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Asian Computer Makers Move Into Riskier Ventures

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For years, the process remained relatively static: PC makers like Hewlett-Packard and Apple, with well-staffed research labs and design departments, would dream up their next product and then hire a Chinese or Taiwanese fabricator to manufacture the largest number of units at the lowest possible cost.
But lately, this traditional division of labor has [...]

India is morphing into a global R&D hub, but can it ever take on Silicon Valley?

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When Americans think of the Indian technology sector, they still perceive a nation of call center workers and low-level computer programmers administering databases and updating websites. But while the West was sleeping, Indian IT morphed into a giant R&D machine. Indian companies that started out doing call center and low-level IT work have [...]

Now, an Invention Inventors Will Like

Wrangling over patents is beginning to move out of the courtroom and into the marketplace.

What Cleantech Should Learn from Nanotech (Before It’s too Late)

The difference with Web 2.0 is these sites and apps are incredibly cheap and quick to build and host.

Stimulus 2.0: It’s The Startups, Stupid.

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Editor’s note: The guest post below was written by Reid Hoffman, CEO and Founder of LinkedIn. Reid has some strong opinions about how startups can help right the economy, and he offers some suggestions below. (You can also catch him tonight on Charlie Rose, or check out our interview we did with him [...]