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Google Glasses: The Future of Work?

Four ways augmented reality technology could change the way you work.  Read more

Apple to Launch App Tools for Non-Geeks

If Apple lives up to its promise, you'll be able to build apps yourself--no coding required.  Read more

5 Presentation Apps to Try

Can't find a projector? Forgot to send key files to colleagues? Solve these and other common problems with a few handy apps.  Read more

8 Reasons to Fire Your Personal Assistant

Need a cheaper way to manage your topsy-turvy schedule? These apps and services will do the trick.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Managing Online Forums

Must haves: Laura Downs, owner of a computer-repair service explains how she consolidates all her forum accounts when on the go.  Read more

App of the Month: OnLive Desktop

Delivering desktop productivity to the iPad.  Read more

A Simple Cure for Project Management Headaches

Want to spend more time working on a project than managing it? Try this tool.  Read more

6 Major Tech Innovations for 2012

These trends could make for huge opportunities--or huge disruptions to your business. Either way, they are ones to watch.  Read more

Are You an Oversharer Online? How to Tell

A new tool scans all of your online activity and lets you know if it's in danger of tainting your reputation.  Read more

Note to Tech Start-ups: Cool Products Aren’t Enough

A hot mobile app that gets attention does not a company make. A better way: Build what people want and find a way to make it pay.  Read more

4 Ways Big Data Can Trick You

Analyzing heaps of data can give you an edge... or make you fall flat on your face. It all depends on how you use the results.  Read more

5 New Apps & Tech Tools to Try

Dozens of new gadgets and Web services promise to boost your business. Here are five that just might deliver.  Read more

PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square

Who will win? Doesn't matter--small businesses stand to gain as these mobile payment platforms try to out-innovate each other.  Read more

7 Classic Tech Blunders to Avoid

Any of these mistakes could cost you time, money, and the security of your business.  Read more

Will Clean Tech Be Bigger Than Web 2.0?

Why the start-up community remains bullish on the industry--despite its Solyndra-sized failures.  Read more

Windows 8 Preview in Pictures

Microsoft is letting you try its latest operating system before you buy. Here are the business features not to miss.  View slideshow

7 Free Apps That Will Make Life Better

These free (or next to free) apps promise to make your life easier.  Read more

Cheap Ways to Make an Old Computer New Again

Sprucing up the office computers is a lot more affordable than replacing them.  Read more

Build a Killer Enterprise App: 10 Rules

The best apps are always on, always alert, and always ready to help your employees seize an opportunity. Here's how to build one.  Read more

Travel-Expense Apps That Go the Extra Mile

These mobile apps can help keep track of business expenses by logging each trip and creating IRS-friendly reports.  Read more

New Ways to Sync and Store

Once geared toward consumers, cloud-based services for storing and syncing files are now targeting business users. Here's the skinny on two of them.  Read more

Now Playing: Android 4.0

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon checks out how Google's highly anticipated new operating system, Android 4.0, stacks up.  Read more

35 Ways to Make Your Business Look Bigger

If you're going to compete with the big dogs, you've got to dress the part. Look more professional with these essential apps.  Read more

How to Identify Your Next Business Opportunity 

As the co-founder of a Brooklyn gourmet food and wine shop, Jason Richelson knows first-hand the shortcomings of cash register software. So in August 2008 he...  Watch video

6 Start-up Tips From the World’s Biggest Tech Companies

Google and Microsoft were once start-ups. So how'd they get that big? We asked company executives to share their growth tips.  Read more