3G Equipped Nexus 7 Tablet Coming In Six Weeks??!!
To say that the Nexus 7 tablet has been popular may be a bit of an understatement. It brings very good hardware combined with Google’s latest software at a very nice price. If there is one aspect of the tablet that I have heard people complain about it is the lack of 3G. The initial offering of the tab has been WiFi only, which helps keep the tablet in the $200 price range along with not having to involve any carriers. Now lets say that you really want the 7 but... Read The Rest →
Wikipad And Asus Tablets Added To Growing List Of Playstation Certified Devices
Gamescon 2012 is on and Sony came up to bat with some pretty big news. Asus and Wikipad which we showed off here yesterday will be PlayStation Mobile devices. What does this mean? That Asus’ family of devices and the soon to be released Wikipad will have access to the PlayStation stable of mobile games. Asus users should celebrate this news as in my opinion TegraZone is way overrated and this will give folks the option that HTC users have already been promised, an awesome collection of mobile games. This is a... Read The Rest →
Now Nokia Says Google And Asus Infringe On Their Patents And Need To Pay Up
It is really starting to appear that Google’s competitors know they cannot compete directly with Android. JellyBean is killer lets face it and so is the Nexus 7 tablet announced along with it. So killer that no one is really coming close and especially not the likes of Nokia who are now claiming that the Nexus 7 is in violation of their standards essential patent portfolio with the patents in questions relating to WiFi. Now for the moment it appears that Nokia is just going to ask nicely for it’s... Read The Rest →
Google Nexus Tablet Smiles For The Camera?
Yesterday on phone arena it was reported that press images of the new Google Nexus tablet had been leaked to them (see above.) I for one am quite excited about the prospect of a Tegra 3 tablet for around 200 bucks and can’t wait to see it come to fruition. Rumor has it the tablet will sport the next version of Android 4.1 known as Jelly Bean and bring with it a plethora of new features. Another aspect of the story is the fact that today Google will show off... Read The Rest →
Video: Asus PadFone: The Stylus Is Awesome
Asus released a video giving us a closer look at this device which was announced at this years Mobile World Congress. At that time I was really curious to see how it worked and if it would be enticing enough for any takers. Well in this video they kind of sold me on the PadFone concept touting ridiculous battery life, awesome multimedia features, 102 hours of battery on the dock (yikes!!!) and one bad ass phone. Not to mention when your using it as a tablet you... Read The Rest →
ASUS Padfone Looks To Change The Way We Think About Docking Our Phone!!!!
Remember when ASUS changed the name of the tablet game by releasing the Transformer? This device allowed you to effectively transform your tablet into a usable desktop device. Now it looks like ASUS is looking to transform the game again! At the MWC they have introduced the Padfone and words don’t describe how cool this could be. First up lets talk about the phone. The Padfone its self is a very nice top-tier device. It features a 4.3 Super AMOLED display and a brushed aluminum backing with a 8.9mm thick chassis. Inside is the... Read The Rest →
Asus Padfone Coming To Mobile World Congress
The Asus Padfone is coming to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain next month according to invitations that were sent out by Asus. What is it? Well its a phone that powers a tablet and it’s one of the more unique devices we will likely see for quite some time. Think Atrix tablet dock because it works in a very similar fashion. This is a novel concept in fact I wish I had thought of it myself lol. Anyhow just in case you haven’t seen it I placed Asus’ own take on the device below.... Read The Rest →
Transformer Prime to Recieve Unlockable Bootloader
The power of the people’s voice has been witnessed again. Four hours ago ASUS North America announced via their Facebook Page that the ASUS Transformer Prime will gain a tool available to unlock their bootloader. There is a twist however. It will register the device as having a voided warranty and will prevent the device from renting movies off of the Android Market. The full statement on the unlock follows: “Regarding the bootloader, the reason we chose to lock it is due to content providers’ requirement for... Read The Rest →
NVIDIA Scoops Some Ice Cream: ICS Asus Prime Video
PRIME TIME! NVIDIA has now provided a video giving us a look at some of Ice Cream Sandwich’s best features on the forthcoming ASUS Transformer Prime tablet. One of the more remarkable things is how quickly NVIDIA claims they were able to get the code up and running on the tablet in two days. They got the code on November 14 like the rest of the world and were able to get it running on the Asus Eeepad Transformer Prime by November 16th. This is great news to the... Read The Rest →
ASUS Transformer Prime Pictured in the Wild!!!
The ASUS Transformer has been one of the hottest selling Android tablets this year. Besides all the usual specs what sets this tablet apart from the rest is the dock. The dock allows the Transformer to plug-in and rock a full Laptop sized QWERTY keyboard. Now the sequel is here and pictured! The Transformer Prime was seen the other day at the AsiaD show when ASUS CEO Jonney Shih briefly showed it during his talk(watch the video here). Today pictures leaked onto a Chinese website and very quickly yanked down... Read The Rest →
Eeepad Transformer Prime is Coming… Sooner Than You Think!
Well we have been talking about for a long time the new eepad and it has finally made its debut. The tablet will include Ice Cream Sandwich and be called the eepad prime according to Asus CEO Jonney Shih. Also to top it off and if you frequent our little site (see our eepad 2 coverage here and here )you know it will be powered by the Kal-El Tegra 3 processor. The landing page is here and it appears we will be having a look at the first ICS tablet... Read The Rest →
Video-Tegra 3 Kal-El Official Demo Drops!!
It seems that Nvidia is almost ready to pull the curtain up on the Tegra 3 chip. A video leaked out yesterday in which the company shows just what its upcoming chip is capable of. Its a very cool concept in the ad since it shows a tablet being used without actually showing you the tablet itself. We know that the ASUS Transformer 2 will be the first tablet to receive this chip,details and specs here. Today a leaked video for that tablet also dropped here, it looks like it... Read The Rest →
