fuel consumption must include 21 billion gallons a year of advanced biofuels. Here are some leading research efforts


APRIL 22, 2009

Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2009

Meet the people behind 20 of the most promising startups, specializing in everything from cloud computing to social search, online video to open source software


APRIL 15, 2009

World Water Crisis

While the struggle to secure supplies of petroleum has long ranked as a top global concern, another scarce commodity is now taking center stage.


APRIL 15, 2009

Monitoring In-Home Energy Use

A host of companies—including Google, GreenBox, and EnergyHub—are at work on tools that will help consumers keep better tabs on their in-home energy consumption


APRIL 13, 2009

Twitter's Growing Ecosystem

Entrepreneurs are coming up with all kinds of innovative and potentially lucrative spins piggybacking on the pioneering microblogging site


APRIL 9, 2009

Cutting-Edge Car Communications

Carriers including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sirius XM, as well as automakers like Ford and GM, are devising hardware and software to turn cars into moving communications hubs


APRIL 7, 2009

Most Wired Hospitals

Health-care facilities that go paperless can provide better care, experts say; does your local hospital make the grade?


APRIL 3, 2009

TV Technology: The Latest Innovations

Television progress has not slowed during the recession. Companies continue to launch new features


MARCH 31, 2009

Best and Worst States for Tech Jobs

TechAmerica shows where American tech jobs are being gained and lost


MARCH 25, 2009

Top Countries in Tech Readiness

The Nordics are the savviest users of info tech, according to INSEAD and the World Economic Forum


MARCH 17, 2009

Consumer Spending: What's In, What's Out

When the financial chips are down, U.S. consumers behave in some pretty predictable ways: Vacations are out, but home entertainment, bulk buying, and money-saving gadgets are in


MARCH 15, 2009

Best Tech for the Buck

Consumer Reports gives a rundown of which gadgets from Apple, HP, Philips, Canon, Samsung, and other manufacturers represent the best value for your money


MARCH 13, 2009

World's Worst Web Censors

The 12 countries that most restrict speech on the Internet, according to a new report from human rights group Reporters Without Borders


MARCH 6, 2009

Deadliest Tech

Raytheon, Boeing, iRobot, and Northrop Grumman are among those creating high-tech weaponry for the world's unpredictable new battle fronts


MARCH 6, 2009

High-Speed Trains: Can the U.S. Catch Up?

Billions in the U.S. stimulus are targeted for high-speed train projects. Here's what the rest of the world is doing on the rails


MARCH 3, 2009

Using Intelligence to Beat Recession

Companies as varied as Carnival, MetLife, P&G, and Toshiba as using sophisticated software to ID likely clients, root out fraud, and get customers to pay bills on time


MARCH 2, 2009

Debuts at DEMO

In light of the economic downturn, some early-stage tech companies are introducing timely products and services at the DEMO 09 conference


MARCH 2, 2009

A Mobile App Bonanza

There has lately been an explosion of mobile apps, from one that makes your phone a flashlight to another that tells you where you parked your car


FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Health-Care Disrupters

A range of upstarts, from tech titans Google and Microsoft to physician review sites like DR. Oogle, are shaking up the way we think about getting--and staying--well


FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Work for a Sense of Community

More online companies are relying on volunteer labor


FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Tech That's Still Ticking

In an industry known for swift obsolescence, here are some supposedly dated products from Apple, Microsoft, and other tech titans that have withstood the test of time


FEBRUARY 9, 2009

If Google Ran Your Business

The search giant's approach to business holds lessons for many other industries


FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Retailers Are Watching You

Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Food Lion, and other retailers are using sophisticated technology to track price trends and shopping habits in a bid to get penny-pinching consumers to spend more


FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Top-Selling U.S. Cell Phones

Research In Motion, Apple, and LG dominate Avian Securities' list of the top 10 wireless devices sold by AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile


FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Singularity Celebrities

A university opening in Silicon Valley later this year brings together a who's who of technology's leading lights from academia and such companies as Google and IBM


FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Top Emerging Outsourcing Cities

Amid the recession, companies are looking to relocate work offshore in cities from Beijing to Kolkata


JANUARY 26, 2009

The Ten Biggest Battles

A regulatory revival is in the making. But tighter controls on business, just like reforms in other sectors, won't come without a struggle


JANUARY 21, 2009

Best Cities for Tech Jobs

How IT wages stack up in 10 of the world's top technology markets


JANUARY 15, 2009

Apple's Jobs at the Helm

Milestones in the career of Apple's legendary leader


JANUARY 14, 2009

World's Top Outsourcing Countries

Gartner surveyed countries around the world to find out which are the best outsourcers


JANUARY 12, 2009

Facebook's Foreign Foes

Meet 10 homegrown overseas social networking sites, and see how they stack up against Facebook and MySpace


JANUARY 12, 2009

Silicon Valley's Innovation Engine May Be Stalling Out

Innovation in the tech industry may be at risk in today's credit-starved, short-sighted Silicon Valley


JANUARY 5, 2009

Desktops Go Virtual

Companies as varied as Bechtel, Bell Canada, Lear Corp., and Nationwide Insurance are testing technology that could make it easier and cheaper to manage corporate computer systems


DECEMBER 17, 2008

Sizing Up Storage

Best and worst backup drives: How safe is your data?


DECEMBER 15, 2008

Health 2.0: Patients Are Banding Together on Social Networks

PatientsLikeMe is one of a dozen Web sites where patients are meeting patients—and transforming the practice of medicine


DECEMBER 11, 2008

Green Governance: Leaders and Laggards

Nike, Coke, Intel, and Wal-Mart top the list of companies doing the best job on climate change; among the worst are Apple, Texas Instruments, and Anheuser-Busch InBev


DECEMBER 4, 2008

The World's Hottest Technology Startups

The World Economic Forum's 2009 Tech Pioneers are blazing new trails in everything from biotechnology to alternative energy generation


DECEMBER 1, 2008

Eyes on the Incentive Prize

Here's a sampling of contests and competitions designed to stimulate innovation


NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Open-Source Software

For businesses looking for low-cost software, there are plenty of open-source alternatives to expensive commercial licenses


NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Microsoft Diaspora

In eight Chinese cities, population is expected to exceed 10 million by 2025. Executives of the software colossus have gone on to prominence at companies that cooperate or compete with their former employer


NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Can Design Revive Dell?

The computer maker has steadily added more stylish, design-driven products to its lineup, from gaming PCs to mini-notebooks and soon a trio of laptops designed by artists


NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Twitter Imitators

The popular microblogging site has spawned a field of look-alikes from Brightkite to Yammer that are touting new features and looking to do what Twitter hasn't: make money


NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Used Hardware Deals

Budget cutbacks or not, if your PC or cell phone dies, you need another—but it doesn't have be new. Check out the bargains on reconditioned technology


OCTOBER 27, 2008

Tech's Top 20 Hot Growth Companies 2008

Google and Apple fell from No. 1 and No. 2 on our annual list of the top movers in tech. See who claimed their spots


OCTOBER 21, 2008

Disruptive Education Technology

From virtual charter schools to online advanced placement courses and Facebook-like social networks for mentors, here's a list of tools that could revolutionize how students learn


OCTOBER 7, 2008

From Biotech to Clean Tech

Much of the growth in clean tech is being fueled by investors, inventors, and entrepreneurs with biopharmaceutical bona fides


OCTOBER 3, 2008

Japan's Futuristic Tech Prototypes Steal the Show

At the annual technology conference CEATEC near Tokyo, the spectacle beyond big flat-screen TVs includes robots and advanced cell phones


OCTOBER 3, 2008

3D Graphics' Evolution: From Sage to Gehry

Whether teaching soldiers combat or fashion designers to drape silk, 3D rendering capabilities have come far since the 1950s. Here are some milestones


OCTOBER 1, 2008

Wackiest iPhone Apps

Need a break from financial market woes? Try a few of these less-than-serious iPhone applications


SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Best of the Web 2008

In a world that's topsy turvy, the Web remains stalwartly optimistic.


SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

The 25 Most Influential People on the Web

This year's list of the Internet's most important movers and shakers


SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Biggest Tech Exporting States

Tech Exports: Where States Stack Up.


SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

BW's App Store Picks

From currency conversion tools to flight status trackers to games, Apple's App Store gets it right


SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

How Weapons Labs Aid Business

New Mexico's famous research labs, Los Alamos and Sandia, are aiding corporations and spinning off startups


SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Left Behind By Broadband

Hickman County, Tennessee is one of many areas overlooked by providers of high-speed Internet access; residents and businesses pay the price


SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Best and Worst Countries for IT

The U.S. still leads the world in tech innovation, intellectual property protection, and talent development, but Europe and Asia are catching up


SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tech's Best and Worst Performers

How the shares of 14 tech heavyweights have performed in the last two months


SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Ability to Surf the Web Varies Between Nations

From Japan to Germany, the quality of Internet connections plays a major role in a country's global competitiveness


SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Top of the MySpace Charts

The top ten major-label acts on MySpace have millions of friends, can they turn them into paying customers?


SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

CEOs' Take on Twitter

From Digg's Kevin Rose to Sun's Jonathan Schwartz, 18 CEOs who tweet offer microblogging tips


SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Brands That Tweet

Corporations are turning to Twitter to learn about customer needs and problems—and remedy even the smallest of them one by one


AUGUST 28, 2008

Taking Technology to College

From iPhones to iPods, tech tools are finding a vital role in in university classrooms and programs


AUGUST 22, 2008

Tech Savvy Presidential Candidates

Obama and McCain continue a long tradition of White House hopefuls who harness new technologies to get out the vote


AUGUST 21, 2008

Vinyl Fantasy

For some audiophiles, CDs could never replace LP records. Now those vinyl discs are staging a comeback, making a market for top-shelf old-school hi-fi


AUGUST 21, 2008

Comic Book Heroes Go Digital

Comic book heroes, from veterans Batman and Spider-Man to newbies Watchmen, are increasingly available to fans on Web sites and mobile


AUGUST 11, 2008

Creative Commoners

People who led the way in fostering an Internet culture of sharing, to avoid the tangle of copyright barriers


AUGUST 6, 2008

Where Girl Scientists Rule

Girls claimed seven out of the top ten prizes in last year's high school science competitions


AUGUST 4, 2008

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


AUGUST 1, 2008

Geek Girls Rule

Turns out that those concerned the departures of Russo, Greene, and Whitman leave a female leadership vacuum in technology aren't looking very hard


JULY 31, 2008

Top-Rated Foreclosure Attorneys

Homeowners squeezed by unaffordable mortgages are scrambling for good lawyers—and rating those they've worked with on the Web


JULY 24, 2008

Stars Who Walked Away From Mega-Hits

Katie Holmes decided against reprising her Batman Begins role in The Dark Knight—and lost a small fortune. Who are the other big stars who turned down major moneymaking roles?


JULY 23, 2008

Biggest Online Charity Auctions

People pay big bucks in the name of giving to a good cause


JULY 22, 2008

Big Pharma: A Market Remedy?

Shares of major pharmaceutical companies have surged of late, providing some protection in an otherwise stormy market. Can drugmakers keep it up?


JULY 21, 2008

Inside Bloomberg's Flexible Display

Masamichi Udagawa of Antenna explains the design of the new Bloomberg terminal, set up specifically to be more adaptable


JULY 16, 2008

Recession-Proof Jobs

Looking to get or stay employed while markets roil and the economy slumps? Here are 20 jobs that may ride out a recession


JULY 14, 2008

The Undervalued and Overvalued Tech Stocks

The slowdown has been rough on tech stocks, but a study of expected earnings shows the rush to sell has not always been warranted


JULY 11, 2008

'I'll Sleep with My iPhone'

Scenes from the iPhone circus at the Apple store in New York


JULY 11, 2008

Readers Eye the iPhone 3G

Apple's iPhone 3G has some of our readers salivating—and others not buying it


JULY 11, 2008

March of the iPhone Clones

Still don't want to drop the bucks on Apple's smartphone? Want different features? You've got plenty of options


JULY 10, 2008

Most Expensive Medical Treatments

Getting well is getting pricier, partly because advances in technologies and medicines come at a cost


JULY 9, 2008

The Most Expensive Homes in Silicon Valley

From a 1914 Tudor mansion in Los Altos with a $45 million price tag to a 3.7-acre estate in Woodside on the market for just under $11 million, the real estate market in Silicon Valley remains as resilient as the tech sector itself


JULY 8, 2008

Online Design for the Masses

Startup Web site mydeco.com helps you pick furniture, paint, and rugs—and then see how it all looks in 3D


JULY 7, 2008

Technology to Rebuild With

See how companies used software, cell phones, and Web access to help communities bounce back after 10 of the most devastating disasters in the past decade


JULY 7, 2008

Wind Power's Gutsy Potential

BusinessWeek's Steve Hamm and Adam Aston discuss why wind energy is getting more full-blown support these days. But developing new projects is still difficult


JULY 3, 2008

Helpful Hands-Free Headsets

California and Washington State have mandated hands-free calling while driving. Here are headsets to satisfy any budget


JULY 2, 2008

Mobile-Phone Showdown

The rush to the mobile Internet is on. Nokia, Apple, Microsoft, and others are scrambling for a piece of the action


JULY 1, 2008

Surface Computing Sizzles

Researchers in this new field of computing are experimenting with "tactile" systems that let users handle everyday objects or touch special screens to work with data


JUNE 30, 2008

The iPhone's Next Generation of Apps

An array of applications is scheduled to roll out starting in July, allowing iPhone users to do everything from find a great slice of pizza to check baseball scores


JUNE 30, 2008

The Bioplastics Bandwagon

Substituting bioplastics for standard plastics is good for business and good for the planet. Here's who's using them


JUNE 30, 2008

The Birth of Bioplastics

How the biotech sector and the chemicals industry converged to create earth-friendly materials


JUNE 25, 2008

Best Cities for Tech Jobs

Looking for a tech job outside Silicon Valley? The tally of computing and software positions is on the rise in dozens of cities across the country


JUNE 24, 2008

Readers Respond to "8 Things We Hate About IT"

BusinessWeek.com's IT-savvy readers howl at being sent to the management doghouse


JUNE 23, 2008

Best and Worst of the Web

BusinessWeek's esteemed Web design panel picks the best and the worst on the Net. Plus: Place your own votes in our interactive poll


JUNE 24, 2008

Best iPhone Web Apps

These Web applications show how great design can make mobile mean more


JUNE 23, 2008

Best and Worst of the Web

BusinessWeek's esteemed Web design panel picks the best and the worst on the Net. Plus: Place your own votes in our interactive poll


JUNE 19, 2008

Yahoo: Who's Leaving and Why

Whether it's because of the aborted merger with Microsoft, pressure from Carl Icahn, or just plain greener pastures, lots of top folks are waving goodbye to the Internet portal


JUNE 18, 2008

Silicon Valley North

More tech companies are opening offices in San Francisco to attract talent, get closer to customers, and make a statement


JUNE 16, 2008

How Supercomputers Got Faster

They're still being used to build and test weapons, but today's ultrafast machines are also involved in climate study and disease research


JUNE 16, 2008

The XO computer in action in Peru

BusinessWeek writer Geri Smith reports from the tiny town of Luquia, Peru, whose children were among the first to put the XO laptop to the test


JUNE 6, 2008

Rugged Tech: Dads and Grads Gift Guide

It's a rough world out there. Make sure the father or graduate on your list is ready for it.


