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	<title><![CDATA[Are There Too Many Storage Solutions?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232500711]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[It's a challenge to sort through the maze of storage products
to find a solution to your problem--but it's better than not having choices.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Smartphone Adoption Higher In Europe]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500674]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[More U.S. consumers hold on to feature phones and dumb phones. Are U.S. carriers to blame?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Solid State Storage Can Save You Money]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232500549]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Solid-state storage is still expensive. Is it worth the benefits?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Smartphone Option Overload Confuses Consumers]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500512]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:54 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Vendors have bombarded consumers with conflicting information about smartphone costs, network data speeds, and features, slowing adoption and upgrade rates.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Google Has Lost Control Of Android Fragmentation]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500433]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:17 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Fragmentation allows variety among device makers, but can cause frustration for developers and lower satisfaction among end users.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[RIM Investors Give Thumbs Down On New CEO]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500345]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:45 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Stock drops after new chief Thorsten Heins said he'll stay the course laid out by his predecessors.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Windows Phone Predicted To Overtake iOS By 2015]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500262]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Nokia partnership will launch Microsoft's platform to second place in global smartphone market share, iSuppli forecasts.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Solid State Disk's True Cost]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232500188]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[IT pros focus on SSD's hefty startup costs, but you must consider other costs when evaluating the storage technology.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Can Nokia Crack The Verizon Nut?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232500175]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[To be successful in North America, you have to have a device on the biggest network, Verizon.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why RIM Should Cut BlackBerry Losses]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232500106]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:55 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[RIM's best move may be to cut its losses on BlackBerry 10 and adopt Android or Windows Phone instead.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Biggest Storage Trend of 2012]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232400446]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Performance management skills--in both software and IT professionals--promises to be the biggest storage story this year. ]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Releases Windows 8 Tablet Specs]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232400502]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's forthcoming tablets have the bar set high for minimum hardware requirements.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[RIM Taps Goldman Sachs To Explore Options]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232400414]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:54 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Is hiring the investment firm a sign that the BlackBerry maker is ready to seriously entertain buyout offers?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Big Data Changes Storage Needs]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232400330]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:07 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Growth of unstructured data forces IT managers to look for new ways to scale storage capabilities, with cloud storage a leading option.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Verizon Gains More Than Consumers With LTE Shift]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232400323]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:59 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[To ease traffic on its 3G network, Verizon wants all future smartphone releases to support LTE.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Windows Phones To Flood Market In 2012]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/232400222]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Microsoft failed to gain much ground in the mobile phone market in 2011, but its partners should help it grab a piece of the market this year.
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	<title><![CDATA[Nokia Promises Exclusive Phones To U.S. Carriers]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232400119]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:06 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Will unique devices appease carriers and change Nokia's Microsoft Phone fortunes?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[2 Storage Management Trends To Watch In 2012]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/virtualization/232400023]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Why are consolidated storage and compute infrastructures hot now? Storage management issues can cause virtualization projects to slow down or stall.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tips For Multi-Platform Mobile App Development]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232400022]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:01 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[New Forrester report has advice for enterprises supporting the consumerization of IT.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Apple's Cool Factor Waning?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232301387]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Apple's best years are behind it, opines one financial reporter. Really? We don't see anyone getting a Samsung tattoo.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Flash Dependent Storage Systems Take Off In 2012]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232301341]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:06 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Whether flash-only, or a combination of flash and mechanical storage, the technology is poised for significant gains.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[SMS Text Messaging Declines]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/messaging/232301313]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[SMS isn't going away, but looks to have peaked. That hits carriers in the pocketbook.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will Windows Phone Take Off In 2012?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232301115]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:17 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has two updates planned for its mobile platform next year, and its application store has a lot of apps. Will it spur sales?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will RAID Die In 2012?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/disaster_recovery/232301095]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:33 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The time it takes to rebuild a RAID-protected volume makes it unwieldy with today's high-capacity drives.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Androids Everywhere, But Update Model Broken]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232301065]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[In 2011, 93 different Android phones have been released across nine U.S. carriers. But there's a downside to this diversity.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will The FAA Relax Electronic Device Restrictions?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232301085]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:25 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Longstanding rules that require you to turn off your iPads and Kindles during airplane takeoff and landing may have no basis in science.