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New Salesforce Collaboration Tool

Today, CRM software company Salesforce unveiled an updated version of Chatter, its social collaboration platform.  Read more

A Radiation-Reducing Phone Case?

So far, scientific research on a possible link between cell phone use and brain tumors has been contradictory. For those who believe an ounce of preventio...  Read more

New SMB Projectors from Epson

Today, Epson unveiled a line of affordable projectors designed for small- and mid-size businesses. The...  Read more

Is BlackBerry Losing Ground?

Once the reigning champion among business handhelds, BlackBerry maker RIM is steadily losing market share. What happened?  Read more

New Sony E-Readers

On the heels of Amazon's new lower-cost Kindle, Read more

A Stereo on Two Wheels

A new stereo called CycleSound lets you listen to music on your bike.  Read more

The Coolest New Office Furniture

Office furniture designers are rolling out their 2011 lines this fall. Here are some of our favorite new products.  View slideshow

Win Six Months of Free PR

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Vantage Communications , a PR agency based in San Francisco, is...  Read more

Great Office Furniture

Looking to give your office a makeover? Check out this contemporary furniture.  Read more

4 New Web-Based Printers

A review of printers from Epson, HP, Lexmark, and Xerox.  Read more

An Archiving Service for Google Apps

Backupify is a new service that backups your Google Apps data.  Read more

The Best Hotel Fitness Centers

Three hotels made our list of the best hotel gyms, and we didn’t even break a sweat.  Read more

4 New Gadgets for Watching TV on the Go

New devices let you watch live TV using mobile broadcast services by FLO TV and Mobile DTV.  Read more

A Hands-Free Way to E-Mail

New technology lets you access your Outlook e-mail, calendar, and contacts using your voice.  Read more

Ordering Shirts Online

We’ve tested three custom shirt tailoring websites to determine how good they really are.  Read more

A New 3-D Digital Frame

A picture frame designed to display photos and videos taken with Aiptek’s 3-D HD camcorder.  Read more

How I Collect Customer Data

Entrepreneur Avesta Rasouli explains how he uses Wufoo to collect customer data.  Read more

New Pandigital eReader

Today, Pandigital announced it will begin shipping the Pandigital Novel 7' Color Multimedia eRead...  Read more

New HP Business Desktop

HP recently unveiled its newest professional desktop, the Read more

Is the iPhone Finally Ready for Business Use?

Apple has made serious strides in making its smartphone more business-friendly. Here's our verdict on whether it has come far enough.  Read more

Cool iPhone 4 Cases

Don't feel like waiting for a free iPhone 4 bumper case from Apple? Here are three alternatives that you can buy now. Read more

Four Great Office Coffeemakers

We put models from Keurig, Jura, Fetco, and Technivorm to the test.  Read more

Natural Vending Machines

Companies that offer healthy alternatives to potato chips and candy  Read more

Three Low-Cost Video Chat Services

Business-friendly videoconferencing from TokBox, ooVoo, and Skype  Read more

Four New iPhone Rivals

Jumping out ahead of the much-anticipated iPhone 4G, Apple's competitors are rolling out their own next-generation offerings. Here are four models we like.  Read more

A New Way to Scour the Web

Workstreamer helps you aggregate information on clients and competitors.  Read more

A New and Improved Phone Stand

The story behind the invention of the ezeStand dock for smartphones  Read more

Things I Can't Live Without: Fashion Designer Lela Rose

The entrepreneur’s essentials include Pylones bird scissors and a Bric’s suitcase.  Read more

A Way to Access Travel Documents Online

AccessMyID aims to relieve the stress of losing your passport or driver’s license while traveling.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Sharing Videos

Entrepreneur James De Julio explains how he uses SlideRocket to share presentations.  Read more

Four Set-Top Boxes

Devices from TiVo, Roku, Samsung, and popbox that turn your television into a media hub  Read more

A Water-Resistant MP3 Player

The new Sony Walkman W250 can survive a rain-soaked run or a rinse in the sink.  Read more

A Waterproof Kindle Case

Planning to do some e-reading by the pool this Fourth of July weekend? The Guardian, a new waterproof Kindle case from M-Edge, can keep your e-reader dry ...  Read more

Need a Business Card Makeover?

MOO.com , an online custom stationery company, is offering free business card redesigns for 500 small b...  Read more

HP's New Business Desktop

Today, HP introduced its first all-in-one business PC, the HP Compaq 6000 Pro, which will be avai...  Read more