Newer, Faster, Cheaper iPhone 3G![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BU373_iptech_20080708163021.jpg)
Smart-phone shoppers who have been waiting for a cheaper iPhone that runs on faster cell networks might want to take the plunge on the iconic device's latest iteration, but service costs have risen and battery life has dropped. Walt Mossberg provides a rundown on the iPhone 3G.
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Sharp Focuses on ManufacturingSharp is building a $9 billion factory complex to make LCD panels and solar panels, and in doing so, the company is betting that keeping manufacturing in-house will give it a big competitive advantage.
VMware Ousts Star CEO
![[Diane Greene]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BU265_vmware_20080708103119.jpg) | | Associated Press
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EMC ousted VMware CEO Diane Greene, a move that ends an uneasy relationship between the software company's founder and its parent. Shares tumbled 24%.
Firms Tackle Web Security FlawA computer researcher revealed a fundamental flaw in the Internet's addressing system, necessitating a massive Internet security upgrade primarily for businesses and service providers.
PORTALS By LEE GOMES
Linking Brains, Computers![[go to article]](http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-BU409_portal_20080708183514.jpg)
Equating computer circuits and brain synapses makes computers seem more complex and brains seem more simple than either are.
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE By BENJAMIN BREWER, M.D.
Doctors Reluctant to Reach Patients OnlineIn some parts of the country doctors are using e-visits and electronic communication with patients to good effect. But at Dr. Brewer's small practice, the expensive Web site that no one uses is scheduled to come down .
Google to Launch Virtual-World ServiceGoogle is announcing a free service that lets users create simulated rooms and visit them as customizable, animated forms called avatars.
In Big Sur, Web Site Is Key Data SourceA Web site has become a must-read for Big Sur residents evacuated because of nearby wildfires. The site is run by an evacuee who often receives and distributes information before media and city officials in California.
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Jul 8,
12:02 am A small step for an avatar could turn out to be a giant leap for avatar-kind.
In Second Life
Linden Lab, creator of animated world Second Life, which people explore using simulated figures, is announcing Tuesday that some of those avatars have successfully been transferred—or “teleported,” in the jargon of virtual-world fans—to a separate world operated by [...] Jul 7,
3:36 pm Unemployment is on the rise in the U.S. But there’s one group that doesn’t have to worry much about where its next paycheck will come from: tech workers.
Techies are seeing a lot of signs like this
In June, the number of information-technology pros employed in the U.S. reached 3,907,800–an all-time high, according to the [...]  News and analysis about the digital revolution from Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.
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| TODAY'S MARKETS | 11:44 p.m. EDT | |
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| STOCKS |
LAST |
CHANGE |
%CHANGE |
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| Nasdaq * |
2294.44 |
51.12 |
2.28 |
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| DJIA * |
11384.21 |
152.25 |
1.36 |
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| MS Tech * |
560.35 |
6.43 |
1.16 |
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| Phila Semi * |
360.01 |
3.17 |
0.89 |
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| Nasdaq 100 * |
1871.28 |
44.35 |
2.43 |
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| Source: Reuters and Dow Jones | * At close | | Note: Closing quotes are preliminary | |
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