JUNE 3, 2008

Japan Keeps Consumers on the Phone

In order to grab new customers and keep existing customers racking up airtime, Japanese mobile operators are coming up with innovative new services


JUNE 2, 2008

Innovation Prizes Through History

Here are some of the more notable innovation awards concocted by governments and special interests over the last 300 years


JUNE 2, 2008

The Corporate Cup

Cutting-edge companies are offering some major prize money to people who can come up with the next big thing


JUNE 2, 2008

IT 100: The North American Top 10

Starting with the A's, Amazon and Apple, our 2008 look at the technology companies still able to keep up with emerging-market competition


JUNE 2, 2008

The Telecoms Have It

Among the companies from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on the 2008 IT 100, nearly all are tied to mobile phones


JUNE 2, 2008

From paper to cyber and back:

A problem in blogistics


JUNE 2, 2008

Asia's Top 10 IT Companies

The 2008 BusinessWeek IT 100 includes 37 Asian names, and they're not sitting still. Nintendo leads the way, Bharti Airtel slumps, and LG makes the list


MAY 30, 2008

Ten Companies Stung by China's Blogosphere

Chinese have voiced strong opinions online against multinationals on such issues as Tibet, the Olympic torch relay, and Sichuan earthquake relief


MAY 29, 2008

Where People Go on the Mobile Web

Here are some of the most visited sites, ranked by length of visit, starting with the shortest


MAY 27, 2008

New Hope for the Paperless Office

A trove of innovative products can help businesses save trees and get organized at the same time


MAY 26, 2008

Whither Twitter?

The user community, founders, and investors of this ground-breaking microblogging site explain what it means to them and how it's shrinking the globe


MAY 22, 2008

Biggest Broadband Countries

Northern Europe and Korea again led the OECD nations in broadband penetration, grabbing seven of the top eight spots


MAY 20, 2008

Web Entrepreneurs, Vision 2.0

Undeterred by the dot-com bust, these visionaries of Silicon Valley created such businesses as Facebook, Digg, and Twitter, and in the process revived the promise of the Web. Here's a look at where each is headed


MAY 19, 2008

Carving a Social Networking Niche

It's not all about Facebook: Social networks specializing in everything from knitting to coping with HIV are building communities


MAY 19, 2008

Microsoft: The Difficult Ballmer Years

Since Steve Ballmer took over as chief executive eight years ago, Microsoft has struggled to keep its stock up.


MAY 13, 2008

Israel's High-Tech Hot Spots

From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Mideast nation is blanketed with science parks and creativity clusters


MAY 12, 2008

Why Macs Make Sense in the Corporate Market

How demographics and technology are aligning in Apple's favor


MAY 8, 2008

A Bevy of Biofuels

In ethanol's wake comes a parade of other plants and gases that can be processed to produce energy


MAY 8, 2008

Is the U.S. Old News in Innovation?

Although manufacturing and engineering are increasingly moving offshore, many other sectors remain strong


MAY 6, 2008

Online Coupons for Offline Discounts

Consumers on the lookout for savings turn to the Web to find coupons for staples including laundry detergent, frozen meals, and clothing


MAY 5, 2008

Virtually Bridging Corporate Gaps

The metaverse may not be much use for marketing, but it can help companies link employees, foster collaboration, and carry out training


APRIL 30, 2008

Cellular Health Care

Wireless medical technology is becoming commonplace. Recent advances include bandages that monitor patient temperatures and iPhone software that sends X-rays


APRIL 28, 2008

Video Games: Not Just Child's Play

The video game industry is in transition. Sales are getting a boost from an influx of older players as teenagers take a shrinking slice of the market.


APRIL 28, 2008

Six Ideas that Changed the World

The third annual European Inventor of the Year awards honor the genius behind such advances as quieter airplanes and slow-releasing insulin


APRIL 28, 2008

Europe's Seedbeds of New Ideas

From gourmet chefs in Spain to high tech companies in the Netherlands, these countries are pioneering fresh ideas in every field


APRIL 27, 2008

A Music 'Pirate' Turns Up the Volume

When the recording industry sued Tanya Andersen, she hired a lawyer and alleged that their investigative practices were illegal. BW's Heather Green explains what happened


APRIL 18, 2008

Twentysomething Entrepreneurs

Our roundup of the tech industry's most promising players aged 30 and under


APRIL 14, 2008

Mobile Phones: Way Beyond Being Just a Phone

New handsets on display at CTIA Wireless 2008 boast navigation features, video and music capabilities, and, yes, iPhone-like touch screens


APRIL 10, 2008

The World's Tech-Savviest Countries

The Nordic region still dominates the rankings of the most network-ready economies, but the U.S., Korea, and Switzerland posted big gains this year


APRIL 7, 2008

Tech M&A: The Crystal Ball

Despite a slowdown in many other sectors, the technology industry may see a surge in mergers and acquisitions in 2008


APRIL 4, 2008

Top 10 Greensourcers

Companies now want their outsourcing partners to go green, too. Which providers make the grade?


APRIL 4, 2008

IT Offshoring South of the Border

Changing economics are making U.S. companies consider Latin America for their outsourcing needs


APRIL 1, 2008

The Cream of the HDTV Crop

Judging from manufacturers' production plans, high-def TVs just might be recession-proof. A roundup of the best choices out there, and a couple of duds


MARCH 31, 2008

Energy-Saving Data Centers

The heat is on energy-zapping data centers to match conservation efforts to consumption. Here, a look at some means to this end


MARCH 26, 2008

Tech M&A: The Crystal Ball

Despite a slowdown in many other sectors, the technology industry may see a surge in mergers and acquisitions in 2008


MARCH 24, 2008

Johnny Chung Lee's Innovation Lab

The 28-year-old whiz kid's home-brewed applications based on the Wii are breathtakingly cool—and amazingly low-tech


MARCH 20, 2008

Patented Talents

Although these patent-holders found fame in the creative arts, they also found time to tinker with their own inventions


MARCH 17, 2008

A Cell Phone Made of Silk?

Scientists are using salmon sperm, silk, and viruses to create gadgets of the future


MARCH 10, 2008

Seeking This Year's Twitter at SXSW

For tech startups, the annual South by Southwest interactive festival in Austin, Tex., has become the place to see and get hyped


MARCH 6, 2008

Beyond One Laptop Per Child

OLPC may have started the trend, but there are many new choices for low-cost computing


MARCH 5, 2008

Ten Tech Trends to Ignore

Some of these much-ballyhooed tools may be useful to small business owners down the road, but their makers need to work the kinks out first


MARCH 3, 2008

Facebook Ads That Flopped

For every marketing widget that takes off on social network Facebook, hundreds bomb. A look at why


FEBRUARY 26, 2008

West Coast Startups, East Coast Money

Institutional investors -- many in New York -- are sinking money into Web 2.0 companies, putting a squeeze on Bay Area venture capitalists


FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Portable PCs: A Weighty Evolution

The first take-it-with-you computer, in 1981, came in at 23 lb. (have fun at the airport with that). Look at how far we've come since then


FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Europe's Billionaire Business Bump

Though Silicon Valley still produces more billion-plus valuation IPOs, Europe is catching up


FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Which Countries Make Best Use of Tech?

A new study suggests that what matters isn't having the best tech infrastructure, but how well a country makes use of it


FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Activism 2.0

A wave of good deeds continues on the Net, from Web sites focusing on global concerns to PayPal's donation widget


FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tracing the iPhone Gray Market

How the best-selling mobile handset makes its way from Apple stores to resellers to far-flung storefronts around the globe


FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Design Tips from Mother Nature

Biomimicry, the practice of designing according to natural principles, has garnered devotees from many industries, producing a wide variety of innovative results


FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Modular Mobile Phones

Modu, Bug Labs, and Sony Ericsson are tinkering with technology that lets consumers assemble cell phones feature by feature


FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Yahoo! Through the Years

Yahoo's 14-year run has been marked with more glory than trials and tribulations. Now it faces a potential merger with Microsoft in an effort to keep pace with Google


JANUARY 29, 2008

The Future is Now at DEMO 08

Exhibitors at this year's conference in Palm Desert showcase their tech inventions: brainy pens, universal chargers, and roving product reviews are but a few


JANUARY 25, 2008

The Virtual Sommelier

Check out a demo of Potion Design's new interactive wine menu


JANUARY 22, 2008

How to Love a Movie—Count the Ways

Not sure whether to view courtesy of Comcast, HBO, Vongo or Vudu? Here's how to sort it all out


