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		<title>IDC: tablets to overtake portable PCs by end of 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 15:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the IDC (International Data Corporation)&#8217;s latest report on their Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, tablet computers are projected to overtake the mobile PC market by the end of this year. And more than that, the IDC suggests that tablet sales will grow past those of the entire PC market by the year 2015. If  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/idc-tablets-to-overtake-portable-pcs-by-end-of-2013-28283924/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Trends Map shows which videos are big in your city</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside the USA, YouTube has ushered in a Trends Map, this map allowing you to see which videos are showing up most often in the area you live in. While it would appear that most of the United States is watching a trailer for the 6th season of True Blood at the moment, there&#8217;s no  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/youtube-trends-map-shows-which-videos-are-big-in-your-city-07280888/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple said to sell 75 million low-cost iPhones in 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been rumored for a while now that Apple will be releasing a lower-cost iPhone at some point this year &#8212; most likely sometime in the fall, which now begs the question of how many of these low-cost iPhones will sell. Since they&#8217;ll be cheaper than a regular iPhone, it makes sense that Apple will  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-said-to-sell-75-million-low-cost-iphones-in-2014-16278057/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PC market tumbles as IDC points at Windows 8</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/pc-market-tumbles-as-idc-points-at-windows-8-11277481/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If reporting that the entirety of the PC market weren&#8217;t enough of a punch in the gut for Microsoft from the analytical group IDC, the suggestion that their newest operating system is to blame really, really is. What you&#8217;re about to witness is the continued downfall of the PC industry in the charts of the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pc-market-tumbles-as-idc-points-at-windows-8-11277481/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple No 1 for 9th consecutive time for smartphone customer satisfaction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s one thing J.D. Power &#038; Associates semi-annual report on customer satisfaction can agree upon, it&#8217;s that Apple is &#8211; and has been for quite some time &#8211; the best in smartphone customer satisfaction. Based on a 1,000 point scale with points given for performance, physical design, features, and ease of operation, Apple ranks  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-no-1-for-9th-consecutive-time-for-smartphone-customer-satisfaction-21274866/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone &#8220;budget&#8221; model tipped with plastic and 4-inch Retina display</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve seen the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and have decided that you&#8217;re not all about it, feeling more like an iPhone 5 this upcoming summer, you may be in some budget-friendly luck. A next-generation slightly less expensive model of the iPhone 5 has been predicted by the historically surprisingly accurate analyst prediction skills of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-budget-model-tipped-with-plastic-and-4-inch-retina-display-15274239/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ComScore: Samsung rises as Android falls</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/comscore-samsung-rises-as-android-falls-06272883/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s ComScore results for Smartphone Platform Market Share and Smartphone OEM Market Share show first that Apple is rising while Android falls. That much is easy to see as the three-month average ending in January of 2013 is compared to the three-month average ending in October 2012 in the Smartphone Platform arena &#8211; Apple  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/comscore-samsung-rises-as-android-falls-06272883/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canalys: iPad was 1 of ever 6 PCs sold in Q4 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/canalys-ipad-was-1-of-ever-6-pcs-sold-in-q4-2012-06268355/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The analysis group Canalys has released a report detailing how they&#8217;ve run the numbers on the PC market for the fourth quarter of 2012, discovering that when the iPad is included in those numbers, they take 1 out of every 6 units sold. This report details PC shipments across the whole world for the fourth  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/canalys-ipad-was-1-of-ever-6-pcs-sold-in-q4-2012-06268355/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ABI: Android king of end-of-2013 &#8220;1.4 billion smartphone&#8221; estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/abi-android-king-of-end-of-2013-1-4-billion-smartphone-estimate-06268348/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at ABI have released a study that predicts a massive 1.4 billion smartphones to be in-use by the end of 2013, 798 million of them Android-based. This set of numbers also suggests that Windows Phone will be in around 45 million smartphones while Apple will retain the number 2 spot with  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/abi-android-king-of-end-of-2013-1-4-billion-smartphone-estimate-06268348/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Deal: Business or Legacy?