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Once an unlikely rival for HP and Apple, Chinese computer maker Lenovo has grown and adapted as quickly as its homeland. Now, with a savvy blend of East and West, it's poised to be China's first global brand. Leading the PC maker's pursuit of new markets, CEO Yang Yuanqing believes in "replaying the chess board" to keep improving

There's a fierce debate raging among small business owners and in this grudge match, there's no gray area. Which side are you on? There’s a fierce debate among business owners that dates back to the dawn of time (well, almost)

Want to keep your computers, e-mails, and business secrets safe? Learn the latest in data encryption. Encryption isn’t typically something we hear too much about, even though most people use it every day unknowingly

A rare trip inside the network's top-secret security center. Location: We can't say

What has become the underlying reason for why we do things in our lives?

Think those cat videos are addictive? Just wait ‘til your girlfriends start sending you videos of the latest collections from your favorite designers

LifeNet lets computers and phones talk to each other without an Internet connection, which could come in handy after disasters that knock out communication networks. One of the first things to disappear in the wake of a major disaster is reliable communication. Without access to cell phone service or the Internet, it's difficult for first responders--or anyone who wants to help out--to speak with each other.

So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating. Given the unstable job market, and the risk of going it alone, many people are currently seeking to start businesses together.

The web is more dangerous than ever. LulzSec, Anonymous, Julian Assange, News Corp. employees--they all make our grandparents wonder if their computers are indeed infected , and require iron-clad protection from McAfee or Symanetc, lest their Windows 98-running Gateway desktops explode.

Veteran entrepreneur of Silicon Valley shares his funding stories, what he's learned about the entrepreneur/investor relationship over the years, and the best way to pitch to a venture capitalist. Funding Stories When I was at E.piphany, my last startup, I was negotiating with a company called Infinity Capital at the time

These little block figurines interact with you via augmented reality.

Nearly 100 years after Joyce wrote his polyglot seminal work, are we any closer to a technological solution to breaking down the barriers of language? Not if the recent scuffle over Google Translate is any indication. Joyce and the Limits of the Twentieth Century In celebration of Bloomsday (June 16, the 107th anniversary of the fictional events that occur in his Ulysses), I'll reach beyond time, death, and the limits of my own or anyone else's knowledge to affirm that James Joyce would have adored Google Translate.

Can TV's Ashton Kutcher, Improv Everywhere's Charlie Todd, tech giant Intel, and random people on the street find the gooey center of viral hilarity? At the very least, we'll laugh and learn while their IdeaJam project publicly fails

There's been a rush of news from Apple this week: About OS X Lion , and the number of apps that Apple appears to be co-opting; about iOS and how it's incorporating more features from OS X; and iCloud, where Apple pushes all your details into the sky so all your devices can access them.

"We're going to demote the PC and the Mac to just be a device," said Steve Jobs in his keynote address at Apple's WWDC conference today. "We're going to move your hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud." Apple revealed its long-awaited cloud sharing and sync service today, iCloud. Far more than a way to back up files to a distant server, iCloud is integrated across Apple desktops and mobile devices to ensure that all of your computers can synchronize contacts, calendars, email, apps, music, photos, and more