“Yes, you can definitely cover a lot of ground that used to belong to Flash with HTML5. What Apple doesn’t tell us is that one could create a similar showcase in Flash with far more advanced effects, which are way out of reach of HTML5 and CSS3.”

“it’s back to the drawing board for companies that planned to release an iPad killer. For HP, the drawing board will probably be webOS; for others, it may be Android. Still, once again it might take some time until the competition catches up with the iPad.”

“If it’s real, Hulu Plus is perfectly aligned with the launch of iPad 3G; the two could be a fantastic combination for accessing your favorite TV shows from any location. The monthly fee, however, is not negligible.”

“There are obviously some obstacles ahead, but it’s an amazing idea. If print jobs are handled in the cloud you won’t need drivers, and most of the problems users have with printing from devices like smartphones and tablets will be solved.”

“Although the iPad has created an enormous hype, one mustn’t forget that the jury is still out on whether it’ll be a huge success or a complete flop. It’s not only a new device, it’s a new type of device, and we’re eager to see what kind of ripples it’ll do to the IT market.”

“With the iPad coming to the U.S. market in less than a month, Amazon needs to do damage control in all areas in which Apple’s device is superior to the Kindle, and building a better web browser is probably a priority.”

“...if your data moves to the cloud, and most of your daily online activities are done on devices such as the Nexus One and the iPad, where simple, widget-style applications cater to your precise needs, then yes, desktop PCs as we know them now will become a lot less important.”

“..location-based services pose a certain security risk...and it’s good that someone pointed it out to the folks who perhaps haven’t thought twice about sharing their Foursquare...But at some point, one has to realize that not using any location services won’t do much to protect you from being robbed”

“Anyone who’s used Google Translate knows that translations aren’t (and probably never will be) perfect...Google’s voice recognition also has issues of its own, and I fear that these two combined would produce a very high amount of errors.”

“It’s very unlikely that China will yield on the matter of censorship, and what Google has said in that blog post on Tuesday cannot be unsaid. As it stands now, Google’s days in China might be numbered.”