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Featured Articles » The Classic Etch A Sketch Toy is Now an iPad Add-on » Instagram Concept Camera Gives New Form to Photo Sharing App » HTC Debuts HTCpro » The Pebble Smartwatch to Become Smarter with Bluetooth 4.0   Sponsored By: M2M Evolution Conference & Expo - Austin, Texas At M2M Evolution Conference in Austin, Texas, you can meet and mingle with experts in transportation, security, health, cold chain, automotive, and safety to discuss the strategies for M2M growth as well as the new business of proactive response centers - people who use M2M technology to buy time and avoid risk. Technology companies ranging from wireless carriers, platform companies, and device manufacturers will present and discuss their roles in creating effective technologies and procedures that work to create an ecosystem for actionable data and information. At M2M Evolution, you are face-to-face with companies merging M2M Technology with the business needs of the deploying enterprise.   Top Stories » TPC Wire and Cable Corp. Offers New Locking Cam Lock Assembly » Splashtop Announces Splashtop Pro Enterprise App for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook » Verizon Unveils a Tablet Based Solution » Xata Introduces Eight New Products for Xata Turnpike   From The Expert Corner May 15, 2012 The Summer of Tablets By Melissa Warner TMCnet Contributing Writer Industry experts believe tablets will replace laptops by 2016 because of the battery life, size and convenience. The devices are as expensive (if not more) than most laptop models, but so far this has not scared consumers off. In fact, the summer of 2012 is expected to be one of the biggest seasons for tablets. In the next four months all major companies plan to reveal new models of different tablets. Google (News - Alert) is the first major player that will unveil hefty competition for the iPad. The Google Play will be inexpensive for those who want to try out the new device. It runs on the Android (News - Alert) 4.0 with a Teara three quad-core processor. Asus made the hardware for the device, to be unveiled at the Google I/O Conference in June. Industry experts maintain that Google will also create a device that will rely heavily on Google services. It will be the first of its kind... Read More    Featured Videos Here's The Thing: 5 Hottest Ingredients for High-Tech Grilling    Featured Resources » Mobile Bill Shock Leveraging FCC Regulations to Enhance the Subscriber Experience and Create Stronger Subscriber Loyalty » Mobile And Social Technologies Come Late To Wealth Management » Going Mobile: Mobile Customer Service Moves to the Forefront of Multi-Channel Interaction   Featured Channels » Mobile Unified Communications » Mobile Device Management   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      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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