</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/dell-deal-business-or-legacy-06268339/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temptation to draw parallels between Michael Dell and Apple&#8217;s Steve Jobs is a compelling one. Both founded technology companies that went on to great success; both left their position at the helm for some time, and then returned with great fanfare. However, Dell is not Jobs, and while the Apple CEO died leaving a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/dell-deal-business-or-legacy-06268339/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gartner: Apple just as Enterprise friendly as Microsoft by 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/gartner-apple-just-as-enterprise-friendly-as-microsoft-by-2014-04268048/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Gartner has released a report in which they predict Apple to be as accepted by Enterprise IT by the year 2014 as Microsoft is here in 2013. That&#8217;s may appear to be a mighty large feat for those unaware of the inroads Apple&#8217;s taken over the past few years into this space that&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/gartner-apple-just-as-enterprise-friendly-as-microsoft-by-2014-04268048/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Android really crushing iPhone, or is it hype?</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/is-android-really-crushing-iphone-or-is-it-hype-01267884/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at the start of 2013 we&#8217;re seeing some rather conflicting messages coming from analytical sources across the web, this week&#8217;s message appearing to be that Android is &#8220;crushing&#8221; iOS &#8211; could it be true? Hardly. The most recent report from Strategy Analytics has Apple selling 17.7 million iPhones in the USA alone, this part  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/is-android-really-crushing-iphone-or-is-it-hype-01267884/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IDC shows ASUS and Samsung skyrocketing in tablet sales</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/idc-shows-asus-and-samsung-skyrocketing-in-tablet-sales-31267668/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though Apple&#8217;s iPad lineup remains undeniably dominant in tablet PCs globally with a beastly 43.6% market share, IDC is showing that this Q4 2012 both Samsung and ASUS have bashed their previous records for sales to bits. Samsung&#8217;s Q4 shipments hit 7.9 million units in 2012 while one year before their quarter only hit 2.2  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/idc-shows-asus-and-samsung-skyrocketing-in-tablet-sales-31267668/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Huawei shocks smartphone market with 3rd place finish in 2012: IDC</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-shocks-smartphone-market-with-3rd-place-finish-in-2012-idc-27266865/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we&#8217;re having a bit of a double-take on the IDC&#8217;s release outlining the fourth quarter mobile device market share breakdown for the end of 2012, with none other than Huawei taking third place. This is absolutely surprising as all get-out as Huawei has never before cracked the top 5 smartphone vendors in the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-shocks-smartphone-market-with-3rd-place-finish-in-2012-idc-27266865/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung and Apple one-brand manufacturing puts competition on notice</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-and-apple-one-brand-manufacturing-puts-competition-on-notice-23266483/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week it&#8217;s been made clear &#8211; or perhaps just clearer than ever before &#8211; that a company able to manufacture its own device components is a company that will thrive. According to the readouts from Gartner showing 2012&#8242;s top consumers in the semiconductor universe specifically, Samsung and Apple are out in front of the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-and-apple-one-brand-manufacturing-puts-competition-on-notice-23266483/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>comScore: Facebook ends 2012 as #1 mobile app in the USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest comScore Mobile Metrix ranking working with the audiences of the top mobile apps in the USA, Facebook has taken a relatively massive leap ahead of Google Maps through 2012 to become the top app in the USA. This listing includes polling of users aged 18 years or older on both iOS  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/comscore-facebook-ends-2012-as-1-mobile-app-in-the-usa-23266462/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPad mini projected to drive AND cannibalize iPad sales in Q1 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-projected-to-drive-and-cannibalize-ipad-sales-in-q1-2013-18265890/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Apple&#8217;s financial Q1 2013 sales report looms (set for the 23rd of this month), Rob Cihra of Evercore Partners has updated projections on sales for the iPad, iPad mini, and everything in-between. Specifically regarding iPad and iPad mini sales, Cihra makes it clear that a 56 percent year-over-year growth is possible comparing Apple&#8217;s sales  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-mini-projected-to-drive-and-cannibalize-ipad-sales-in-q1-2013-18265890/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5 in multi-colored plastic predicted in Apple 2013 roadmap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a projected roadmap of Apple products spanning the next 12 months, this map including no less than an iPhone 5S and a new iteration of the iPhone 5, complete with plastic casing. While an actual &#8220;official&#8221; leaked roadmap as such leaked from Apple would be a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5-in-multi-colored-plastic-predicted-in-apple-2013-roadmap-16265562/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ChangeWave: iPhone demand down but still dominant</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/changewave-iphone-demand-down-but-still-dominant-15265426/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at ChangeWave have shown off their quarterly consumer smartphone report, showing none other than Samsung as the big winner as far as market growth goes in the USA. This North American report covers the quarter leading up to the beginning of 2013, with the last quarter reported being December of 2012.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/changewave-iphone-demand-down-but-still-dominant-15265426/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pew Research and NPD suggest tablets replacing e-readers and traditional print</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/pew-research-and-npd-suggest-tablets-replacing-e-readers-and-traditional-print-27262343/</link>
