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Fans play new games at the Tokyo Game Show.

Japanese Playing a New Video Game: Catch-Up

By HIROKO TABUCHI

The West's recent dominance in video games is spurring a growing group of Japanese game developers to ask a once-unthinkable question: can they learn from the West?

An ARM chip,and its cousins, may soon be embedded in things beyond nearly every cellphone.

British Chip Designer Prepares for Wider Demand

By ASHLEE VANCE

ARM, which designs low-power chips, commands a prime position amid one of the next technological revolutions.

Times Topics: ARM Holdings

I.B.M. Buying Netezza for About $1.7 Billion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

I.B.M. said it was offering $27 a share for the data storage company, a 10 percent premium over its last closing share price.

DealBook

In Barnes & Noble Spat, Much Is at Stake

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED

The struggle for the bookseller centers on the company's plans for competing in the era of electronic books.

DealBook: I.S.S. Backs Burkle Slate for Barnes & Noble's Board

Apple's Latest iPhone to Go on Sale in China

By REUTERS

The iPhone 4 will be sold starting Saturday through China Unicom on two-year phone contracts and also through Apple retail stores in China.

A lifeguard watching the beach at Coney Island last month. The American Lifeguard Association says text messaging by lifeguards has become a serious concern.

Texts From the Lifeguard Chair Are Raising Concerns Over Safety

By BOB TEDESCHI

The American Lifeguard Association reports a sharp rise in complaints about lifeguards texting on the job.

Cloud Computing Hits Snag in Europe

By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN

The potential of cloud computing, which is growing rapidly in the United States, is hamstrung in Europe by strict privacy laws.

Spain Is Ripe for Cloud Computing but Slow to Adopt

Joshua Fisher, 24, is keeping tabs on the divorce case of Frank and Jamie McCourt on his Web site, Dodgerdivorce.com.

Dodgers Fan Makes Most of McCourt Divorce Case

By BILLY WITZ

Joshua Fisher, a 24-year-old University of Minnesota Law School student and lifelong Dodgers fan, wedded those two interests and started a Web site, DodgerDivorce.com.