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Padfone 2 already on the ASUS slate, will feature 4G

May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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ASUS is ramping up for the launch of the long-awaited Padfone three-in-one concept. The gem of Mobile World Congess, the phone within a tablet within a laptop promises to be one of the most intriguing device rollouts in a long while, but it remains to be seen if the concept catches on with the general public. ASUS is at least looking for the Padfone to catch on with business users, and is already looking ahead to a Padfone 2. A few leaked slides from an ASUS employee strategy debriefing peg … [Read more...]

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ASUS teases the PadFone and it’s varying capabilities

May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Despite having been first announced a long, long time ago, and despite the fact that we still don’t know when it would release, the ASUS Padfone has managed to maintain a decent amount of buzz. After the recent news regarding it’s amazing battery life, ASUS has also chosen to post this video, demonstrating it’s various capabilities. So, are you still interested in grabbing one when it finally hits store shelves?     APFs … [Read more...]

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ASUS Releases Official Promo For The PadFone Boasting 1.5GHz Dual-Core S4 Processor, SAMOLED Display, And A Stylus That’s Also A Headset

May 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Remember ASUS' PadFone from MWC? The Taiwanese manufacturer today released an official teaser for the device-within-a-device, boasting its display, processor, economical benefits, and impressive battery life. For those who may have missed the specs sprinkled throughout the promo, here's what we know so far: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor at 1.5GHz 4.3" Super AMOLED qHD display (the tablet features a 10.1" display, no word on … [Read more...]

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ASUS Padfone battery goes 14.1 hours in laptop mode during real world tests over 3G

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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After uncovering a YouTube video on ASUS’s channel claiming that the soon-to-be-released ASUS Padfone’s battery was capable of up to 102 hours of use when in laptop mode, the folks at Engadget decided the numbers were a bit too good to take at face value. They went straight to source and got the slightly more realistic answers they were seeking. Turns out the original figure was based on 2G talk time. When it comes to 3G service and browsing the web, the hours add up to significantly … [Read more...]

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NVIDIA puts the power in your hands with the first annual TegraZone Player’s Choice Awards, vote and win an ASUS Transformer Pad prize pack

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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If you’ve used a Tegra-based device in the past year you are likely no stranger to TegraZone, NVIDIA’s game and app showcase highlighting the best of the best for Android devices. Celebrating its first year as a source of high-quality software for some of the world’s most powerful smartphones and tablets, NVIDIA is turning to gamers to decide which games take top honors in the first annual TegraZone Player Choice Award’s. Not only will you be deciding the winners in thee categories … [Read more...]

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ASUS Eee Pad Slider Getting Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) Update In The US Right Now

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  For all (5) of you that own an ASUS Eee Pad Slider here in the states, you’ll be happy to know that the Taiwanese manufacturer is currently pushing out Android 4.0 to the hybrid tablet. ASUS let the world know of the update via their Twitter today that will bring the software number up to v9.2.1.21. Let’s hope there are no major bugs and everything works out fine. Anyone get the update? Anyone have the Slider?     [Twitter] APFs … [Read more...]

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ASUS Padfone gets unboxing video, docks on docks on docks

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The ASUS Padfone has been highly anticipated since it was first announced well over a year ago. After a bit of retooling it re-debuted earlier this year at Mobile World Congress, much to the intrigue of all in attendance. With a smartphone that docks into a tablet that in turn mates with a keyboard dock, ASUS has all the bases pretty much covered. The Padfone is launching soon and our friends over at NetbookNews got their hands on a production unit and gave it the full hands on treatment. Get a … [Read more...]

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Firmware and Kernel source for ASUS Transformer Pad 300 Released

May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hooray! More stuff for developer to tweak and mess around with. As if you guys don’t already have enough on your plate already. For those of you that just can’t contain yourself when firmware and kernel source drops for a device, then you may want to get your clicker ready to head over to ASUS. They have just released the downloads for a few Firmware’s and kernel sources for the ASUS Transformer Pad 300 (TF300T) for a few various countries including the U.S. and Japan. That would be … [Read more...]

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ASUS Padfone Could Be Delayed Due To Qualcomm S4 Shortage

May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  That rumored S4 shortage might have some truth to it after all. According to a tweet from ASUS Indonesia, a shortage of Qualcomm’s latest 4th generation Snapdragon processors is spelling trouble for the iPad destroying ASUS Padfone launching on time. The tablet/smartphone transforming hybrid was originally slated to launch in Taiwan at the end of April, followed closely by an Italian launch in May. The tweet, which roughly translated by the folks at The Verge says that Qualcomm is … [Read more...]

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ASUS Transformer Prime GPS dongles begin arriving at doorsteps

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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ASUS was under much fire when they released their ASUS Transformer Prime Android tablet with GPS. While it appeared they would first brush the issue under the rug as the issues weren’t software related and could only be fixed using hardware, they came through and did what very little might do. They offered free GPS dongles to strengthen the signal and provide accurate GPS performance. While ugly and inconvenient (the dongle covers the charging port), it’s probably the least they could do … [Read more...]

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