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4 Great New Business Laptops

We tested four new notebooks with fast processors and loads of features. Here are the results.  View slideshow

Daily Deals for Online Business Owners

KillerStartups is launching a new daily deal site, Read more

4 Geeked Out Cars for Business

These four sedans have the best new tech features and are great for business travel.  Read more

Review: Playbook Shows Promise, But Fails to Deliver Apps

The Blackberry Playbook excels at allowing multiple programs to be used simultaneously, but falls short on third-party apps and no e-mail client.  Read more

Tableside Tablet Computing

Restaurants that use tablet computers in their dining rooms find that customers spend up to 12 percent more.  Read more

Deal on SAP Software

SAP is running a promotion called Step Up to the Cloud that gives you a di...  Read more

Convofy: A New Collaboration Tool

Scrybe Labs has launched Convofy , a new private social network for companies. Like other collaboration t...  Read more

QR Codes

Advice on how a business can use a QR code as a promotional tool.  Read more

Can You Fly Solo With a Tablet?

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon hopped on a plane with a tablet and a laptop to see how they stacked up. Here’s what he found.  Read more

New Smartphone Security Apps

Here’s a look at mobile apps designed to make your phone safer.  Read more

Big Idea: Direct Mail That Talks

One entrepreneur’s audio brochures stand out in a sea of direct mail.  Read more

An Easier Way to Apply for Loans

A service that streamlines the loan application process for businesses  Read more

3 New Superfast Printers

We tested three speedy printers with powerful processors. Here are the results.  Read more

Travel Tips You Can Trust

A service that makes it easier to ask people in your social networks for trip advice  Read more

An Easier Way to Book Rental Cars

Too busy to search for the best car rental rates? Let AutoSlash do the work for you.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Avoiding Data Overload

Erik Kullenberg explains how he uses Threadsy to organize his e-mail and social networking accounts.  Read more

Things I Can't Live Without: Laura Ching of Tiny Prints

Ching’s favorite things include designer shoes, Japanese cookies, and good manners.  Read more

A New Way to Pay With Credit Cards

Citibank recently announced a new type of credit card with a built-in computer chip that allows users to pay with the push of a button.  Read more

Amazon's New Cloud Services

Keeping track of the music stored on various computers and mobile devices can be a pain. This week, Amazo...  Read more

Picks from Amazon's New Appstore

Here are three Android offerings for business owners.  Read more

SXSWi Recovery: Group Messaging

The South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival has come and gone here in Austin, Texas.  One of the most buzzed about topics was group messaging...  Read more

How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 2

While trying to get out of my office and take a nice stroll around my office building, I noticed that I was hit with unwanted noise.  I found my ears...  Read more

How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 1

Technology has greatly aided our lives and made several previously difficult tasks easy.  But technology has also brought some negative changes. ...  Read more

Cool iPad 2 Accessories

Apple's nifty new iPad 2 cover had tech geeks drooling last week. But plenty of other companies are rolling out their own accessories for the tablet. Here...  Read more

Navigating the Switch to Multiple Computers

The rise of the tablet computer has me thinking about the future of computers.  How many computers surround me right now?  I have my office comp...  Read more

Details on the iPad 2

Today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the second-generation iPad. The Read more

IBM’s Super Computer Watson

On February 16 th , IBM's super computer, named Watson, Read more

Is the BlackBerry PlayBook Ideal for Business?

There's a clear reason why small-to-midsized businesses might embrace RIM's much-hyped tablet: it may be much more secure. The burning question: where are th...  Read more

A Messaging System for All Smartphones

Tyler McIntyre, a sophomore triple-major at the University of Miami, is bootstrapping his third tech company: a multi-platform chat system.  Read more

Text Messages That Teach

Princeton senior Breanden Beneschott got good at tutoring his sister over SMS, so he started a text-message test-prep subscription service.  Read more

A Keyboard With a Built-in Scanner

The KeyScan Imaging Keyboard looks like a regular keyboard, but it is also equipped with a built-in scanner. How's that for multitasking!  Read more

Microsoft's New Cloud-Based Software

Looking to streamline your IT infrastructure? Office 365, Microsoft's new cloud-based platform, might be just what you need.  Read more

Big Idea: A Stylish New Touchscreen Cleaner

The Toddy is one entrepreneur's solution to fingerprint-covered touchscreens.  Read more

Is It Time to Buy a 4G Gadget?

A review of the Samsung Epic 4G smartphone and the Dell Streak 7 tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Staying Organized

Entrepreneur Teresa Meyer explains how she uses Evernote to stay organized.  Read more