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Want to Ride the iPhone 5 Wave? Get into Apple's Passbook

iPhone 5 customers will be able to store loyalty cards and coupons on their devices. Here's how to make sure they can access yours, too.  Read more

10 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Entrepreneurs

Save time and get more done--all with just a smartphone. Here are ten tools you'll need.  Read more

Best Way to Keep Your Company Computers Safe

For years, antivirus software was the gold standard for securing your IT. But the cloud has changed the nature of the game.  Read more

How to Make Conference Calls Fun (Sort of)

ÜberConference promises to solve all of the usual technological headaches and make phone meetings more enjoyable. Here's how it works.  Read more

Google+ Gets Down to Business

If it can't lure more users away from Facebook, Google has another plan for its social network: go after business users.  Read more

How High-Tech Is Changing Retail

The difference between the winners and losers in retail increasingly comes down to one factor: tech savvy.  Read more

2 Kinds of Start-ups That Get More Valuable Post-IPO

A new analysis by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm identifies two tech business models that tend to stay strong.  Read more

7 Tools to Get More Out of Pinterest

If you're going to use the photo-pinning platform, turn those "pins" into sales. Here are a few tools that can help.  Read more

7 Great Tools for Building a Mobile App

Whether you're comfortable with HTML5 or don't know a single line of code, there's a tool for you.  Read more

5 Smartphone Tricks for Your Next Business Trip

Don't wait until your plans go awry. Use these handy tips for a smooth trip every time.  Read more

7 Simple Tools to Keep Your Start-up Organized

Filing expenses, managing leads, tracking website bugs: all crucial processes--and potential time sucks. These online tools can help.  Read more

8 Things to Know About the New Microsoft Office

Check out this rundown of all the new features you will find in Microsoft's most ambitious Office upgrade to date.  Read more

4 Dumb Mistakes That Killed Hashable

This promising start-up was supposed to kill business cards. A series of bad decisions killed the company instead.  Read more

5 Brilliant People-Management Tools

It's time to bring some of your processes into the 21st century. Check out these apps--all with start-up-friendly prices.  Read more

6 Essential Tools for Launching a Start-up

OK, so it isn't exactly the fun part of forming a company, but getting the legal stuff right is crucial. Here are some tools to help.  Read more

The $10 Billion Idea This VC Wants to Fund

What's the next big thing? This VC has an idea--and he's willing to put big money behind it.  Read more

Google I/O Day 2: Technology That 'Just Works'

All sorts of Google products you're likely using at the office just got better.  Read more

Don't Know What 'Big Data' Is? You're Not Alone

A new survey shows small companies are eager to get big data--even though they're not sure what it is.  Read more

How to Comparison Shop the Cloud: 5 Tips

The cloud is cheap and easy to tap into--sometimes too easy. Make sure you get the right service and price with these tips.  Read more

How to Beat a Giant at Its Own Game

Can a database start-up go up against Oracle? Here are two reasons why this one has a fighting chance.  Read more

4 Lessons from Yammer's Success

Microsoft's acquisition proves tech start-ups are still hot. Want to be next? Learn from what David Sacks did right.  Read more

Is Your Business Too High-Tech?

Just because machines can do things faster and cheaper than your employees doesn't mean they should.  Read more

Is Technology Killing Your Company?

The common high-tech trap many businesses fall into--and how to steer clear of it.  Read more

Who Makes the Decisions: You or Your Software?

Automating certain tasks can save a ton of time and money. But it can make you less efficient, too, if you're not careful.  Read more

Smartphones of the Future: 6 Predictions

Future mobile devices will change the way you do business--in ways you probably can't even imagine. Here are a few predictions.  Read more

4 Tech Mistakes That Can Bring Down Your Business

You're no IT person--you have a business to run!--but you can't afford to get these technology decisions wrong.  Read more

Big Data Saved My Company (and Gave Me a Second Shot at Google)

Using data, Turn is revolutionizing the way marketers advertise. In the process, it has to head off Google.  Read more

10 Time-Saving Apps for Moms

Give yourself a gift this Mother's Day: more time. These tools can help.  Read more

Set Up an Online Business in Hours

Equipping a website to process credit card payments is hassle. Or it was, until Stripe and its 20-something founders came along.  Read more

Need Customer Service Help? There’s a Bot for That

Online customer service 24/7 can be hard to swing on a small business budget. But there is another solution.  Read more

Leverage Big Data in Your Small Business: 5 Tips

Giant corporations use data analysis to fine-tune their marketing. So can you.  Read more

Google Drive: A Box- and Dropbox-Killer?

Cloud start-ups have thrived because no major Big Tech company beat down their doors. That just changed.  Read more

3 Cloud Services That Make Work Easier

Protect yourself against data loss, security blunders, and--that real productivity killer--inefficiency.  Read more

How to Become Digitally Literate Today

Entrepreneurs are divided into digital natives and digital immigrants. If you don't go native in a hurry, you will be left behind.  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