5 Smartphones Built for Serious Business

business smartphoneThe smartphone is becoming one of the most reliable tools of any business person. They have essentially become every business execs personal assistant as they keep them organized, meetings in place, and allow them to check email and set appointments regardless of their location. However, just as prepaid phones are not suited for some, not all smartphones are created equal, and there are a few that will serve a business better than others.

It may come as a surprise, but there aren’t going to be any Apple iPhone’s listed below. When it comes to the type of phone that any business person needs, the iPhone’s inability to obtain 4G service and lack of customization features doesn’t give it the workhorse like power most businesses need.

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Creating a Hub for your Social Media Presences

social media madnessThe emergence of social media as a powerful tool for networking cannot be denied. Ranging from Facebook to Instagram to Digg, people can meet peers with similar interests and grow their businesses. Three common challenges from organizations jumping into social are that they feel that they must be in every single possible social media channel available, that they need to keep them completely separate from their major online presence, and that they need to have absolute control on what happens within the social media channel.

Let’s take a look at these 3 issues.

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Explore the World with these 4 iPhone Apps

iphone travel appTravel used to be so dangerous and maybe it still is. At least you can take along a comforting digital security blanket in the form of any of these 4 travel apps for the iPhone. They will save you zillions of dollars spent otherwise on fuel while circling round and round trying to find a restaurant or museum.

iPhone frees us from the embarrassing difficulty of not having the foggiest notion of where we are or what to do when we get there.

Check out these 4 great iPhone apps for travel.

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4 Essential Business Productivity iPad Apps

ipad in businessHas the versatility of the iPad left you searching the app store for that perfect solution to your busy business life?

The iPad has developed into a solution for almost every problem you can come across, heck, you can even order Chipotle to-go on this thing! Have you really utilized the full potential of this super-tablet though?

There are numerous apps to increase your daily productivity. They range from note-taking, to virtual computer control, to file synching and more; and just like the iPad, they’re so user friendly you’ll think you invented them yourself.

Let’s review the top 4 iPad apps that turn your tablet into a productive business tool.

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3 Trends in the Daily Deal Industry

not accepting grouponDaily coupon fatigue is settling in.

Throughout 2010, it has been estimated that about 700 companies emerged in the daily deal market and

With Facebook phasing out its daily deal offers, Yelp scaling back its own, and Groupon still working towards an IPO, there are a lot of questions regarding the daily deal industry.

Here are 3 important trends.

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3 Android Apps to Accept Payments Anywhere

People want a quick way to accept and make payments online. Having this ability, increases business performance and facilitates money handling for the user. Business owners no longer have to make big investments in payment terminals to accept credit card payments. They can just use their own Android phones to get down to business.

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Being able to process payments on their Android phones, allows business owners not to be chained to their offices. Three of the best Android Apps for sending and receiving payments anywhere in the world are: Square, Pay Anywhere, and Paypal.

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4 iPhone Apps for Choosing a Restaurant

It is not always easy to find a good restaurant: a restaurant that is not only convenient, but also appropriate to your tastes for a particular evening.

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Many apps are being developed for iPhone and other smart phones that can find you restaurants, cafes, and places to shop for something special.  You can also get directions to get there. Here are 4 great iPhone apps for choosing a restaurant.

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TV Show Viewers: Before and Today

A new report by Margaret Lyons at New York puts today’s successes in perspective by comparing their ratings to numbers for (relatively ho-hum) series that aired not too long ago.

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Here are some sobering stats to put today’s TV in perspective.

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How to Run Windows on your Mac

Almost every Mac user will agree that Mac OS X is an awesome operating system and they will agree that in general, they are satisfied with choosing OS X as well.

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Still, they might admit that there are those times when the Windows OS would be a handier addition though. The good news for all Mac users is that they do not have to make a full switch from their OS X to Windows, but that they can run both Windows and OS X on the same computer.

Here are 3 ways to show you how to run Windows on your Mac.

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