10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, GOOG, MSFT)

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• The big problem for Apple is that it has lost its reality distortion field, and now it looks utterly mortal.

• A leaked ad shows Google's great Google Now service is coming to the iPhone and iPad.

• Apple fanboys are convinced the Wall Street Journal has an anti-Apple agenda.

• IDC projects Android will lead the market in tablets by the end of the year, which is pretty bad for Microsoft and Apple. (Assuming it happens.)

• Walt Mossberg explains why Apple gets all the best apps.

• Apple will reportedly do a dividend or a buyback this spring.

• Here's a look at the prototypes of Microsoft's Surface tablet.

• A new leaked phone from Motorola looks like it has some of Google's influence already.

• Google acquired a three-person startup which delivers improved recognition of nearby objects and images, which should help Google Glass.

• CNET loves the new Roku calling it the best streaming box on the market.

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