		<comments>http://www.slashgear.com/pew-research-and-npd-suggest-tablets-replacing-e-readers-and-traditional-print-27262343/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to NPD analyst Stephen Baker, it&#8217;s &#8220;the beginning of the end&#8221; for traditional e-readers, and according to Pew Research&#8217;s most recent findings, it&#8217;s full-color tablets that are replacing the segment &#8211; with traditional print dying out as well. According to Pew&#8217;s newest survey, 23% of Americans ages 16 and older say they&#8217;ve read a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pew-research-and-npd-suggest-tablets-replacing-e-readers-and-traditional-print-27262343/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung expected to ship over 500 million phones in 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung certainly had a big year, and despite some legal setbacks with Apple, the company saw record profits in its mobile division. They also became the world’s largest mobile phone vendor with shipments estimated to have reached around 420 million units. In 2013, the company expects to break that number and ship over 500 million  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-expected-to-ship-over-500-million-phones-in-2013-26262171/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nielsen 2012 recap puts Android and iOS on top</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/nielsen-2012-recap-puts-android-and-ios-on-top-21261981/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at analyst group Nielsen have released their &#8220;Tops of 2012: Digital&#8221; list and have found Android and Apple&#8217;s iOS battling it out for top US Smartphone operating system to the supreme surprise of no-one &#8211; it&#8217;s the fact that BlackBerry still commands 7% of the market that&#8217;s most striking. The main  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nielsen-2012-recap-puts-android-and-ios-on-top-21261981/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps for iOS may not last long, according to analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you happened to jump on the Google Maps for iOS bandwagon a couple days ago, only because you thought Apple might take the app down, you&#8217;re not alone. According to Technology Business Research analyst Ezra Gottheil, the new Google Maps app may not stay in the iTunes App Store forever, mentioning that a rejection  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-maps-for-ios-may-not-last-long-according-to-analyst-14261032/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple HDTV tipped to include 3D Imaging Magic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would appear that the next-generation Apple TV set that&#8217;s been rumored for many, many moons may well be coming with a bang &#8211; a 3D imaging bang that&#8217;s more than twice its worth in bucks. It&#8217;s being reported today by analysts at Morgan Stanley that Apple will not just be bringing a full-fledged TV  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-hdtv-tipped-to-include-3d-imaging-magic-11260404/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Polling gone wrong: Windows 8 &#8220;disinterest&#8221; sample heavily skewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A poll showing supposed Windows 8 disinterest earlier this week has been cut into pieces by a fellow by the name of Ed Bott. Mister Bott takes what&#8217;s reported by AVAST in a report of a collection of their users and takes it apart systematically, starting with the sample size and demographic of those polled.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/polling-gone-wrong-windows-8-disinterest-sample-heavily-skewed-16257379/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple named Most Innovative Company of 2012 by Booz &amp; Co</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In their yearly list of most innovative companies in the world, the folks at analytical group Booz &#038; Co. found with a survey of participants that Apple was the most innovative group &#8211; for the third year running. This year it appears that Apple made a substantial lead increase over either of its previous years  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-named-most-innovative-company-of-2012-by-booz-co-09256392/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Surface RT teardown shows giant retail profit margin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks that see how inexpensive an item is to produce and feel that the manufacturer should have little to no profit over this cost are certainly not going to enjoy what they&#8217;re hearing from IHS iSuppli about Microsoft today, that&#8217;s for sure. With a a Bill of Materials (BOM) cost of $271 USD and  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-rt-teardown-shows-giant-retail-profit-margin-05255718/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone ownership hits 40% in US Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-ownership-hits-40-in-us-teens-10251249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for Piper Jaffray&#8217;s Gene Munster to break the news on Apple&#8216;s dominance of the market once again, this time showing a report of 7,700 teenagers in the USA working with the iPhone in massive amounts. The survey showed that this most recent period of study showed iPhone use up 6% over the last  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-ownership-hits-40-in-us-teens-10251249/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NPD: Apple tech service key to repeat customers</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/npd-apple-tech-service-key-to-repeat-customers-28244245/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analyzing the way Apple customers work with their products and their store or choice this week was the NDP Group, this study revealing that 60 percent of Apple customers surveyed were more likely to come again after positive tech service. This study comes right alongside (incidentally) a supposedly &#8220;leaked&#8221; document for Apple Genius training earlier  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/npd-apple-tech-service-key-to-repeat-customers-28244245/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5 rumors trigger highest Apple stock price ever</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5-rumors-trigger-highest-apple-stock-price-ever-17243214/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that more than just the tip-addicted iOS fans out there are getting their fair share of iPhone 5 madness as Apple stock this week hits an all-time high. This is a big change compared to the week surrounding Apple&#8217;s recent quarterly earnings call where their slightly less-than-projected device sales numbers had investors &#8220;disappointed.