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• Jawbone's UP3 will ship April 20 -- just don't take it swimming

  Jawbone's latest activity tracker, the UP3, will finally ship April 20 after being delayed for months, though without a core feature the company had hoped for.

• 5 things the Apple Watch can and can't do

  Apple's latest "one more thing" was a doozy: A high-tech watch that CEO Tim Cook hopes will "redefine what people expect" from a wearable device. The watch does much more than tell the time -- but what exactly does it do? And what can't it?

• Google reveals $1,000 Project Tango tablet for seeing in 3-D

  Google has unveiled its experimental "Project Tango" tablet for advanced imaging applications, and it wants developers to get to work on it.

• SLIDESHOW: Wearables get the sexy runway treatment in California

  Who says you have to sacrifice on looks if you're into wearable tech?

• Wall Street Beat: Mobile, cloud are key to tech earnings

  Tech industry bellwethers, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, weighed in this week with quarterly earnings and -- surprise! -- mobile and cloud offerings appear to be the key to their health.

• Qualcomm buys Palm, iPaq patents from HP

  Qualcomm has acquired a large patent portfolio related to Palm, iPaq and the Bitfone device management platform from Hewlett-Packard for an undisclosed sum.

• NetClarity goes after rogue devices weaseling in on corporate nets

  NetClarity is introducing a new generation of its <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2010/062110-network-access-control-test-access.html">NAC gear</a> called Second Generation NAC which lets customers inventory and fingerprint network devices and using heuristics to identify possible malware activity.

• iPad 3 rumor mill powers up

  Despite efforts by Google, HP, Dell and others to grab center stage in recent weeks with tablet computer announcements, Apple and its market leading iPads remain the chief attention getters.

• Research roundup: Mobile apps here to stay, Android piques developer interest

  This week has seen a flurry of research released on the mobile world. Among the key findings: the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/70979">mobile app market is set to explode</a>, Android is narrowing the gap with <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> for developer <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/14-year-olds-bubble-ball-1-itunes-app-shoots-">interest</a> and tablets are driving increases in computer shipments.

• iPad competitors face rocky market, says Forrester

  While the iPad was a runaway hit for consumers in 2010, Forrester analyst Ted Schadler says its competitors should temper expectations if they expect rapid adoption in the enterprise market.

• Microsoft bashes Apple at CES while previewing next-gen Windows

  Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky took a shot at Apple while previewing the next generation of Windows during CES in Las Vegas, saying users are being inconvenienced because there is no convergence across the iPhone, iPad, iPod and MacBook.

• Steve Ballmer at CES: Can he solve Microsoft's tablet problem?

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will take center stage at CES Wednesday, delivering a highly anticipated keynote at 6:30 Pacific Time in Las Vegas.

• Tablet usage explodes in enterprise

  A new survey of business IT buyers shows demand for the new-style tablets is exploding in the enterprise. One big surprise is the willingness of enterprises to use tablets such as the iPad to replace laptops, for years the main mobile computing platform for companies.

• Google sets sights on tablet-centric Android

  On the same day that Google released its "Gingerbread" platform, it also debuted its soon-to-be-released Android platform tailored specifically for tablets.