Owners of iPads and other non-Android devices will now be able to run Android apps thanks to Myriad Group's new Alien Dalvik 2.0 software.

If you want to transfer data saved on your iPhone or iPad, you can now use the "Switch to Android" app. Here's just how to use it.

I explain why I use an Android Phone and iPad despite the added costs of buying some apps on both devices and having to learn to operating systems.

Meanwhile, apps that were previously exclusive to the iPad, such as Good Notes for stylus-based handwritten notes and LumaFusion for robust video editing, are now available on Android tablets.

Ten top tablet apps for both the iPad and Android tablets are shown running side-by-side to demonstrate the differences in design philosophy between the two platforms.