In Hindsight's 'magical' 2010: Apple's IPad, Facebook's Rise And HP's Drama

In Silicon Valley, it was a year the tech industry changed the world -- yet again. "..."... After weeks of speculation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed his company's latest creation -- the iPad tablet computer. "We want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary product," Jobs told a crowd of admiring bloggers, industry analysts and (needless to say) totally objective tech journalists. Before the unveiling, this writer (a longtime Mac and iPhone owner) was skeptical about the tablet, especially at the rumored price of as much as $1,000. As it turned out, the iPad was priced at a much more tempting $499 with Wi-Fi and 16 gigabytes o

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