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Maps are everything in a new mobile landscape. The company that controls them controls what can be done with location. When Apple announced it had developed its own homegrown maps system at its World Wide Developer Conference today, it wasn't just introducing another new feature for the iPhone.

These common assumptions can be toxic to the success of any new venture. Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the recently published book, The Startup Owner’s Manual , written by entrepreneurs-turned-educators Steve Blank and Bob Dorf. Come back each week for more how-tos from this 608-page guide

Need a cheaper way to manage your topsy-turvy schedule? These apps and services will do the trick. Call them personal assistants or just handy lifesavers—either way, their services don’t come cheap.

New Bluetooth-connected smart watches act like remote controls for your smartphone. Heres how to use them. These watches let you monitor calls, read text messages, check your calendar or e-mail, and even control a PowerPoint presentation with just a tap on your wrist.

Want to spend more time working on a project than managing it? Try this tool. For a small business owner, collaborating on projects—especially ones with multiple users in multiple locations with a variety of employees, vendors, and clients—has never been easier.

A new survey asks accountants to name the most common errors small business owners make when filing taxes. Here's what you need to know this tax season. April 15th is looming.

What you think is an elevator pitch will actually alienate customers. Instead, have a conversation that creates a real sales opportunity. If you're like most entrepreneurs, you think an "elevator pitch" is a one- to three-minute sales pitch that you could presumably give during a very long elevator ride

A rather nerdy analysis of the typical iPhone and Android home screen setup, and how each could be made more efficient. The folks who designed your life-capturing, brain-augmenting smartphone did the best with what they had, which was a phone meant to appeal to everyone.

The step-by-step guide to using Google's best offerings, but spreading your online eggs into more than just one big basket out in Mountain View, California. Google has a new universal privacy policy taking effect March 1.

If Google's going to keep tying all their services together, you may as well know how that will work, and how you can benefit from it. In just over a month, Google will change its privacy policies for all its products. Actually, Google is combining 70 different policies into a single set of rules, defining how the company treats all the personal information you provide

Do business in China? Here's what you need to know to plan ahead, avoid delays, and prevent other unanticipated holiday hiccups

Love catchy business speak? Before your next meeting or presentation, make sure you aren't guilty of using one of these useless-- and annoying-- phrases. Years ago, I worked for a manager that was the poster child of buzzwords.

A healthy, fit workforce can yield better teamwork, smarter decisions, & higher productivity. Use these ideas to take the first step

Welcome to 2012--a leap year. The additional day in a leap year keeps the calendar in sync with the seasons.

Nobody expects much from the week between Christmas and New Year's. That's why it's the perfect time to make some foundation-level renovations to your schedule, and your career. Even when Christmas and New Year’s Day arrive on separate weekend days, the working week between them feels short--or at least, short on work