| Editor's note: See why Android and iOS are on a major collision course in 2011 but the real fall-out could affect other competitors. Also, read the news about Steve Jobs taking another medical leave from Apple and more speculation about HP's webOS plans. -Jason Google Android vs. Apple iOS: Handicapping the 2011 death match If you thought Google Android and Apple iOS butted heads in 2010, wait until you see what they do in 2011. And, see where both have weaknesses that could be exploited. Read more | News from ZDNet | | | Apple's Jobs takes medical leave, remains CEO; Succession planning in focus Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave to focus on his health. He will remain CEO, but Tim Cook, chief operating officer, will run Apple day to day. Read more | | 4G could still treat data as an over-priced 'rare commodity' 4G/LTE means greater mobile data speeds and better access for mobile devices, tablets and laptops. But the 'data revolution of 2010' could mean the same bandwidth limitations as 3G today. Read more | | WebOS: The Other Smartphone/Tablet Linux We already have numerous desktop Linuxes; and Android and MeeGo for smartphones and tablets; now HP wants to make webOS popular. Read more | | HP/Palm is About to Shake up the Tablet Space With webOS Having HP step in to buy Palm was the best thing that could have happened for webOS, and we're about to see the proof of that when the expected webOS tablets get announced next month. Read more | | When does Windows Phone 7 get its grand opening? So far, Microsoft has treated Windows Phone 7 like a soft opening at a restaurant, where you open the doors quietly while you get the operation running smoothly. But you can't stay below the radar forever and hope to build a business. So when does Windows Phone 7 get its... Read more | | Will Windows Phone 7 turn into another great Microsoft product no one uses? Windows Phone 7 hasn't been storming the scene as we thought it would after the big launch event in October and the very positive reception by nearly everyone in the press last summer. Will Microsoft get off the pot and do something to promote a platform that I personally enjoy? Read more | | Dropbox and Google Docs Integration may be on its way Dropbox, a popular cloud-based file system, may sound be working hand-in-hand with Google Docs. Read more | | Google Defines the Sides in the HTML5 Video Fight Google explains more about its logic in supporting WebM and Ogg Theora codecs for the HTML5 video tag over H.264, but the Web video standard battle will only continue. Read more | | iPad 2 to quadruple resolution to 2048 x 1536 New information suggests that the upcoming iPad 2 will in fact get a 2048 x 1536 panel running at 260 DPI, double the amount of horizontal and vertical pixels as the iPad 1. Read more | | Hands-on Impressions of the HTC EVO Shift 4G I have been playing with the HTC EVO Shift 4G for a few days and offer first impression of the phone. The Shift is an Android phone by HTC that has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, for fans of those. Read more | | Where are those Windows Azure Appliances? What's going on with Microsoft's private-cloud-in-a-box -- its Windows Azure Appliances? No one's really saying.... Read more | | Asus teases Eee PC Sirocco for launch this week Asus is gearing up to launch a new Eee PC series dubbed "Sirocco," with a new graphic that is already "making waves" on the Interwebs. Read more | | Is a digital magazine storefront for the iPad on the way? Even though the first iPad-only newspaper has been delayed, rumors are already circling about an entire digital magazine storefront for Apple's tablet. Read more |
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