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Computerworld Storage & Hardware Feb 01, 2016 Get ready for top-end smartphones with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chip Smartphones will get 4K video playback and unprecedented LTE and wireless speeds with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 820. Many flagship handsets with that chip will be announced soon. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Like Chromebooks, thumb-size PCs will soon take off • Tim Cook's Apple's focus on India is insanely great • Samsung profit plummets on sagging smartphone sales • Apple is in a position to overtake Samsung as world's top chip buyer • Boeing's 737 Max has successful first flight • Apple expected to finally introduce wireless charging with the iPhone 7 • A look inside Verizon's Super Bowl control center • Verizon to let SMBs buy smartphones on the installment plan • Smartphone growth at lowest on concerns about global economy, saturation in China White Paper: Dell Inc. Four Ways to Boost Enterprise Storage Performance, Efficiency and Value Discover four ways midsize and enterprise organizations can drive down latency to efficiently boost IOPS, leverage auto-tiering, and ensure scalability and availability. Read More ▶ Like Chromebooks, thumb-size PCs will soon take off Thumb-size PCs like Intel's Compute Stick are still a novelty, but adoption will grow as TVs and displays increasingly become the center of entertainment and computing. Read More ▶ Tim Cook's Apple's focus on India is insanely great Apple says it's got sights on India. Here's why it makes so much sense. Read More ▶ Samsung profit plummets on sagging smartphone sales Weak demand for mobile phones and display panels pushed down Samsung's profits last quarter, and the company doesn't expect much improvement this year. Read More ▶ Apple is in a position to overtake Samsung as world's top chip buyer Apple was the world's second-largest chip buyer last year, spending more than $29 billion, up by 7.1 percent compared to 2014, according to a study released by Gartner. Read More ▶ Video Boeing's 737 Max has successful first flight Boeing's newest airplane, the 737 Max, completed its first test flight on Friday. It begins a testing program that, barring any problems, should see the first 737 Max delivered to launch customer Southwest Airlines in 2017. Watch Now ▶ Apple expected to finally introduce wireless charging with the iPhone 7 Wireless charging has proved wildly popular, with 90% of respondents to a recent survey saying they want it in the next smartphone. Apple has been a standout among makers in not adopting it, but IHS believes that's about to change. Read More ▶ A look inside Verizon's Super Bowl control center This is Verizon's Super Bowl command room -- a temporary, purpose-built nerve center in the shadow of Levi's Stadium that pulls in data from permanent and temporary base stations to ensure the network keeps running. Read More ▶ Verizon to let SMBs buy smartphones on the installment plan Verizon will let small business customers take advantage of monthly payment plans for new smartphones and other devices, avoiding a big cash outlay upfront. Read More ▶ Smartphone growth at lowest on concerns about global economy, saturation in China Smartphone shipment growth was at its lowest ever in the fourth quarter of 2015 on account of the maturity of major markets like China and consumer concerns about the global economy, according to a research firm. Read More ▶ White Paper: Dell Inc. New Flash Technologies Overcome Barriers to Widespread Adoption Inside this report, IDC reviews different flash options including all-flash arrays, hybrid flash arrays, and a new innovation: triple-level cell flash in enterprise-grade flash arrays. Read More ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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