Intel Is Said to Design Phone for ZTE for Sale in China

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April 13, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Intel Is Said to Design Mobile Phone for ZTE for Sale in China ZTE may manufacture for sale in China a mobile phone designed by Intel and based on a version of its Atom microprocessor

Inside: This Week in Technology Welcome to the Tech Insider! This week, we break news that chipmaker Intel is working with Asian handset manufacturer ZTE to bring a new phone to China. Intel has supplied a design for the phone, based on a version of its Atom microprocessor, and is hoping the device will help it break into the smartphone industry. We also have stories on Adobe, Amazon and young entrepreneurs who are trying to replicate the success of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Enjoy! — Olga Kharif GET RSS  |  NEWSLETTERS

TECH INVESTING BLOOMBERG Adobe Courts Cash-Strapped Designers With Cheaper Tools Adobe Systems Inc., seeking to boost sales to thrifty graphics and Web designers, will introduce an update to its flagship Creative Suite software in May that lets users pay for the product as they go FAIRNESS DOCTRINE Wanted: A Tax Code for the Digital Age Amazon and Target are both in the retail business. You'd never know it from their tax bills   TECH INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY Why Techies Like to Friend Fenwick & West The native Silicon Valley law firm specializes in startups and is raking it in during the social-networking boom TECHNOLOGY Starting Up: A Generation of Zuckerberg Wannabees Palo Alto's Cyrus Pishevar, 13, is one of Silicon Valley's second generation of Web innovators—teens who grew up online, watching and feeding the rise of Facebook and other nearby ventures INNOVATOR Innovator: Jennifer Pahlka The founder of Code for America is bringing programmers and cash-strapped cities together to give government services a boost VIDEO GAMES The Improbable Rise of Minecraft The free-form Lego-like game has sold more than 1.75 million copies, transcending the idea of purely "indie" success   TECH CAREERS COMPANIES & INDUSTRIES Techdom's Talent Poaching Epidemic As social networking and mobile computing grow, companies compete for top executives   TECH SPECIAL REPORTS CEO Guide to the Tech-Job Outlook Hiring at small, venture-funded tech firms is on the rise, raising hopes for an industrywide turnaround by 2010 CEO Guide to Smart Grid Technology Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill? CEO Guide to Broadband Stimulus Companies hope to score part of the $7.2 billion Uncle Sam plans to spend on bringing broadband to rural areas CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Best and Worst Places for Data Centers Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Cloud Computing: Small Companies Take Flight Small businesses are flocking to the new services, which provide secure IT infrastructure with little up-front investment and no heavy lifting VIEWPOINT Enter the Cloud with Caution Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Podcast: The Risks and Benefits of Corporate Cloud Computing Corporations are starting to look at the potential benefits of cloud computing—computing power obtained through the Internet. But large companies have particular security and reliability needs CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Public-Private Alliances to the Rescue Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY The Do-Good Imperative Some of the most innovative ideas today are coming from efforts to address the needs of those most in need SPECIAL REPORT Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies SPECIAL REPORT The Power of Play Check out our special report on the current gaming industry, including an analysis of trends for 2008, profiles of radical innovators—and introducing the BusinessWeek Arcade, a celebration of some of the Web's best free games SUSTAINABLE TECH Special Report: Sustainable Tech Scientists are experimenting with viruses, salmon sperm DNA, potatoes, and more in making biomaterials for consumer electronics TECH HOMELAND SECURITY Homeland Insecurity The Homeland Security Dept.'s overreliance on outside contractors and insufficient management of them could leave the U.S. vulnerable TECH PIONEERS Meet This Year's Tech Pioneers The World Economic Forum has bestowed the coveted honor on 39 companies, which could become the Googles, a previous winner, of tomorrow BEST OF THE WEB Scaling the Social Web Move over, MySpace. Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their users TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT Selling Computers to India With growth slowing in China, computer makers hope Asia's other big market will pick up the slack SPECIAL REPORT The Power of Gaming A recent report estimates that the video game market will increase to $48.9 billion in 2011. Our special report looks at some of the innovations sparking this growth SPECIAL REPORT The Future of Social Networking A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data VIRTUAL LIFE The Coming Virtual Web In the future, the Internet is almost certain to look more realistic, interactive, and social—a lot like a virtual world SPECIAL REPORT Wireless World Ultrafast networks and whizzy features are about to turn your cellphone into—well, your right arm NEXT-GEN GAME CONSOLES Game Definitely Not Over On the eve of the launch of PS3 and Wii, stakes in the console tussle amid Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have never been higher CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Taming the World Wide Web A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY Powered By IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers SEARCH LIBRARY Most Popular White Papers Help | Advanced Search Find new documents on these hot topics now: Business Intelligence | Network Security | Storage Management | Wireless LANs | VoIP This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. 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