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Featured Articles » Will the Kindle Fire or Asus Transformer 2 Finally Beat the iPad? There is no argument that the iPad is the better product, but is it 2.5 times better than the Kindle Fire? I think the real telling tale will be given that this is a tight gift giving year, folks that are buying will find being able to get two Kindle Fires and have a $100 left over for something else will be the more compelling opportunity. Then again on spec, the Asus Transformer, based on the powerful Tegra 3 processor, slam dunks both these products on performance for around the same price as the iPad. » Sprint Nextel Cuts Data Plan Charges for Tablets To attract other gadgets like tablets to its data plans, Sprint Nextel has lowered the cost of its mobile data plans for these devices that utilize its network. According to a report in Kansas City newspaper The Kansas City Star, the Overland Park-based carrier had previously charged $60 for 5 gigabytes (GB) of data a month. Now it's charging slightly less for more data -- $50 a month for 6 GB. For 10 GB, the company had charged $90 for 10 gigabytes. Now it's charging $80 for 12 GBf data. These changes do not affect charges for data plans on smartphones and cellular devices. » Google Introduces Opt-Out Option for Location Based Services From tagging a post with your location to checking into a restaurant or simply finding out where you are, location-based services have become some of the most popular features of today's Internet. Google, like other Internet companies, uses publicly broadcast Wi-Fi data from wireless access points (APs) to improve its location-based services. By using signals from APs, smartphones are able to fix their general location quickly without using too much power. » What do Google and Conrad Murray have in Common? This may seem like a stretch, but as Conrad Murray was on trial for the death of Michael Jackson, Google was on trial in Congress for anti-competitive behavior. While the crimes are vastly different, the defense that both Murray used and Google is using is very similar. In other words while the crime seems obvious, we aren't looking at the rules correctly. This approach was also used to a large extent by Microsoft in the 1990s in their own anti-trust trial, with disastrous results. » Securities Regulators Victim of Internet Scam A group whose mission is to protect investors from fraud has found itself a victim of Internet fraud. The North American Securities Administrators Association, an organization of state securities regulators, says it has been the victim of an attempted Internet scam, according to media reports. Featured Resources » Empowering Mobile Applications to Enhance the Customer Care Experience » Your Customers are on the Smartphone. Is Your Call Center? Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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