JANUARY 16, 2008

Jobs Aims for Wows at Macworld

Following last year's iPhone debut, Apple CEO Steve Jobs used his eagerly awaited keynote address to introduce the ultra-thin MacBook Air laptop, a new version of Apple TV, and more


JANUARY 15, 2008

Technology: A Look at the Numbers

As earnings reports start rolling in, IBM's positive performance raises hopes that the tech industry can handle 2008's certain challenges


JANUARY 14, 2008

Apple Takes On Techdom

Rivals to the left, right, and every which way for a company no longer known just for computers


JANUARY 14, 2008

What Apple Should Do Next

We canvassed various experts for ideas—serious and not-so-serious—on the products, services, and experiences Apple should tackle next


JANUARY 9, 2008

New Year's New Web Resolutions

No, I'm not pledging to spend less time online, but I do have some advice for what these Web companies need to resolve to do in 2008


JANUARY 4, 2008

Small Biz-Friendly Tech? Think Again

A highly opinionated list of 10 software apps, gadgets, and "solutions" your small business can do perfectly well without


JANUARY 2, 2008

Gadgets to Watch in '08

From Apple's next iPhone to Cell Fusion and smartpens, this year promises to be an exciting one for the gadget geek in all of us


DECEMBER 28, 2007

Robots for the Rest of Us

It was a big year for robotic toys and other gadgets aimed at consumers. But how did they hold up under scrutiny?


DECEMBER 26, 2007

Best Web Freebies: Reader's Choice

Our readers add their favorite sites for the frugal Web surfer to our list of the 101 Best Web Freebies. Thanks for the tips!


DECEMBER 21, 2007

Microsoft: Serious Gaming

The software giant will launch ESP, its first foray into the "serious" gaming market of training simulators, mostly for the defense and aviation industries


DECEMBER 20, 2007

Tech's Helping Hand to Homeland Security

Innovative scans, cameras, sensors and more are playing a role in everything from sussing out biological weapons to verifying identity


DECEMBER 20, 2007

Silicon Valley's French Connection

Bay Area entrepreneurs descend on Paris for the fourth annual Le Web conference


DECEMBER 18, 2007

Top 10 Tech Contractors at DHS

Spending is up nearly 50% over last year. Here are the top ten 2007 Homeland Security tech contractors as ranked by FedSpending.org


DECEMBER 10, 2007

The Most Important Trends of 2007

Some pretty scary stuff happened this year, from the threat of $100 oil to a meltdown in the housing market. On the other hand, some great old rock bands, like the Police, got back together...


DECEMBER 4, 2007

America's Smartest Students

The student finalists in this year's Siemens Competition could be the nation's next top scientists


DECEMBER 4, 2007

Blockbuster Video Games

Perhaps no surprise to gamers, the all-time best sellers feature the ol' gridiron, high-speed car chases, and a World of Warcraft


DECEMBER 3, 2007

Fastest-Growing Tech Companies of 2007

Google, AT&T, and Apple lead the pack when it comes to generating the most profits for shareholders


NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Zander's Rocky Tenure

The ex-Silicon Valley vet is leaving Motorola. His four years at the helm might have been smoother with another hit product like the RAZR


NOVEMBER 27, 2007

The Coolest New Casual Video Games

After watching the success of Nintendo's Brain Age, other gamemakers in the $30 billion industry are eager to cash in on games aimed at casual players. Here are a few new arrivals


NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Greenpeace Grades Green Tech

The advocacy group's ranking, based on toxic substances used and recycling programs, shows Nokia slipping and Nintendo scraping bottom


NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Future Leaders of Tech

The World Economic Forum's 2008 picks for the hottest startups in health care, biotech, IT, Internet, and energy


NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Greenpeace Grades Green Tech

The advocacy group's ranking, based on toxic substances used and recycling programs, shows Nokia slipping and Nintendo scraping bottom


NOVEMBER 27, 2007

The Coolest New Casual Video Games

After watching the success of Nintendo's Brain Age, other gamemakers in the $30 billion industry are eager to cash in on games aimed at casual players. Here are a few new arrivals


NOVEMBER 26, 2007

An Interactive Database of Ideas

Boston Consulting Group's tool enables researchers and companies to map who's working on what and where, allowing innovative collaboration


NOVEMBER 23, 2007

101 Best Web Freebies

BusinessWeek.com scoured the Internet for the most useful free products and services available online that you probably don't know about


NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Web 2.0 Storms Europe

From smart to useful to silly, many social networking and other online services are popping up in Europe


NOVEMBER 21, 2007

The Biggest Bang for Your Holiday Buck

A cheat sheet for consumer electronics


NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Hip-Hop Meets Web 2.0

Artists and entrepreneurs from Def Jam's Russell Simmons to Roc-A-Fella Records' Damon Dash are founding new social networks


NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Tech's Biggest Deals, 2007

Consolidation in the industry is largely focused on business intelligence software, but digital mapping is also hot


NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Best Countries For Health Care

Among seven nations surveyed, the U.S. ranks lowest in patient satisfaction with overall medical care


NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Biggest Digital Threats in 2008

Social networks, Internet calling systems, and smart phones—all could be more vulnerable to hackers in the coming months


NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Grocery Bills On The Rise

World food prices are accelerating even as subsidies remain high


OCTOBER 29, 2007

All Those Touch-Screens: iPhone Envy?

Are the similarities a coincidence, or are cell-phone makers trying to steal the limelight from Apple's wonder phone? Here's how the pretenders stack up


OCTOBER 29, 2007

Killer Mobile Apps

Here's Handango's list of its most downloaded applications for smartphone users


OCTOBER 29, 2007

Oil supplies are getting tighter but still no proof of a production peak

Peak Oil theorists say the world is running out of easy-to-get oil. They argue that world production is about to decline, causing prices to soar even more than they already have.


OCTOBER 22, 2007

Big Tech Buyouts

How 10 Internet startups cashed in big, and what their founders will do with the loot


OCTOBER 17, 2007

The Most Innovative Colleges

Move over Stanford and MIT. Some lesser-known colleges are overcoming small budgets and rural settings to punch above their weight in tech development


OCTOBER 4, 2007

Anytime, Anywhere TV

Here are some products and services that allow you to watch what you want, not only whenever you want, but wherever you want


OCTOBER 4, 2007

The Best High-Definition Televisions

Here are the large-screen TV brands that ranked highest in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power and Associates


OCTOBER 4, 2007

New Life for Old Computers

Groups like Computers for Classrooms can turn discarded machines into valuable assets for schools in two to three weeks


OCTOBER 1, 2007

YouTube's Gear Push

A slew of consumer electronics makers have just come out with new YouTube-adapted gadgets


SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Halo 3's Next Level of Play

The blockbuster Xbox 360 title plans to expand its reach with features gleaned from social-networking sites like MySpace and YouTube


SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Wireless Village

Mobile phones are transforming lives and creating new business opportunities for rural Africans


SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Diabetes Control Goes High-Tech

There's a huge market in the U.S. for anything that helps simplify life for the 20.8 million diabetics, and companies are stepping up with hot new devices


SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Readers Make Their Votes Count

The people have spoken. And they really like SparkPeople. For the second year running, the diet and fitness site was voted favorite health destination—by a wide margin—in BusinessWeek.com's annual Best of the Web survey.


SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

The 25 Most Influential People on the Web

Readers and BW staffers nominate their slate of movers and shakers in cyberspace


SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

The Making of an Offshore Wind Farm

Germany's Siemens captures the potential of Europe's stormy seas with a new wind farm off the British coast near Liverpool


SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Candidates Court the Tech Industry

Here's where the 2008 Presidential hopefuls stand on issues near and dear to Silicon Valley's heart


SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Winners and Losers in Wireless Startups

A new breed of networkless mobile providers is popping up in Europe and the U.S. But many aren't making it


SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Ranking the Tech Giants

A quantitative look at the high-tech prowess of China, India, and the U.S.


SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

China and India's Top Tech Companies

Led by China Mobile and Bharti Airtel, eight tech players from Asia's top emerging markets rank among the BusinessWeek IT 100


SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

10 Green Technologies That Could Change Your Life

From smart lighting to high-tech recycling, these eco-friendly innovations are already making a difference


SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Energy Via Man-Made Tornadoes? Algae?

Seeing the success of alternative energy, entrepreneurs are busy trying to extract power from a widening range of seemingly unlikely sources


SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

School Tech that Makes a Difference

How schools use technology to improve academic morale, spur creative problem-solving, and build first-graders' vocabularies


SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

A Venture Adventure for Tech

Intel, Google, and the like are using more of their money for venture capital investments in startups here and abroad. Nothing ventured, nothing gained?


SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

The Wizards of WiMAX

Does this superpowered wireless technology seem to house more than its fair share of corporate cowboys? Take a look at these rough riders


AUGUST 23, 2007

Application ABCs

A primer for turning a Facebook application into a business


AUGUST 20, 2007

The Weird New Ways We Work

Technology has already transformed the way we work, but there's much more still to come


AUGUST 17, 2007

Hollywood's Parade of Robots

From Metropolis to Transformers, filmmakers have enjoyed putting mechanicala men on the silver screen, and audiences continue to respond


AUGUST 17, 2007

Happy Birthday, Google!

In the three years since it went public, the company has evolved from a simple search engine to an ad and info behemoth. Here are some milestones


AUGUST 17, 2007

What's Better Than GOOG?

Google investors have reaped fat returns of nearly 500% in the three years since the IPO. But these 11 stocks were an even smarter bet over the same time


AUGUST 13, 2007

Games People Play at Work

Companies are creating their own online video games to recruit, train, and communicate more effectively across divisions and continents


AUGUST 13, 2007

Hitching a Ride for Earth's Sake

Zipcar founder Robin Chase argues that ride-sharing—her new venture reintroduces car pooling—is more environment-friendly than even hybrid cars


AUGUST 3, 2007

The Old World's New Energy

With cutting-edge technology, European companies are becoming world leaders in the fight against climate change


AUGUST 2, 2007

A Nice Bedside Manner, Online

More and more Americans are seeking out medical advice on the Internet. Here's a look at the sites drawing the most visitors


JULY 31, 2007

Bangalore Wannabes

Countries across the globe, from Estonia to Uruguay, are angling to become new offshoring centers and nab business from established hubs


JULY 31, 2007

Lights, Webcam, Action!

Compare our reviews to find the video camera that suits you—from video chatter to vlogger to YouTube director


JULY 30, 2007

Free Tools for Bands

Widgets and other Web 2.0 instruments are opening up new venues for your band, whether you're still in the garage or already playing the Garden


JULY 23, 2007

The Wizards of Widgets

You may not know it yet, but you've got Web widgets. Take a look at some of the most popular ones and the wiseguys who cultivated them


JULY 16, 2007

The Tech Gear CIOs Fear

More employees are using their own tech in the workplace, creating potential entry points for hackers and headaches for companies


JULY 13, 2007

How Top Bloggers Earn Money

Cat pictures, gossip, tech talk, politics—there's lots of ways to rake in the dough online


JULY 12, 2007

Gaming Christmas—in July

Video game creators are already ramping up for the holiday season. Take a look at some upcoming games that could help make or break the Big Three game systems: Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360


JULY 11, 2007

Games to Excite Future Scientists

A series of new computer games that combine learning with action could nudge more students into the sciences


JULY 11, 2007

Common-Sense Weapons to the Rescue

The U.S. military is struggling to defend soldiers in Iraq from roadside bombs. The following, field-tested technologies may reduce some of the dangers


JULY 2, 2007

The Top 100 IT Companies

With the Info Tech 100, BusinessWeek gauges the temperature of the high-tech industry worldwide. Sifted from a collection of approximately 500 technology companies, the IT 100 list provides insight into major trends and the interplay of different tech sectors across the globe. Here's a look at the top 25 companies on our list:


JULY 2, 2007

European Companies in the IT100

These 16 European tech companies made the annual IT100 list thanks to strong growth, profits, and shareholder returns


JULY 2, 2007

Web 2.0 from Across the Pond

Recent European Web service offerings combine creativity and community with an international focus


JUNE 29, 2007

The Non-iPhones

You don't want an iPhone or AT&T? There are other phones out there that can play music and perform mobile tricks—most at a much lower price


JUNE 27, 2007

Apple's All-Star Alumni

Apple alumni have spread the gospel of good design far and wide. Here's a look at where they've ended up


JUNE 28, 2007

Apple's Ecosystem By the Numbers

How big an impact will iPhone have? Consider the ripple effect of earlier products made by Steve Jobs & Co.


JUNE 28, 2007

Waiting For iPhone (On the Sidewalk)

Call them dedicated gadget lovers or just freaks, but these people camped outside a Manhattan Apple Store in temperatures that topped 90 degrees hoping to snare an iPhone


JUNE 26, 2007

Search: Finding a Needle in the Web's Haystack

Sometimes you don't need all the answers, just the right one. That's where niche search can help


JUNE 25, 2007

Video Game Hits and Misses à la Française

French publishers are responsible for some of the world's most popular video games—and a few duds


JUNE 25, 2007

How Lunar Design Made PC Games More Tactile

The Bay Area firm blurs the boundaries of industrial robotics, personal computing, gaming, and medical design with the Novint Falcon PC video game controller


JUNE 25, 2007

Behind the Telecom Rebound

New technologies and online trends are grabbing new customers and gobbling up bandwidth


JUNE 18, 2007

Building a Dream Machine

Boeing's 787 represents a technological leap forward—and a major logistical challenge


JUNE 18, 2007

The Online In-Crowd

Social networking is hotter than ever. Here are eight sites where more people are spending more time


JUNE 11, 2007

Tinseltown Lights Up the Web

They may be a little late to the party, but A-listers are using the Net to connect with fans and try out materials not appropriate for prime time


JUNE 11, 2007

Life After Second Life

Corporate clients interested in more secure and flexible venues for their training, conference calls, and other business needs have a new crop of virtual worlds from which to choose


JUNE 8, 2007

How To Say "Even Faster" in French

France has a brand-new reason to brag about its high-speed trains: The TGV Est


JUNE 7, 2007

Birthplaces of Technology

From Edison's lab to Google's garage, we tour 10 historic places that incubated modern-day technical marvels


JUNE 1, 2007

Blogs with Buzz

On the Web, it's not just how many people are reading your musings, it's how many are pointing to them. Herewith, the most linked-to blogs


MAY 29, 2007

Hip and Healthy Digital Home

High-tech home gadgetry is now within reach for the average homeowner who might lean a little green


MAY 29, 2007

Lifestyles of the Digerati

Who better to quiz on the best in digital home gizmos than the movers and shakers who live and breathe high-tech gadgets and innovation?


MAY 25, 2007

Immigration and the Visa Maze

Originally meant to help U.S. companies hire skilled workers from abroad when none were available at home, H-1B visas are increasingly being used by non-U.S. companies


MAY 17, 2007

Using the Web to Push Unhealthy Food

Here's a peek at some of the fatty, salty foods being marketed to youngsters online. A new study calls on the FTC to set ground rules


MAY 17, 2007

Ride into the Sun

Solar-powered boats and cars are starting to see daylight, and some are even reasonably priced—if you don't mind life in the slow lane


MAY 14, 2007

Mass Transit of the Future

Buses, trains, and taxis are poised to evolve into more efficient, more environmentally-friendly people movers


MAY 14, 2007

The Greenest PCs

New EPA standards for computers take effect in July; only one in four machines will make the grade


MAY 14, 2007

The Best of FakeSteve

From MicroTards to the Clintstones, the most memorable musings from the tech world's favorite impostor


MAY 14, 2007

Lighten Up, Road Warriors

All that travel weighing you down? These new luggage and electronics items can make life easier for those on the go


MAY 8, 2007

The Making of Ethanol

Whether fermented from corn or sugar cane, America's biggest bet on renewable energy starts out life as grain alcohol


MAY 3, 2007

Girding for the Net's Next Version

Tech companies have begun offering software and hardware that take advantage of the Internet's upgrade


