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	Toshiba develops MRAM for smartphone processors Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs by two-thirds. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now In this Issue IBM advances silicon nanophotonics JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on AT&T [December 2012] Sharky: They REALLY don't make 'em like that anymore A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city External disk storage shipments surpass 7 exabytes in Q3 Wall Street Beat: Chips, mobile devices in spotlight as tech slumps iPads top tablet battery tests by U.S., U.K. consumer watchdogs Judge pleads for 'global peace' in Apple-Samsung fight IDC raises forecast for tablet shipments Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerry 10: Better mousetrap for enterprise mobile RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. IBM advances silicon nanophotonics IBM has demonstrated that it is commercially feasible to bake optical circuitry into silicon processors using fabrication techniques, which could set the stage for radically faster and lower-cost computer communications. Read More JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on AT&T [December 2012] AT&T has some excellent Android devices available this holiday season -- so which should you get? Read on for the Android Power recommendations. Read More Sharky: They REALLY don't make 'em like that anymore It's the pre-IBM-PC days of desktop computers, and this pilot fish sells a pair of them to a hotel accounting department. A month later, the customer calls: There's smoke coming from one of them. Read More A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city Apple has the money, talent and resources to build a highly automated factory in the U.S. that turns out products that are potentially cost competitive with those it now makes in China. Read More External disk storage shipments surpass 7 exabytes in Q3 IDC today released its Disk Storage Tracker, showing steady growth in external storage systems worldwide for the third quarter. Read More WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. Wall Street Beat: Chips, mobile devices in spotlight as tech slumps Even though sales of some mobile devices are booming, overall confidence in the tech sector continues to erode as economic weakness puts downward pressure on the computer market. Read More iPads top tablet battery tests by U.S., U.K. consumer watchdogs Apple's iPad and iPad Mini took top honors in a pair of tablet battery shootouts conducted by consumer watchdogs in the U.S. and the U.K. Read More Judge pleads for 'global peace' in Apple-Samsung fight At the end of a long court hearing in California on Thursday that saw Apple and Samsung argue over a $1 billion damages award granted to Apple this summer, Judge Lucy Koh had a simple yet optimistic request: global peace. Read More IDC raises forecast for tablet shipments Tablets are hot-- so hot that IDC just bumped up its global market forecast for the tablet market for 2012 and beyond. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerry 10: Better mousetrap for enterprise mobile RIM's BlackBerry 10 offers enterprise features while its BlackBerry Balance mobile management will offer seamless integration and tight security with BlackBerry devices and can support Android and iOS devices as well. But the enteprise moves to BYOD, where consumers have chosen Android and iPhone as the preferred end device. Read More
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