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Mobile App Inventory Crosses 1 Million Mark]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300955]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:55 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Apple's App Store is the biggest, but it's the only one of seven app stores that didn't post double-digit growth in 2011.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Move Data Closer To Apps]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232300938]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:11 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The future of location-based storage tiering will be dependent on vendors being able to orchestrate movement of active data closer to the application.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[ Android Lost Ground In November]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300889]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:15 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[After two years on the rise, Google declined in mobile ad impressions in November. Will the Kindle Fire reverse the recent trend?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Data Tiering By Storage Location]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232300848]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:34 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Tiering systems in the future will move data within storage systems, to different storage systems, and even into the server hosting the application.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[PlayBook: An Anchor Dragging RIM Down]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300823]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:15 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even BlackBerry owners don't want Research In Motion's tablet. When will RIM cut its losses and move on?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Developers Still Target iOS Ahead Of Android]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300703]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:17 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[There potentially is more money to be made developing for Apple's iPhone, even though Android has more users.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Young Adults Drive Smartphone Sales]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300634]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:13 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[It is no surprise that the younger generation is in love with smartphones, but all age groups are increasingly embracing the technology.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Why Your Phone Hasn't Been Updated Yet]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300584]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[A smartphone may be smaller than a computer, and many are also tougher to update.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Are Storage Vendors Shopping For SSD Companies?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232300555]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:02 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[This is the beginning of a larger trend where storage systems vendors get serious about integrating solid-state storage companies into their portfolios.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[ NTSB Cellphone Ban Highlights Mishmash Of State Rules]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300465]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[While many states have laws covering driver texting and mobile phone use, it's a patchwork of rules, with different levels of enforcement.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Shakes Up Windows Phone Management]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300397]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:10 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Will Andy Lees' move from president of the Windows Phone division improve the mobile platform's fortunes?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will Solid-State Storage Kill Tiering?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232300386]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:15 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Even when solid-state storage dominates the data center, mechanical storage and tape will still have a major role to play in your storage infrastructure.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Open Source WebOS: A Win For Windows Phone?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300315]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:59 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's mobile business will get a big boost from HP's decision to open source webOS, says one analyst. Is his logic sound?]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hard Drives Get Squeezed]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232300243]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[A number of developments are speeding the transition to solid-state storage.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry, Android Users Still Want iPads]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300212]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:51 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Platform loyalty only goes so far: Android and BlackBerry phone owners prefer Apple's tablet product.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nokia Lumia Coming To T-Mobile Dec. 14?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232300127]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:47 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Wireless companies will hold a joint event next week, but details remain sparse.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kindle Fire: Too Small, Too Large?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232300057]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:30 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Usability guru Jakob Nielsen says Amazon's 7-inch tablet is too small for full-size websites, but mobile sites offer poor user experience.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Will RIM Make It To 2013?]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232200773]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:45 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[There is little doubt BlackBerry devices will be in use, but the company is ripe for a buyout.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Android, Samsung Maintain Top Mobile Market Spots]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232200696]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:38 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Google's operating system, Apple's iPhone gain from RIM's continual slide in mobile market share, reports ComScore.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Carrier IQ: Senate Demands Answers ]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232200608]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:50 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senate weighs in on the Carrier IQ phone-snooping issue.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Must-Have Features In Your Next Storage System]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232200552]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:26 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Storage managers should prioritize capabilities like thin provisioning, snapshots, replication, and cloning--along with price.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Sprint Beefs Up Network For iPhone]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/232200521]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:59 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Carrier takes action to remedy users' reports of subpar smartphone speeds.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Apps Coming To Apple iOS]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/messaging/232200416]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:51 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Microsoft apps like Office, Azure, and SharePoint may soon show up on iOS and Android devices.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Your Next Storage System]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/232200362]]></link>		
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:38 EST</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[IT managers should be making plans to update their storage infrastructure in 2012. Consider these tips to sort through all the new features, capabilities, and options.]]></description>
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