BusinessWeek Online -- Tech BeatRead about the changing world of technology. Get the latest social media trends and learn about the social media leaders in our technology and social media blogs.Would You Buy a 3G Laptop- September 12, 2008 Later this year, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo will put out their new 3G laptops. While these will likely first debut in Europe, U.S. carriers I've spoken to are seriously considering rolling these devices out as well, and possibly selling them through their stores. The big question is, Will U.S. consumers take to 3G laptops better than they have in the pasthttp://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/09/would_you_buy_a.html?camp... T-Mobile USA to Launch Mobile Developer Program- September 12, 2008 Remember we told you that T-Mobile USA is prepping an iTunes-like App Store Back then, T-Mobile wouldn't confirm this assertion. But it turns out we were spot on.http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/09/t-mobile_usa_to.html?camp... Treo Pro Second Look: Good Makes It Better- September 12, 2008 When I took a look at Palm's new Treo Pro in a column, my enthusiasm for the sleek hardware design was restrained by general unhappiness with the Windows Mobile 6.1 software. Since then, I have loaded the Treo Pro with...http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/09/treo_pro_second.html?camp... A Surprise Victory for the Broadcasters in the Anti-Piracy Olympics- September 12, 2008 So maybe online video piracy isnt as inevitable on the Internet as broadcasters fear it is. Thats the claim coming from NBC Universal, given the success of its anti-piracy efforts during the Beijing Olympics. NBCU general counsel Rick Cotton says...http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/09/a_surprise_vict.html?camp... Yahoo Defends Google Deal- September 11, 2008 As part of a three-hour media day today, a Yahoo executive offered an interesting defense of the company's pending search deal with Google. That deal, which was supposed to start in a few weeks, has come under increasing fire by...http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/09/yahoo_defends_g.html?camp... |