&#8221;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5-rumors-trigger-highest-apple-stock-price-ever-17243214/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone gains where Android loses in Q2 Strategy Analytics report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at the analysis group Strategy Analytics have released a report on Wireless Smartphone Strategies which let it be known that while Android still dominates the domestic market, it&#8217;s certainly slipped over the past year. And where Android has slipped, Apple&#8217;s own iOS mobile operating system has grown rather rapidly. While Android  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-gains-where-android-loses-in-q2-strategy-analytics-report-30240900/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iOS developer interest pulls ahead of Android by 16% says IDC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week a May survey done by Appcelerator and IDC on developer interest for both iOS and Android has been released showing a significant lead being gained by Apple&#8217;s mobile OS over Google&#8217;s equivalent. Developer interest in iOS for the enterprise grew to 50% while Android grew 37% over the month of May here in  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ios-developer-interest-pulls-ahead-of-android-by-16-says-idc-24239994/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Next iPhone sees &#8220;unprecedented demand&#8221; in advance of reveal</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/next-iphone-sees-unprecedented-demand-in-advance-of-reveal-23239807/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a device that&#8217;s not even been formally confirmed to exist by its manufacturer, Apple&#8217;s next iPhone is certainly making a splash in ChangeWave&#8216;s most recent report. Asking 4,042 citizens of &#8220;mostly&#8221; North America this June, ChangeWave found that 14 percent were &#8220;very likely&#8221; to purchase whatever phone Apple released next for themselves or for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/next-iphone-sees-unprecedented-demand-in-advance-of-reveal-23239807/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Phone grabs a whopping 4 percent smartphone share in USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the analytical firm Strategy Analytics, there will be more than 123 million smartphones sold across the USA this year, 4 percent of these running Microsoft&#8217;s mobile operating system. Windows Phone 7 (soon to be 8) is being shown as gaining just one percent market share over their 2011 market share in 2011, running  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/windows-phone-grabs-a-whopping-4-percent-smartphone-share-in-usa-18239155/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple decimates market by operating system says Nielsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Nielsen have released their quarterly report on smart devices, this one covering Q2 of 2012 and showing Apple to have more than double the market share of its nearest competitor in terms of smartphone manufacturer share by operating system. This chart shows also that Android of course comes in first  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-decimates-market-by-operating-system-says-nielsen-13238506/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PC to Mac sales ratio plummets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week its been calculated by the analysts at Asymco that in the world of recorded sales for PCs vs Apple&#8216;s Mac computers, the ratio of the former&#8217;s sales to the latter is at its lowest since 1997. What we&#8217;re to understand from this situation is that there are around 16 PC computers sold- that&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pc-to-mac-sales-ratio-plummets-05237342/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s future trillion dollar value touted by analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s a contest out there for which analyst has the most confidence in a single company, Brian White would win it for how much potential he believes Apple has. Of course his bullish attitude toward Apple isn&#8217;t unfounded, with Apple headed toward a possible explosion in sales when the iPhone 5 is revealed later  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apples-future-trillion-dollar-value-touted-by-analyst-18234446/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ChangeWave shows iPad dominating steady tablet market</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month the analysts at ChangeWave are reporting that the tablet market as a whole is growing steadily as of this May, with the iPad continuing to show undeniable dominance over its competitors. The only two tablets shown to be grabbing a market share worth mentioning in this study were the Amazon Kindle Fire and  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/changewave-shows-ipad-dominating-steady-tablet-market-05232156/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Usage doubles year-to-year</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-usage-doubles-year-to-year-01231248/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you not on the world&#8217;s most famous text-based social network, it&#8217;s time to jump aboard as usage has doubled over the past year. A report coming from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that right around 15 percent of online adults use Twitter as of February 2012, with just about 8  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-usage-doubles-year-to-year-01231248/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nielsen: first time Smartphone and Feature Phone usage equal</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/nielsen-first-time-smartphone-and-feature-phone-usage-equal-30220760/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first time this has ever happened folks, so mark it on your calendar: Nielsen Wire has reported that they&#8217;ve found both Smartphones and Feature Phones (every kind of cell phone other than Smartphones) are being used an equal amount in the USA. This finding covers February, a point at which &#8211; as you  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nielsen-first-time-smartphone-and-feature-phone-usage-equal-30220760/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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