<p>Most stories that include Apple and Samsung usually concern the two rivals' legal skirmishes. But I thought I'd bring you up to speed on the latest product schedules and rumors from both competitors, sans judge and jury rulings.</p><p>For instance, yesterday (Thursday) Verizon started selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ($600), an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 10.1-inch tablet with 4G LTE connectivity.</p><p>Unlike Samsung's previous Galaxy Tab tablets, this business oriented slate PC is equipped with Samsung's S Pen digital stylus that performs the same sketching, writing and control tricks as it does on the company's Note II phablet. You also get Note's Multi Window dual view multi-tasking, which enables you to open two apps at once side-by-side, as well as Cascade View, which tiles open app windows.</p><p>Unlike any previous tablet, 10.1's front-facing camera "sees" your face so its 1280 x 800 pixel display won't automatically dim or timeout as long as you're looking at it.</p><p><a href="http://tech.lifegoesstrong.com/article/samsungs-new-galaxy-s-iv-iphone-5s-rumors">Keep reading...</a></p>