Small Business Computing Staff

Wired: New Search Engine Eliminates Spam And Ad Sites New search engine on the block Blekko is promising more of the good stuff and less of the junk in its search results. “Ignore for a minute the awkward name: Blekko. Instead, behold that as of late Sunday afternoon, there’s a new search engine in town […]

Entrepreneur: Business Apps For Android – The Hot 11 Katherine Noyes’ choices for best business apps for Android range from programs to turn your phone into a scanner, dictaphone or remote control for your PC, to the more conventional that merely keep track of finances and translate foreign languages. “Now that business users have begun […]

PCWorld: Review – Samsung CLP-670ND Color Laser Printer Price for this small business color laser printer varies, depanding on where you shop online, from $500 to $750. The monthly duty cycle is 80,000 pages. Print speed ranges from “good to blazingly fast,” the reviewer says. “Samsung’s CLP-670ND color laser printer performs satisfactorily or better across […]

Small Business Trends: How To Ready Your Website For International Selling If you want to sell internationally online, do your homework, the author says. Internationalize content, calculate costs and estimate shipping, search engine optimize for international visitors and ensure compliance with government regs. “One of the challenges of small businesses going global is the complexity […]

PCWorld: Preview – Norton Mobile Security For Android Phones If you’re carrying an Android-powered smartphone, you might want to consider this new mobile security app from Symantec. It also includes antimalware protection and call screening. “One of the first places people often turn to when searching for antivirus protection for their new computer is Symantec’s […]

Engadget: iPhone Overtakes BlackBerry In Smartphone Derby Apple has moved into fourth place in worldwide sales of mobile phones, ahead of Research in Motion (RIM, BlackBerry). Other runners losing ground: Nokia, LG. “Can you remember the day when Apple’s audacious plan to sell 10 million iPhones in its first year was greeted with extreme skepticism […]

PCWorld: Review – T-Mobile myTouch 4G Android Smartphone PC World reviewer Ginny Mies gives this smartphone high marks for its bright 3.8-inch screen and generally excellent design and performance – but warns that to get the most from it you must be in a coverage area with the highest-speed HSPA+ network. “The latest addition to […]

Wired: Livescribe Smartpen App Turns Pen And Paper Into Graphics Tablet A Livescribe Smartpen makes sense for small business employees who feel more comfortable with pen and paper but need to save notes to computer. Now the same technology can be used like a graphics tablet to mark up documents on a computer. “You can […]

New York Times: What Will That Tablet Computer Really Cost What’s the total cost of a tablet computer when you include a two-year 3G cellular contract in the calculation? The Times’ Sam Grobart works it all out and tells us. “If you haven’t been paying close attention, you may have lost track of the latest […]

Entrepreneur: Smartphone Apps For Small Business Entrepreneurs From productivity apps, to sales force automation to finance tools, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps optimized for entrepreneurs run the gamut – but the quality isn’t always there, says reviewer Jason Ankeny. “Smartphones are redefining the concept of business intelligence. Tech-savvy entrepreneurs are tricking out their mobile handsets […]

PCWorld: Roundup – Five Online Accounting Tools For SMBs This roundup of online accounting tools suitable for small businesses includes FreshBooks, WorkingPoint and Outright. “If you’re running a small business and you need help keeping the books, you’re in luck. Small-business accounting, once pretty much defined by the QuickBooks and Peachtree desktop packages, has blossomed […]

Small Business Trends: Google Gives Small Business Advertisers A Boost Lisa Barone offers analysis of Google’s new online local advertising service, Boost. It’s only available in San Francisco, Chicago and Houston so far. “Google is giving small business owners a ‘boost’ with their search marketing efforts with a new ad product called, yeah, you guessed […]