| Editor's note: Here's my first look at whether the Apple iPad 2 is worth buying, and who should avoid it. Also, take a look at one IT pro's list of the most prestigious jobs in IT and see HP's big plans for making WebOS a platform with 100 million devices. -Jason Apple iPad 2: Who should buy and who should pass A lot of people are attracted to the Apple iPad 2, but not all them should get it. Here's a look at the top candidates for the iPad 2, as well as those who should stick with iPad 1 or get a different device. Read more | News from ZDNet | | | HP's WebOS target: 100 million devices "We'll be shipping this (WebOS) on dedicated devices---smartphones and our tablet---in June. From that date there will be wave after wave to support the WebOS," said HP CEO Leo Apotheker. Read more | | Texas Instruments suffers damage in Japan earthquake Texas Instruments said its manufacturing site in Miho, Japan suffered sustantial damage during last Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake. Read more | | IT metrics may be misleading due to 'false transparency' A burgeoning IT cost transparency movement promises better insights into the value of systems and software. Or is it missing something? Read more | | HP's new strategy: Public cloud, analytics, big data appliances Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker outlined a new strategy that relies heavily on analytics software and being a cloud platform. In addition, HP will launch a public cloud platform that will serve... Read more | | Ubuntu Linux and GNOME: The Disputes continue There's disorganization and disputes in Linux desktop circles. Read more | | Hands-on review: Microsoft Express Mouse Microsoft recently introduced the wired, BlueTrack-enabled Express Mouse. Here's the hands-on review. Read more | | OtterBox's iPad Latch: No slips of the hand here OtterBox's iPad latch keeps your expensive tablet from slipping out of your hand. Read more | | Light leakage affecting some iPad 2 owners It seems that some iPad 2 devices are suffering from similar issues to early iPhone 4 devices. Read more | | Did Apple iPad 2 availability have you walking out the door with a different model? The Apple iPad 2 is out of stock in most areas of the country and I know some of us ended up walking out the door with a model different than what we planned to purchase. Read more | | Is Intel pricing itself out of the tablet PC market with new Atom Z670 processor? As with Microsoft, Intel's prowess in the conventional PC world of desktops and laptops has not provided much help when it comes to smaller mobile devices. Intel's been a non-player in... Read more | | New Windows 8 screenshots: Traceable builds to plug leaks? New Windows 8 screenshots have emerged. Though it shows no changes, it does reinforce 'cloud ported user accounts'. Plus, a theory of how leaks are found and plugged. Read more | | Screenshots: Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1: New user interface, push notifications Screenshots: The latest beta for Twitter for BlackBerry 1.1 has been released, sporting a desktop-styled feature set and a new, refined user interface. Read more | | How news of Japan's earthquake, tsunami spread on Facebook Here are some more details on how Facebook played a communication role in the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami and Japan. Read more | | Is Microsoft killing off the Zune hardware? There are rumors out that Microsoft may be killing off the dedicated Zune hardware devices. This isn't surprising given that they did a lousy job of telling why they were so good. Read more |
|  | | About this newsletter | The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner
TechRepublic Editor in Chief
|  | | | My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner | | Motorola Xoom: Unboxing and comparison photos The Motorola Xoom is the first device running Google's official Android tablet platform. See the unboxing of the Xoom, photos of it in action, and comparison photos with the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. | |
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