The event takes place at the Santa Clara Hyatt on Thursday, February 24.

By the time the competition finally gets to market with their 1.0 tablets, Apple will already be shipping second generation. A 14-18 month lead time in the tech market is simply unheard of.

In Goldfinger (1964) Sean Connery famously drove his Aston down a narrow alley, crashing into a mirror. Yes, it was positively shocking... to see such a lovely car mangled.

When Amazon is serious about market share, they can be ruthless. Remember, this is the company that was just selling books not that long ago. It's a clever move that leverages Amazon's core strength: volume.

Aesthetics matter. Technology defines us. Whether we're jogging with an iPod, reading the latest iPad magazine on the couch, or getting exercise by attacking warlords with XBOX Kinect... design matters!

Then there's the connection between UberMedia and Twitter archnemesis, Facebook. Accel Ventures, which is an investor in Facebook, recently funded $17.5 million for UberMedia.

The Mercury News puts the new Verizon iPhone to the test, comparing it to the "widely pilloried" AT&T equivalent, and comes away with some pretty interesting results.

Once again heavyweights Apple and Google are going toe-to-toe in a large market. Google is competing on price, while Apple is competing based on premium design and a large user base (iPhone, iPad, etc.). Likely there is room for both approaches, and publishers can now choose which best suits their business objectives.

Publishers, in essence, pay a 30% fee for the marketing and technology capability that Apple uses to draw in new customers. But is Apple being overly restrictive?

Like clockwork, left-leaning Apple news outlets have immediately come to criticize Apple's supplier responsibility report.