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The biggest software and hardware updates that business users (and Applephiles) should know about.

On the evening of Wednesday, March 21, a mouse scurried into a storm drain near the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City. If anyone noticed the mouse at all, whatever shallow impression the sight of a Manhattan rodent made on their minds likely vanished within seconds, rinsed away by a new wave of sensory experience an approaching car, a ringing cell phone. But the mouse, whose name is Gerald, is worth remembering

Itching to spray a wall with graffiti but not down with the whole civil disobedience thing? All together now: There's an app for that

Itching to spray a wall with graffiti but not down with the whole civil disobedience thing? All together now: There's an app for that

These free (or next to free) apps promise to make your life easier. Who doesn’t like the word free? I know I sure do

These free (or next to free) apps promise to make your life easier. Who doesn’t like the word free?

Meet Jean Paul Cauvin, a French fashion veteran and self-proclaimed non-geek who nonetheless saw the need to follow fashion's technological future.

Believe it or not, the founder of Reddit also has to avoid spending all day killing time on Reddit. Here's his advice for staying productive. Reddit is arguably the most successful social news site on the Internet

Got a great product that's all steak and no sizzle? Road ID co-founder Edward Wimmer on how to craft the killer pitch.

Marketing today is all about geography, as companies try to appeal to local tastes on a global scale, writes John A. Quelch. The book: All Business Is Local: Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World, by John A.

They're affordable, full of start-up geeks like you, and way cooler than any office you could afford. Ready to get out of the basement and into a real office? Before you strike out on your own and get locked into a lease, consider a coworking space.

Venture capitalists, corporations, private-equity firms, and more poured billions into private companies this year--a huge boon for titans like Facebook and Groupon. Here, the best of the rest starting 2012 with supersize bankrolls

The most buzzed-about new feature in the latest iPhone is Siri, the virtual minion. You can give her an amazing range of spoken commands, without any training or special syntax, and marvel as she does your bidding

Dave Lavinsky's company has helped its clients raise more than one billion dollars to help start, grow, and exit their businesses. Here's his advice

Hackers stole credit card data from 200 businesses over three years and racked up $3 million in bogus charges. Don't think it can't happen to you.