APRIL 25, 2007

The World's Most Connected Countries

This group of developed nations shares a commitment to democracy and a market economy. They also share a taste for high-speed connections


APRIL 24, 2007

The Best and Worst States for Tech Job Growth

California, Florida, and Texas are doing the most hiring in technology; Kansas and Colorado need rewiring


APRIL 16, 2007

Virtual World Rich List

The avatars and names are fictitious, but their bankrolls are plenty real. Get to know Second Life's top earners and find out how they did it


APRIL 16, 2007

New Tools of Virtual Worlds

Second Life isn't just for marketing anymore. Companies are dabbling in 3D collaboration and conferencing


APRIL 13, 2007

FIRST in Science and Technology

Worried about outsourcing and U.S. underperformance in engineering? Meet some kids whose robotics acumen may reassure you


APRIL 12, 2007

How to Speak Web

Unsure of the difference between vlipping and vlogging? Can't tell a Digg from a crog? Keep this glossary handy next time you log on


APRIL 9, 2007

Weaving a Web around Information

Semantic Web technology allows companies to provide context for data, helping them distinguish or connect info from disparate sources


APRIL 9, 2007

The Many Faces of Google

Here's our attempt to provide a fuller picture of the elephant in nearly every company's board room


APRIL 2, 2007

Saw You Blink!

Sophisticated motion-tracking technology isn't just for animation. It can simulate heart surgery or help advertisers pinpoint consumers' attention spans


MARCH 28, 2007

World's Most Networked Countries

An annual survey finds Denmark first and Chad last in the use of info tech and networks to drive economic growth


MARCH 26, 2007

Tech's Next Gen: The Best and Brightest

Here's a look at the latest crop of techno-wonderboys, from widget-wranglers to playlist-parsers


MARCH 19, 2007

A Home Fit for a Technophile

Living Tomorrow—set to open its first U.S. museum in 2009—has a sneak preview of the tech lover's future-perfect home


MARCH 19, 2007

Clean Tech Competition Winners

They took home the prizes. Now they're transforming their winning technology ideas for decreasing the use of fossil fuels into working businesses


MARCH 13, 2007

High-Tech Cheat Sheets

Teachers beware: Portable devices and the Internet are increasing the temptation to cheat in high schools and on college campuses


MARCH 12, 2007

Wild About Wikis

Intel, Motorola, Sony—they're among the companies using Web-collaboration tools to foster teamwork among employees and promote products


MARCH 12, 2007

Cool Trends and The Latest Trends

From vodcasts and webcasts to advanced data mining software, new resources are making business tasks easier


MARCH 12, 2007

The State Of Social Networking

The novelty of MySpace may be over, but companies are collaborating on the Web for all kinds of practical uses


MARCH 8, 2007

Computers We Count On

Which systems are the most critical for everyday life? We examine the networks whose failure would disrupt the lives of millions


MARCH 1, 2007

Negroponte's Sweet Brainstorm

The One Laptop Per Child group founded by Nicholas Negroponte is championing a new graphical user interface called "Sugar"


FEBRUARY 28, 2007

High-Tech Museums

Shake hands with robots and meet zebra fish that are helping scientists search for a cancer cure at museums that put technology first


FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Losing The Static

A new generation of videoconferencing systems takes advantage of advanced video, audio, and transmission technologies to deliver a lifelike meeting experience. Here's a look behind the "telepresence" systems


FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Business Travel is Obsolete

Videoconferencing has reached new levels of sophistication with these high-end systems that let you practically reach out and touch your cross-country colleagues


FEBRUARY 11, 2007

The Road Warrior's Toolbox

See how one IBM sales director tries to stay connected—and productive—while traveling for business


JANUARY 29, 2007

Tech Companies to Watch in 2007

While Apple, eBay, and their ilk are grabbing the headlines, we take a look at the big crop of up-and-comers changing the face of technology


JANUARY 29, 2007

Computing Gets Touchy

Getting a feel for the new touch-screen technology


JANUARY 29, 2007

High-Fashion Mobile Phones

What ever happened to just making calls? Mobile phones are now full-blown fashion accessories


JANUARY 23, 2007

Sony Ericsson's Greatest Hits

The handset maker's portfolio of clever gadgets should help it attain star status in the mobile marketplace


JANUARY 18, 2007

Building More and Spending Less

European aerospace giant Airbus faces a tough challenge: boosting production while improving efficiency


JANUARY 16, 2007

They're Wacky, But They Work

Companies are riding the wave of viral video to woo customers—and spending less, too


JANUARY 10, 2007

World's Blisteringly Fastest Trains

Asia is spending big bucks to expand high-speed train and maglev lines. Alstom, Siemens, and some Japanese companies hope to land the contracts


JANUARY 4, 2007

Phone Finders

New software and services will let you locate your buddies, spy on your ex, and keep a watchful eye on your kids


JANUARY 3, 2007

Japan's Royal Thrones

These high-tech toilets will measure your blood pressure, light your nighttime perambulations, and keep you warm and dry


JANUARY 2, 2007

The Year in Web Video

Online sharing of clips and filmed programming exploded in 2006; here are some of the highlights


DECEMBER 28, 2006

2007 Preview: New Tech Products

The launch of major operating systems, chips, and handheld devices will give consumers plenty of incentives to switch brands


DECEMBER 22, 2006

Tech's Top 10 Hot Growth Companies

Apple and Google continued to log big gains this year. Suppliers to chipmakers and companies in the telecom sector also scored robust growth in 2006


DECEMBER 19, 2006

M&A's Wild, Record Year

By early autumn, 2006 had entered the record books as the largest year ever for M&A volume. Here are some of the deals that stood out from the pack, and some deals that are likely to stir interest next year


DECEMBER 11, 2006

Best New Outsourcing Hubs

Companies are moving IT jobs to a widening web of overseas cities—many of them far from Bangalore


DECEMBER 8, 2006

Satellite Radio Stars

XM and Sirius have each amassed star-laden lineups of musicians, athletes, and broadcasters as they vie for supremacy


DECEMBER 4, 2006

The New M-Commerce Barons

Sure, you'll find companies like YouTube and Google on mobile, but many of the hot young companies to watch are run by people who cut their teeth on cell phones. Here are a few:


DECEMBER 4, 2006

The Many Faces of Mobile

Manufacturers are turning out hundreds of different cell phone models each year, adding new technology for instant Web searches, mapping, and wallet-free payments. But what will resonate with consumers? Here are a few recent popular designs:


NOVEMBER 27, 2006

Life After (Or Before) Second Life

There are plenty of sites similar to the much-hyped, avatar-populated, virtual world. Your business may feel more at home in one of these:


NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Why Savvy CEOs Hang Out in Second Life

Some of business's top guns create their own avatars to explore firsthand the potential of the online virtual marketplace


NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Amazon's Amazing Evolution

Whether it's selling books, electronics, or, now, digital services, Amazon never ceases to surprise


NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Upward Mobility, Blog-Style

Meet eight real people who pulled off virtual feats, using the Web to find vast audiences, make authentic cash, and break into other media


NOVEMBER 13, 2006

Enterprising Mashups

Mixing data from different sources can give companies a competitive edge


NOVEMBER 10, 2006

The World's Worst Web Censors

Human rights group Reporters Without Borders identifies the world's 13 most pronounced Internet "black holes"


NOVEMBER 6, 2006

The Computer of the Future Comes in Walnut

Tomorrow's PCs will be required to fit in with the décor of every room of the house and be accessible from anywhere


NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Mud, Muckraking, and Machismo on the Net

Ten races where online campaigning could play a critical role in the outcome of elections


OCTOBER 30, 2006

LG Electronics Goes Premium

The Korean electronics maker has shed its generic Goldstar image and is trying to breach the cutting edge in TVs and appliances in the U.S.


OCTOBER 27, 2006

Ten Offbeat Online Leagues

Internet fantasy competition isn't just for football nuts. Fashionistas, political junkies, and even bowlers are getting in on the action


OCTOBER 25, 2006

Phones from Pantech's Design Panorama

The South Korean mobile-phone maker is using award-winning innovation to make a name for itself in the U.S.


