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feed text Are There Too Many Storage Solutions?
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18 EST
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.



text Smartphone Adoption Higher In Europe
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46 EST
More U.S. consumers hold on to feature phones and dumb phones. Are U.S. carriers to blame?



text Solid State Storage Can Save You Money
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29 EST
Solid-state storage is still expensive. Is it worth the benefits?



Vendors have bombarded consumers with conflicting information about smartphone costs, network data speeds, and features, slowing adoption and upgrade rates.



Fragmentation allows variety among device makers, but can cause frustration for developers and lower satisfaction among end users.



Stock drops after new chief Thorsten Heins said he'll stay the course laid out by his predecessors.



Nokia partnership will launch Microsoft's platform to second place in global smartphone market share, iSuppli forecasts.



text Solid State Disk's True Cost
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40 EST
IT pros focus on SSD's hefty startup costs, but you must consider other costs when evaluating the storage technology.



text Can Nokia Crack The Verizon Nut?
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30 EST
To be successful in North America, you have to have a device on the biggest network, Verizon.



text Why RIM Should Cut BlackBerry Losses
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:55 EST
RIM's best move may be to cut its losses on BlackBerry 10 and adopt Android or Windows Phone instead.



text Biggest Storage Trend of 2012
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00 EST
Performance management skills--in both software and IT professionals--promises to be the biggest storage story this year.



Microsoft's forthcoming tablets have the bar set high for minimum hardware requirements.



Is hiring the investment firm a sign that the BlackBerry maker is ready to seriously entertain buyout offers?



text Big Data Changes Storage Needs
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:07 EST
Growth of unstructured data forces IT managers to look for new ways to scale storage capabilities, with cloud storage a leading option.



To ease traffic on its 3G network, Verizon wants all future smartphone releases to support LTE.



text Windows Phones To Flood Market In 2012
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02 EST
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.



Will unique devices appease carriers and change Nokia's Microsoft Phone fortunes?



Why are consolidated storage and compute infrastructures hot now? Storage management issues can cause virtualization projects to slow down or stall.



New Forrester report has advice for enterprises supporting the consumerization of IT.



text Apple's Cool Factor Waning?
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:30 EST
Apple's best years are behind it, opines one financial reporter. Really? We don't see anyone getting a Samsung tattoo.



Whether flash-only, or a combination of flash and mechanical storage, the technology is poised for significant gains.



text SMS Text Messaging Declines
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:30 EST
SMS isn't going away, but looks to have peaked. That hits carriers in the pocketbook.



text Will Windows Phone Take Off In 2012?
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:17 EST
Microsoft has two updates planned for its mobile platform next year, and its application store has a lot of apps. Will it spur sales?



text Will RAID Die In 2012?
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:33 EST
The time it takes to rebuild a RAID-protected volume makes it unwieldy with today's high-capacity drives.



In 2011, 93 different Android phones have been released across nine U.S. carriers. But there's a downside to this diversity.