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• Apple iPhone 4S: The reviews are in

  You won't be able to get your hands on Apple's iPhone 4S until Friday, but US based reviews of the newest iPhone have begun trickling through today, just two days before the official launch. So, how does the iPhone 4S stack up according to the experts? We've rounded up a selection of the best reviews.

• Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?

  Stop me if you've heard this one: Steve Jobs is taking another medical leave from Apple.

• Apple disses the desktop again during keynote

  What did the Mac do to deserve this? Lately it seems as if Apple management is giving its Macintosh platform short shrift, instead favoring its younger, sexier mobile devices, also known as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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  Letter from a CEO: Steve Jobs responds to your email

  A few weeks ago I asked readers what they'd say to Steve Jobs, if they have the opportunity to email him. I promised to forward any emails onto Mr. Jobs himself.

• Apple's iPad: What's it really for?

  If there's one thing Apple is good at, it's keeping the rest of world guessing about new products while generating more buzz than the New Orleans Saints making it to the Super Bowl for the first time. Even though the world knew Apple CEO Steve Jobs would unveil a tablet on Wednesday, the announcement created enough of a stir to take down Twitter briefly and slow Web traffic on a lot of sites.

• Top 10 technology stories of 2009

  The Great Recession cast a shadow on all sectors of the economy in 2009. IT fared better than most, however, and the slump did not curb the dynamic nature of the industry. Acquisitions among big vendors continued to reshape the market, operating-system wars extended to mobile battlefields, microblogging became a powerful source of real-time information, and the take-up of small, 'Net-connected devices was stronger than ever. Here, in no particular order, is the IDG News Service's pick of the top 10 technology stories of 2009.

• Report: Jobs tried for anti-poaching deal with Palm

  As Steve Jobs' reputation continues to sink, we receive word that the Apple boss tried to make a deal with Palm not to poach each other's employees. Palm rebuffed the suggestion as "likely illegal."

• iPod...do you? A playful list of iPods

  Apple's iPod has been outrageously successful and slyly prolific. In the seven-plus years since Apple introduced the iPod, the company has created 17 versions.

• Best five MacWorld Expo rumors

  Steve Jobs may not be coming to MacWorld Expoin San Francisco next week, but that hasn't stopped the Apple rumor-rama from charging ahead at full speed.

• Psychic predictions for tech in 2009

  Countless people are trying to predict what 2009 could hold for the world of technology. Of course, it's all just guesswork -- these pundits aren't working with a crystal ball. So we decided to find someone who was.

• 18 reasons Steve Jobs won't deliver any more Macworld keynotes

  Steve Jobs has apparently delivered his last Macworld Expo keynote speech.