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So long, boring old Blackberry. Androids and iPhones are now becoming staples in the business world. And is it any surprise? With so many great (and FREE) business apps, on-the-go productivity has never been easier.

PC World recommends these 5 cool, free business apps for your smartphone:

MapQuest

The stock Google Maps app is pretty good at giving you directions from point A to point B (especially on Android), but the MapQuest app raises the ante with with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions–much like you’d get from a bona fide GPS.

Dropbox

Dropbox lets you tap the cloud anywhere you go, providing fast and easy access to everything you’ve ever shared or stored: documents, photos, videos, presentations, and so on. In fact, you can stream videos you don’t have room to store on your device.

Evernote

Not to gush, but Evernote is like a personal assistant for your pocket. With it you can save receipts for later reconciling, capture a whiteboard diagram for future reference, record a voice note to share with your team, and, of course, take notes.

TeamViewer

Need remote access to your PC? Look no further than TeamViewer. With it you gain total control over your PC–great for, say, grabbing a PowerPoint presentation from a thousand miles away, shutting down the PC you left running at the office, or just running a program you can’t normally run on a phone.

TripIt

TripIt is a killer travel-management service that organizes your itineraries, reservations, and the like. All you do is forward all travel-related confirmation e-mails (from airlines, hotels, car-rental outfits, etc.) to plans@tripit.com. The service culls all the pertinent details from those e-mails and builds detailed itineraries.

What awesome business apps did PC World leave out of this list? Share in the comments!

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