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Wired April 2010: Issue Highlights

To interview the editors, or for more information on the stories below, please contact Jenna Landry at jenna_landry@wired, 212-286-6877 or Christina Valencia at christina_valencia@wired.com, 415-276-5190

COVER: Rise of the Machines — How Tablet Computers Will Change the World, pg. 74 | Download Cover PDF (4.4 MB) | Download Article PDF (770 KB)

WIRED senior writer Steven Levy explains what the iPad and a new generation of tablets mean for the future of computing. "It represents an ambitious rethinking of how we use computers," Levy writes. "No more files and folders, physical keyboards or mouses. Instead, the iPad offers a streamlined yet powerful intuitive experience that's psychically in tune with our mobile, attention-challenged, super-connected new century." Apple will dominate the tablet news this month, but Levy notes that Google has similar ambitious plans for computers that run its Chrome operating system. Which means, Levy concludes, we can "expect a nasty fight ahead" between the two Silicon Valley giants.

PLUS: Thirteen of the brightest tech and publishing minds—from Nicholas Negroponte (founder of One Laptop per Child) to George Lois (advertising pioneer) to Martha Stewart—weigh in on the dawn of the tablet era.

How Andrew Breitbart Hacks the Media, pg. 86 | Download Article PDF (582 KB)

For a conservative media mini-mogul most people couldn't pick out of a crowd, Andrew Breitbart sure has a lot of clout. Once a top deputy to right-wing blogger Matt Drudge, Breitbart does daily battle with what he sees as a vast left-wing conspiracy via his four blogs and frequent appearances on Fox News. Not a Fox News fan? You'll remember Breitbart as the man who distributed the infamous Acorn videos, which showed conservative activist James O'Keefe posing as a pimp asking for business advice. Although he concedes there's a bit of performance art to his method, Breitbart has a unique ability to grab the limelight and enrage his mainstream and left-wing targets. What's his secret? Skillful use of new media tools like online video, blogs and Twitter. "They call us tea baggers," he tells contributor Noah Shachtman. "They call us racist, sexist, homophobic, and we are finally punching back. You think you 're gonna be able to put the genie back in the bottle? It's over... there are going to be millions more of me."

Howard Stringer's Vision: 3-D Television, pg. 82 | Download Article PDF (438 KB)

The consumer electronics pioneer that gave the world the Walkman and the PlayStation is now stuck in an epic rut. But CEO Howard Stringer has a plan: focus the entire company on 3-D TV. "Am I rolling the dice on 3-D?" Stringer asks WIRED. "Yeah, a little bit. You throw the dice all the time in this business. But I'm going to get 3-D right, one way or another, and then I can make life miserable for the competition."

The Dotcom Boom, 10 Years After, pg. 92 Download Article PDF (2.4 MB)

As YouTube celebrates its fifth birthday, WIRED goes deep inside the site that launched a million memes. The editors discovered the video giant's secrets to success: elevate the absurd, get creative with advertising, play nice with Hollywood, launch a new creative class, and always be willing to reinvent yourself.

The Art of the Steal, pg. 98 Download Article PDF (1.1 MB)

Career criminal Gerald Blanchard could hack any bank, swipe any jewel - no security system could stop him. He started stealing milk from a neighbor's porch at age six; by the time he was 16 Blanchard was raking in $100,000 or more. He could usually crack an ATM system in 90 seconds or less. His most outrageous crime, the elaborately staged theft of the Koechert Diamond Pearl, began with Blanchard landing by parachute on the roof of a Viennese castle. WIRED contributor Joshuah Bearman follows the trail of the world's most ingenious thief.