LinkedIn has Three-Quarters of a Great iPad App, and 95% HTML5

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Although Samsung has been able to find its stride in the smartphone market, its tablets aren't always as good as what Apple and Google have been able to come up with. Its latest attempt at a high-end tablet is a new version Galaxy Note 10.1, an update to last year's 10-inch tablet that comes with a pen.

LinkedIn just announced a major landmark: 300 million members around the world now use the service, with  67% actually coming from outside the United States. Joff Redfern, VP of Mobile at LinkedIn, told Business Insider that when he joined five years ago, that number hovered around only 50 million members.

Now that Apple's iPhone launch is in the rear view mirror, everyone is anticipating the next big event, which should be a refresh of the iPad line. 

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Apple has confirmed that it will sell a new, previously unreleased version of the iPad – one with 128 gigabytes of storage. CNBC first reported the confirmation on Twitter. 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman broke the news of the 128GB iPad.

HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser. Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete.  So, which will win? Native apps or HTML5?