OCTOBER 18, 2006

10 Controversial Game Changers

Innovative technology can improve training and officiating and even alter the outcome of competition; sometimes it goes too far


OCTOBER 17, 2006

Breathing Second Life into Business

The virtual community is becoming an online destination of choice for big companies looking to test and sell new products and promote their brands


OCTOBER 17, 2006

Cable TV Becomes the New Model for Games

Turner Broadcasting's GameTap revives past hits and looks to the future with episodic play


OCTOBER 16, 2006

Gadgets That Keep an Eye on Seniors

Aging baby boomers are spurring companies and universities to develop tools to monitor the well-being of a home's occupants


OCTOBER 16, 2006

Oil's Latest Floating Wonders

Take a closer look at the vessels that are largely behind the huge increase in deepwater oil production


OCTOBER 11, 2006

Prime Time Anytime

TV episodes are being posted on a range of sites, as networks use their fall lineups to capitalize on the Web-video phenom. Here's a guide:


OCTOBER 9, 2006

RFID's Biggest Boosters

Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, and pharma giants like Pfizer are increasingly relying on radio-frequency identification to track shipments


OCTOBER 4, 2006

E-Mail Is Forever

Once you've sent your missive into cyberspace, it's there for the world to see


OCTOBER 2, 2006

World's Most High-Tech Car

Imagine if you took all the most advanced high-tech automotive technology you could find and put it on one car. We did


OCTOBER 2, 2006

Automotive Tech of the Future

From spherical wheels to VTOL wings, if and when the cars of tomorrow get built, this is what they could look like


OCTOBER 2, 2006

Car Tech Through Time

From windshield wipers to OnStar: technological innovations the modern car would rather not do without


OCTOBER 2, 2006

Coolest Car Gadgets 2007

Need more tech in your car? Here's a selection of today's coolest high-end automotive electronics


OCTOBER 2, 2006

Todays Hottest High-Tech Cars

From cars that pay attention when you don't to built-in stereos that can store music and photo collections, high-tech cars are now commonly available in nearly every segment


OCTOBER 2, 2006

Follow The Money

Click fraud schemes vary and often involve a complicated chain of relationships. Here's one way the process can work:


SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Your Favorite Bloggers

BusinessWeek.com readers' top 10 choices from the idiosyncratic world of blogging


SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

Designing Growth at Lenovo

Award-winning designs have helped put the Chinese computer maker on track to becoming a tech powerhouse


SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Keeping Your Rep in an Information Society

Social networking sites, along with blogs and Web sites, can be a virtual glass house for young people with lots of spirit. Here are some tips on preventing your online posts from coming back to haunt you


SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Who's Harnessing Social Networks?

Companies are finding a host of ways to tap online communities for recruiting, sales, advertising and business development


SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Cycle Like a Pro

These nifty gadgets up the ante on bike performance by allowing riders to measure all manner of data


SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

The Five-Finger Discount

It's more like the 50-finger discount these days, as organized teams make shoplifting a growth "business." Here's a look at their top targets


SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

Overhauling Outdoor Ads

A new digital "ink" is revolutionizing the way advertisers get their messages across on billboards


SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Alternative Energy, Continental Style

Europe's commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is leading to more interest in solar, wind, and wave power--and even nuclear plants


SEPTEMBER 4, 2006

Digital Scalping: Hot Tickets on the Net

Want seats at the 50-yard line? A growing number of sites will resell them online—but it's going to cost you


SEPTEMBER 4, 2006

Tech to Lure Weekend Fishers

From microchip-embedded bait to sonar school-finders, technology available for everyday anglers ensures the best possible catch


SEPTEMBER 4, 2006

Lego Takes Tech Over the Top

The famous Danish toymaker takes its Technics line into the future with Mindstorms NXT computerized, motorized robots


SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

How to Win at Online Fantasy Football

Online fantasy sports is big business, and football grabs a huge majority of players. Here's advice from the experts on picking your team


AUGUST 31, 2006

Ten Unusual Cell Tower Sites

Thanks to local ordinances, a new game for long road trips could be "find the cell tower." See if you can pick these out


AUGUST 30, 2006

Spreading the Firefox Fire

The little browser that could has grabbed 10% market share thanks to Mozilla's inventive marketing and a skulk of 'fox-fervent volunteers'


AUGUST 21, 2006

Harnessing the Wind to Work For Everyone

It has taken a lot of persuasion, but proponents of wind power are winning the world over, sometimes one windmill at a time


AUGUST 16, 2006

Top 10 Municipal Wi-Fi Plans

Some of the largest U.S. cities have hatched big plans for providing low-cost wireless broadband to residents


AUGUST 14, 2006

Valley Boys Photo Album

Take a look at the guys who are running the new show on the Internet and are poised to change the world all over again


AUGUST 10, 2006

The Drug War's Technology Tricks

Here are some of the techniques and tools that government officials and traffickers use—from special greenhouses to Predator drones


AUGUST 7, 2006

Consulting the Corporate Crystal Ball

See which companies are using prediction markets to glean forecasts on matters from pricing to product success or failure


JULY 26, 2006

Caring for War's Casualties

Advances in medical technology are helping doctors provide cutting-edge care for soldiers injured in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan


JULY 24, 2006

The Web's Most Viral Ads

Online video ads are meant for cheap laughs, but getting them onto the Net and influencing viewers is no joke


JULY 18, 2006

More Than Child's Play

Go behind the scenes at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, where students design the physical and interactive aspects of toys


JULY 17, 2006

The Tussle Over High-Tech Toys

Toys had better come complete with lights, cameras, and digital action if they want to appeal to young kids who'd rather be on the computer


JULY 13, 2006

Blogger Trades Red Paper Clip for Home

How Kyle MacDonald used Craigslist, savvy marketing, and a little help from aging rock stars to parlay a paper clip into a new house


JUNE 29, 2006

Lenovo: Tech Meets Chinoiserie

Designers from Ziba helped capture the spirit of today's China in the Opti Desktop PC


JUNE 29, 2006

Laptop Impossible

MIT Media Lab wanted a cheap, sturdy—and really cool—computer for developing-world kids. Here's how they got that, and a prize too


JUNE 29, 2006

The Kodak V570: A Star is Born

Go behind the scenes and learn firsthand how Kodak created its new V570 5-megapixel camera—and burnished its image in the process


JUNE 28, 2006

The Rage for Roving Robots

Microsoft is releasing tools to make it easier for amateurs and pros alike to program robots. Will this make the machines more commonplace?


JUNE 26, 2006

My Other Car is a Robot

They may not be able to mix you a martini, but Red Whittaker's robots are already useful members of society. You can get to know them here


JUNE 19, 2006

Changing of the Tech Guard

As legend Bill Gates prepares to end his day-to-day involvement with Microsoft, which tech industry executives may one day approach his stature?


JUNE 16, 2006

Twilight of the Tech Titans

Gates joins a long line of tech executives who ushered in the age of the personal computer but are now ceding the spotlight


JUNE 14, 2006

The 10 Most Tech-Savvy Rock Stars

Meet the musicians who best harness technology, especially the Internet, to market themselves, their products, and their causes


JUNE 12, 2006

An Eye on the Storm

As this year's season begins, scientists are fine-tuning the tools, many high-tech, that help predict, track, and recover from hurricanes


MAY 15, 2006

The Making of a Megaship

See how Korea's industry-leading builder assembles and launches a massive vessel for a Greek shipping company


MAY 11, 2006

The Stamp-Sized Story of Computers

A unique look at the history of the machine that changed the world, as pictured on postage stamps from near and far


MAY 8, 2006

Tech: Five Who Dared

Learn about companies who took the plunge, investing in cutting-edge technology that may or may not pay off


MAY 1, 2006

Biometrics Abound

More companies are using technology that measures physical traits to guard against unauthorized access


MAY 1, 2006

The Evolution of Virtual Worlds

Despite their cutting-edge look, online virtual worlds actually go back decades. Inspired by the board game Dungeons and Dragons, they started out with participants typing in plain-text descriptions of the settings and the actions of their characters.


