I'm starting to believe that Droid RAZR Maxx is the best Android on the market right now - though I lament that it means sacrificing the original's sublime thin design. Can't we have it all?!

What's a car show without models? Thanks to some red dresses, and red flowers, Porsche gets best in show for it's non-911 models.

I'm not so sure Jobs would be convinced of the design aesthetic of the new SL. It's teutonic, yes. Most definitely chunky, and solid looking. But there are little accoutrements on virtually every surface.

This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, the Hyundai Elantra was named 2011 North American Car of the Year, beating out the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat.

Droid RAZR Maxx could steal the limelight in the Motorola booth. Expect it to continue the thin tradition re-booted with the launch of the Droid RAZR in Q4 '11.

4 reasons why Android Tablets are failing. And why that may soon change with the introduction of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire.

Fortunately, 2011 was a strong year for the industry with 12.67 million new vehicles sold (+10.3% y/y and the best year since 2008). Flamboyant auto launches may be the closest remedy for a Steve Job-less world.

By releasing Android 4 first on Nexus, Google gets the OS into the hands of early adopters--such as my Android-loving self--who then in essence test the bejesus out of the thing. Bugs are reported. Issues are discovered. The inevitable updates begin to roll out.

ICS portends a new, slick design direction for Google. It's right on the money. Sure, there are minor inconsistencies. And not many apps yet take advantage of new features available via ICS, but that will change quickly. As a flagship device, it's a smart alternative to the iPhone 4S.

One publishing house told me, "Android is driven by a community of hacktivists, rooters, and freeloaders - you don't build a nice house in that neighborhood."