Editor's note Read my column on why Siri is arguably the most important development in search in the past decade. Also read the news on HP coming to a decision on WebOS, Microsoft Office coming to the iPad, Samsung winning a case against Apple, and Intel's high hopes for Windows 8. -Jason Why Apple is about to build, buy, or partner on a web search engine Apple's Siri could change the game in search and put a lot of pressure on Google, but first Apple needs to deal with web search integration. Read more | News from ZDNet | | HP's limboed webOS decision expected 'within two weeks' Meg Whitman, HP's chief executive, told a French newspaper that a decision on the company's webOS division will be made in the next two weeks. Read more | Europe wants unified privacy approach: One data protection law, one single authority European politicians are seeking simplifying and harmonising measures to the EU Data Protection Directive, which would allow businesses to have "one law" with "one data protection authority". Read more | Microsoft Office rumored to be coming to the iPad ... but is it too late? I'm not surprised ... but I have reservations. Read more | Samsung's Galaxy Tab sales ban lifted in rare Apple patent defeat Samsung has won a rare patent battle with Apple in Australia, in an ongoing global legal war between the two tablet and smartphone giants. Read more | Intel's Otellini: Windows 8 'one of best things' for company Intel CEO on Windows 8: "I think it's one of the best things that's ever happened to our company." Read more | Microsoft's tablet prospects: Caught in middle of Amazon, Apple? Microsoft needs more than just interest to get into the tablet game. It will need some unique feature---Office integration is an obvious choice---as well as a real product/price strategy. Read more | HP: Printer hack, fire stories are overblown HP called reports about printer hacks that could lead to fires "sensational and inaccurate." Read more | Breathing your way to success - help for entrepreneurs A 20-minute-a-day practice that could help startups succeed... Read more | Cloud Computing Changes the Way CIOs Work Will cloud computing, a topic frequently referred to in all kinds of conferences, be applied by CIOs in their corporations soon? Will cloud computing affect CIOs in a good or bad way? Read more | Going wireless with diabetes treatment Diabetes is running rampant in the U. S., and treatment for the disease is evolving. Glucose meters and insulin pumps are now wireless, allowing hands-free operation 24/7. Read more | | | | About this newsletter | The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief
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