MAY 1, 2006

Inside the World of Second Life

Meet seven residents of this virtual world who wheel and deal in a real economy. Some are even making good money


MAY 1, 2006

Nucor's New Age of Steel

The steelmaker's blend of the latest technologies and recycling help it to make steel much more efficiently than yesteryear. Here's a peek at the process


APRIL 25, 2006

Blooks are Booming

Blogging is no longer confined to the Internet, as publishers seize on the potential of books that begin as Web journals


APRIL 17, 2006

Click Here for The Online Video Revolution

Check out nine interactive Web sites that offer everything from short clips to TV shows and full-length movies


APRIL 13, 2006

Monster PCs

From Alienware to VoodooPC, computer makers are packing desktops with the fastest chips, biggest hard drives and most vivid graphics


MARCH 14, 2006

Building a Behemoth

Putting together the Airbus A380 poses problems never before seen in the aerospace industry. Here's a behind-the-scenes look


MARCH 13, 2006

Play by Play in Podcast

First it was blogs. Now podcast mania is catching on quickly in the sports world.


MARCH 6, 2006

The Computer in Your Chest

Pacemakers are getting smarter and handier all the time. They can even serve as diagnostic tools to help physicians.


FEBRUARY 28, 2006

Niche Networking by the Numbers

Cyberspace is full of community sites to help you plan a trip, get a job, or make a friend. Here's a rundown


FEBRUARY 27, 2006

Take Your Tunes on Tour

Whether you're listening to your own compositions or your favorite releases, these portable players will keep the music moving


FEBRUARY 27, 2006

Taking an Axe to the Digital Age

New electric guitars feature technology that can mimic the sound of other instruments or help beginners keep their fingers in place


FEBRUARY 27, 2006

Ivories To Go

Portable keyboards now have a wide range of capabilities and prices. We looked at several popular models


FEBRUARY 27, 2006

Sites That Expand Your Repertoire

After creating your masterpieces, posting them on these sites might bring you an audience


FEBRUARY 15, 2006

Fun and Games with Advertising

Visa has been promoting its brand with a Winter Olympics-themed game that online players find hard to resist. It's a canny strategy, and it's catching on


FEBRUARY 14, 2006

30-Second Cinema

Check out the finalists and winner of Ithaca College's CellFlix Festival, a showcase for movies captured using mobile phones


FEBRUARY 10, 2006

Promising Pitches at Demo 2006

Here's a sampling of the innovative products and services entrepreneurs are hoping will get investors' interest—and cash—at this year's show


FEBRUARY 6, 2006

Linux Everywhere?

It's quickly—and usually quietly—spreading into more and more services and devices, from e-mail to cars


FEBRUARY 3, 2006

Golden Olympic Gear?

Exciting new products promise athletes more speed, fewer spills, and the option of playing music through their sleeves


FEBRUARY 1, 2006

Med Tech's Rising Stars?

Here's a sampling of some promising new technologies from some smaller and lesser-known public companies


JANUARY 25, 2006

Getting Advertisers into the Game

Here's how video-game designers include pitches for products from cars to deodorant


JANUARY 23, 2006

Phones Above and Beyond the Call

The latest mobile devices aren't just conversation pieces. Check out the high-tech multimedia and communications functions they offer


JANUARY 23, 2006

Laptops Under $850

How much of a notebook PC can you get when you're on a budget? Check these out


JANUARY 19, 2006

Meet the New Breed of Avatars

Check out the coming 3-D versions for cell phones, which communicate your movements or speech through complex animation


JANUARY 16, 2006

A Transgenic Animal Farm

Scientists believe that giving some animals human genes may yield treatments for a wide range of diseases. Here's a look at some current research


JANUARY 10, 2006

Staying Connected on the Slopes

A raft of new gizmos let you make calls, hear tunes, and track your progress as you zip down the mountain


JANUARY 9, 2006

The Next Big Things from Vegas

Here are some of the hottest items featured at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Browse away, technophiles!


JANUARY 9, 2006

The Latest Add-Ons for iPods

The Consumer Electronics Show featured all sorts of new gear, from a DVR kit to scroll-wheel-friendly gloves to heads-up video displays


DECEMBER 23, 2005

Filling Amazon's Tall Orders

See how the world's largest online retailer ensures that gifts get delivered on one of the busiest shopping—and shipping—days of the year


DECEMBER 22, 2005

First Looks at Google Books

After all the controversy the book-copying and -indexing project created, how is it faring? These examples provide some clues


DECEMBER 19, 2005

Best Ideas

A clutch of concepts — from the whimsical to the life-altering — that came to the fore and could shape the future


DECEMBER 12, 2005

Hardware Pioneers: The Next Generation

These outfits are developing machines designed to handle soaring Web traffic more quickly, cheaply, and efficiently than their predecessors do


DECEMBER 12, 2005

A Peek at Tomorrow's Coolest Tech

Some of these gadgets could be out soon, while others are just concepts. However, all show we've got plenty to look forward to


NOVEMBER 21, 2005

The Web's Mundane Miracles

In ways large and small, in places near and far, the Internet is changing just about everything. Here are a few examples


NOVEMBER 18, 2005

Xbox Game Titles

Next Generation has sampled all 18 Xbox 360 launch titles. Here's a brief look at Microsoft's big array


OCTOBER 28, 2005

Scoring the Sports Sites

At this time of year, fans have plenty of teams to follow. But what are the best Web sites for sports news? BW Online investigates


OCTOBER 14, 2005

Music-Swapping, Then and Now

After legal rulings against them, file-sharing services are evolving. Here's where they've been and where they're heading


OCTOBER 14, 2005

Big Fun with Small Developers

At the IndieGamesCon expo, players could gobble a pink flamingo, do algebra with a gun, or live large in Legoland


OCTOBER 10, 2005

High-Stakes Gaming

Some gamers will go anywhere for a good challenge but few go as far and have accomplished as much as Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel


SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

The Moomaws' Model Home

Every detail of their retirement house has been carefully planned to save energy—right down to the choice of computers and light bulbs


SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

Charging Up on the Go

Here's a sampling of new personal generators that are hitting the market and some that will be on the way soon


SEPTEMBER 6, 2005

The Spawn of Apple

Meet some former "think-different" company designers and engineers who've moved on—and taken a lot of its innovative culture with them


AUGUST 8, 2005

Surveillance's High Tech Future

Surveillance's high-tech future, from palm scanning to T-rays to artificial noses that identify people by their unique scent


JULY 25, 2005

Sampling the Web's Best Mash-Ups

Here's a guided tour of the some of the most innovative sites that combine data and features of other sites to make something new


JUNE 29, 2005

Invasion of the Humanoid Robots

Japanese electronics companies are hard at work on a new generation for the home and office that can do anything from baby-sit to send e-mail


JUNE 20, 2005

The Net's People-Power Pioneers

Here's a look at some of the folks behind a slew of innovations that have helped individuals gain new strength from new connections


JUNE 20, 2005

Sharing: The Net's Next Big Disruption

New technologies are marshaling the talents, resources, and dollars of millions of people worldwide.


MAY 23, 2005

Which podcast did you like the best?

Here are BW Online's top picks for the new genre of Net radio. Listen and let us know which you like best


JANUARY 31, 2005

Linux Inc.

Linus Torvalds once led a ragtag band of software geeks. Not anymore. Here's an inside look at how the unusual Linux business model increasingly threatens Microsoft


MARCH 7, 2005

How Will Magazines Survive the Internet?

That was the topic of a panel co-hosted in November, 2004, by BusinessWeek and the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Among the panelists: BW's Steve Shepard, New York's Adam Moss, Time Out New York's Cyndi Stivers, Wired founder John Battelle, and Wonkette.com's Ana Marie Cox


OCTOBER 11, 2004

The Best Of What's New

These are innovative times, with new wonders regularly bringing surprise and even delight. Here are a set of new ideas that will soon affect everyday life


 

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