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Featured Articles » Q3 2011: Smartphones on Multi-Core Binge » Report: Kindle Fire Seeing 19 Percent Growth in Ad Impressions Since Launch » Sony's HMZ-T1 3D Helmet May Have Found a Niche in the Video Game Sector » HBO Go Coming to Cablevision   Sponsored By: 4GWE 4GWE is designed to focus on issues related to mobile evolution - as well as expanding mobile coverage. Sessions will explore the quickly evolving mobile enterprise market, covering important topics such as; supporting mobile nomads, mobile apps including the next generation of apps and HTML5, security for the enterprise, devices and so much more. 4GWE has become the industry's premier gathering place for Mobile Network Operators, fixed carriers, handset manufacturers, mobile internet device manufacturers, application providers, and venture capitalists.   Top Stories » contentAI Studios Unveils Mobile Web and Native App Chat with Virtual Santa » Sequans Powers Sharp WiMAX Tablets » Zappos.com Unveils Digital Lifestyle Magazine for the iPad » PlayStation Vita Launches on Saturday in Japan with Sony Having High Hopes for Its Success   From The Expert Corner December 21, 2011 Google Wants to Slam The iPad With New Tablet By Miguel Leiva-Gomez TMCnet Contributor While Apple (News - Alert) and Amazon are now at each other’s throats trying to increase their customer bases as much as possible, Google announced that it’s going to squeeze into the fight as well with a new high-end tablet that might take the market by storm. Eric Schmidt (News - Alert) just recently had a talk with an Italian newspaper known by the name of Corriere della Sea, saying, “In the next six months we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality.” Schmidt wasn't keen on telling anyone exactly what the tablet will include, but he did confirm a rumor that's been going around for a long time that speculated on Google's (News - Alert) cooperation with LG in making a new Nexus tablet. In case you didn't know already, there are many different tablets for Android OS in stores at this time. The most affordable one right now is the Android (News - Alert) 4.0 tablet, selling at just under $100. The device Schmidt talks about, though, won't be just another simple Android OS tablet made and designed by another manufacturer. This new tablet is going to be Google's baby, in terms of design, entirely... Read More   From The Blogs Windows 8 CPU Slow Benchmarks! December 20, 2011 By: Tom Keating I tried out Windows 8 developer preview (32-bit) on a Dell E6500 dual core 2.26Ghz laptop and while the new UI is slick, the CPU processor is much SLOWER that the prior Vista 32-bit operating system it was running. Using PerformanceTest v7.0 (popular PassMark benchmark), the CPU benchmark went down from 2000 to 800!  Similarly Windows Experience Index score for the CPU category went from 5.2 to 2.4. That's a 1/2 performance drop! Now, I did have to install a Windows 7 nVidia Quadro NVS 160M video driver and a few other Windows 7 drivers (memory card reader), but nothing CPU-related. I understand this is a "preview" version of Windows 8, but it certainly isn't installing confidence. While I love the amazing ~12s boot time on the Dell E6500, there is a noticeable performance drop compared to the prior Vista Business operating system... Read More    Featured Videos Great Geek Gadgets    Featured Resources » Your Customers are on the Smartphone. Is Your Call Center? » Smartphone & Tablet Security in the Enterprise   TMCnet's Blogs » Super Bowl Streaming to Accelerate Mobile and Web Video? » Skype offering Free WiFi for Christmas Season   Featured Channels » Information Technology » Robotics » iphone   gadgets.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest gadgets News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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