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  Flipboard magazines land on PCs via the Web

  Flipboard magazines have arrived on the Web. You can now publicly share with the entire online world any content you've turned into a digital magazine, even if the reader doesn't have a Flipboard account.

• WordPress unveils hosting package for small businesses

  For as long as I can remember, WordPress has been synonymous with blog hosting--mostly consumer blog hosting.

• Microsoft Office Web apps get big update ahead of Windows 8

  Microsoft just completed its makeover of Office Web Apps, adding improved touch support for phones and tablets and a modern sheen to complement the upcoming Windows 8.

• Amazon opens new Oregon data center for Web services

  Amazon Web Services opened up a new data center in Oregon that will cost less to use than AWS's other West Coast facility, in California.

• Amazon adds app for easier two-factor authentication

  Amazon Web Services has added the option to use applications to create codes for its Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) service, the company said on Wednesday.

• Create an Online Store With Shopify

  An online store is a complex thing; developing one from scratch can take months of hard work. Yet in the final analysis, most stores are very much alike. Shopify ($29 plus percentage per month and up, 30-day free trial) lets you create your own store...

• Citrix acquires ShareFile for cloud-based file management

  Citrix Systems has acquired ShareFile for an undisclosed sum, in an effort to break into the cloud-based data sharing market, the company said on Thursday.

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  Getting started with iCloud, Apple's new sync service

  Over the past few years, consumers have become obsessed with the notion of having their documents and data instantly available wherever they are, on whichever device they happen to be using at the time.

• Useful sites for small business

  Whether you're running a business out of your den or from a penthouse in the sky, you don't have time or money to waste on second-rate tools. These well-designed services and resources are among the best the Web offers for small and midsize businesse...

• Tips for getting more out of PayPal

  In the last 13 years, PayPal has expanded far beyond its initial growth spurt on auction Websites. According to its second-quarter results, the online payment service busted through the $1 billion-earnings mark and is processing more than $315 millio...

• Save Money and Get a Second Line by Making Calls Over Wi-Fi

  If you frequently use a mobile phone for business calls and text messages, you know that the fees from your carrier can add up quickly. But with suitable apps and programs, you can add an office line that lets you use Wi-Fi to make voice calls and se...

• How Twitter Web analytics will help your business

  Twitter announced its new Web Analytics service at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference on Tuesday. The product is poised to roll out to a wider audience over the next few weeks. Here's a look at what analytics for Twitter are supposed to do, and how th...

• Salesforce Alternatives: 5 CRM Services for Small Businesses

  Customer relationship management (CRM) programs have a bad reputation for being overly technical, burdensome to implement, and a chore to use. This can certainly be true of some services, especially for owners of small to medium-size businesses who l...

• XXX domain registration begins: Should you buy one?

  ICANN has begun accepting registrations on a limited basis for XXX domains. If you are in the adult entertainment business, or your site is related to adult endeavors, then buying a XXX domain is a no-brainer, but even businesses that offer more "tra...

• Amazon adds in-memory caching to its cloud

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a public beta test of ElastiCache, which is designed to allow enterprises to speed up their Web applications, the company said on Monday.