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iCloud Blankets Apple's Entire Ecosystem

Apple's melding all iDevices into a family linked by the cloud is "the normal evolution towards providing more convenient service on mobile devices," Harry Wang, director of mobile and health research at Parks Associates, told MacNewsWorld.

"Google has already said the upcoming version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, will combine tablet and smartphone capabilities," Wang pointed out. "That leads to the possibility of Google having another cloud with the Android Marketplace from which it will push content to Android devices."

From the article, "iCloud Blankets Apple's Entire Ecosystem" by Richard Adhikari

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