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If the rumors are true, Google will launch a cloud service that aims squarely at Box. Does the start-up have what it takes to survive? Quick, answer this trivia question: How many stones did David use to kill Goliath

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

Investors reveal what grabs their attention--and what makes them cringe. For a certain kind of tech start-up founder, the pitch contest offers a thrill that few other events can deliver: You have only a few terror-filled minutes to successfully demo your product (using shaky wi-fi, no less) in front of a firing line of judges who can—and will—find holes in your idea big enough to drive a truck through. I've spent the last two days camped out at this year's Launch Festival , a tech start-up competition in San Francisco founded by entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis, where more than 40 start-ups competed for more than $1 million in prizes and seed capital.

Fei Xiao and Anna Sergeeva, two undergrads at the University of Southern California, are building a tool to help event planners get better attendance. Sick of people flaking out on your events?

With a $5,000 monthly budget, Buyosphere cofounder Tara Hunt has a dilemma. How would you spend it? When I landed a job at my first start-up I wasn't given a marketing budget.

These 3 questions will help you make sure you're managing your money well. When you're a business owner, choosing when to spend and when to save is a crucial decision that can either lead to hard financial times or a huge leap forward. This point was made crystal clear during my first year in business at Metal Mafia, which I started in 2004.

For a number of tech start-ups, its the Gallatin Valley--not the Silicon Valley--that offers the best environment for growth. Ask Jerry Nettuno why he didn’t found his startup Schedulicity in Silicon Valley and he’ll tell you he didn’t see the point. For one thing, he really likes where he lives.

With the Regeneration project, Hyundai continues its quest for emotional connection, uniting electronic music stars with musicians from five other genres What comes to mind when you think of Hyundai?

Apple's Siri is the AI poster girl for the iPhone 4S, and she's charming and clever--if limited. But based on the original tech Apple bought to make Siri work, we can say that in 2012 she'll charm your socks off, internationally. "Siri, why did Apple make you?"..."Apple doesn't tell me everything you know." Thus speaks Siri , the artificially intelligent personal digital assistant from the iPhone 4S that's all over the tech and regular press because she's charming, useful, novel (even if her sharp wit wasn't originally developed by Apple ), and works unlike almost every other encounter with voice-recognition tech you may have had: well.

Activating Jedi powers with motions actually used in the movies? Yes, please! Humans were not meant to experience the exhilaration of life-threatening action while slumped on a couch covered in Doritos crumbs