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Smartphones, tablets and laptops are fantastic tools: They allow us to search the Internet, answer e-mail messages and watch video whether we’re sitting on the train or waiting for our flight at the airport. But these devices can certainly be dangerous, too. If they fall into the wrong hands, your information, from your online banks accounts to your e-mail messages to your Facebook pages, can fall prey to cyber thieves

Google Reader, the popular RSS reader, is all but gone. Google declared that it would eliminate the service once July 1 rolls around

How much protection do you think passwords provide today to your company’s Web sites, mobile devices and desktop computers? The right answer? Probably not much.

It’s not easy to operate a successful small business today. You’re faced with escalating costs, sometimes unreliable employees, and competition from name-brand businesses with far bigger budgets. But at least your small business can take advantage of larger tax breaks for investing in new technology.

Think your small business is safe from cyber criminals?

It’s not something that small business owners think about: But how are you affected if the one person with access to your business’ most important online accounts – your company’s social media accounts, online bank accounts and cloud-based payroll software – dies unexpectedly? Will you be able to access those accounts? You better, or else your business is likely to be in for some financial pain.

If your business isn’t growing, it’s dying.

Can a cult grow around an organization app? In the case of Evernote, the five-year-old note-taking and organization application that’s growing with an amazing speed, the answer is an absolute “yes.” Evernote has captivated an expanding base of devoted fans, fans willing to spread the word about this application for free, fans that would never consider using any other note-taking software, according to a fascinating feature recently run by BloombergBusinessweek.

Do you adore your iPhone? Can you ever envision deserting it?

You almost should feel sorry for the makers of Java. The applet is continually cited as an open invitation to hackers, one that permits cyber criminals easy access to your computer and personal data. But really, Java’s time has mostly gone.