UK retailer Clove is now no longer selling the Asus Transformer Prime, which is the world’s first quad-core tablet. The slate debuted NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor. It’s unclear what the specific reasoning is behind Clove’s decision, but the online retailer noted that the tablet did not meet its expectations and that units that are shipping [...]
It has been awhile since we heard from one of the more interesting devices in recent memory, a device called the Asus Padfone. The phone and tablet concept that we first saw at Computex 2011 has had a long road to launch but according to a report from Modaco, the device (in its final form) [...]
Asus promised that it would deliver a bootloader unlock tool for its quad-core Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet and it has announced that it will be making good on that promise come February. The confirmation comes courtesy of the company’s Twitter account so it’s pretty safe to say that we should only be, at most, [...]
I have never owned a single product from Asus. Not a Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Not an Eee Pad Transformer. Not a monitor. Not a motherboard. Nothing. And the funny thing is, I absolutely love them – at least from a customer standpoint. The way they treat their customers honestly makes me wish that my [...]
Last night, an update for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime started rolling out to owners and lo and behold, it appears that the software update has improved the GPS which has been one of the blights on an otherwise fantastic device. This is a little surprisingly considering the company said earlier this month that [...]
When the Kindle Fire debuted last year analysts predicted that the tablet’s $199 price tag would initiate a race to the bottom on tablet prices. That prediction proved prescient at this year’s CES where we saw several high-profile Android tablets priced between $179 and $249. Unlike the Kindle Fire and it’s arch nemesis the Nook [...]
After speculations that Asus would be introducing a 3G GSM variant of its Transformer Prime flagship quad-core tablet this Spring, Asus is coming forward and saying that no such model is part of its roadmap. Users looking to obtain the Transformer Prime will have to settle for the WiFi-only model, which will be available in [...]
In addition to the Asus Eee Pad MeMO, we were also able to spend some time with the upcoming Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 700 which will be a high-end edition of the current Transformer Prime Android Android 4.0 tablet. So what’s so different about it? Let’s take a look. The new 700 series looks [...]
There were a bunch of Android tablets announced at this year’s CES, one that stood out was the new 7-inch Asus Eee Pad MeMO. And while the tablet isn’t set to launch until an unannounced date in the second quarter, we were able to go hands-on with it today to see what it’s all about. [...]
During NVIDIA’s press conference today at CES 2012, the company announced Asus’ 7-inch Eee Pad Memo which will be arriving with a Tegra 3 quad-core chip along with a very affordable $249 price point. That puts it right on par, at least price-wise, with Barnes and Noble’s Nook Tablet and Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The 7-inch [...]
The Asus Eee Transformer Prime is one of those devices that have turned heads, forced some to save up pennies, and well, is just eagerly awaited by many. It has been drooled over and looked at as the possible Tablet that might give Apple a run for its money. The Transformer Prime is sleek, runs [...]
After the release of the highly anticipated and controversial Transformer Prime, Asus has confirmed that there will be at least four new tablets coming in 2012, and many, if not all, of those may be previewed come the start of this coming week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The GottaBeMobile and Notebooks.com [...]
Following the debacle surrounding the locked bootloader issue on Asus’ quad-core Transformer Prime Android tablet, it appears that Asus is trying to rectify some early wrongs. The outfit is offering up its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to early adopters of its Transformer Prime tablet come January 12. ASUS has been working hard to [...]
Earlier today we told you about a simple root and unlock tool that is now available for the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and now, it’s a tablet’s turn to join in on the fun. Yes folks, a simple root tool for the Asus Transformer Prime tablet is now available which means that [...]
Yesterday it became clear that owners of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime were unhappy with the company’s decision to lock and encrypt the company’s bootloader. With a petition and a Facebook page becoming flooded with posts, Asus began to feel the heat. Well, today, Asus has issued a statement that not only confirms the [...]
It appears that Asus is in the midst of some serious backlash from Eee Pad Transformer Prime owners as the device has been discovered to have a locked and encrypted bootloader. Needless to say, this has greatly angered the development community, so much so, that owners have begun petitioning the company to unlock the bootloader [...]
The details are still a bit on the light side but it would appear that Asus is gearing up to launch another Eee Pad model in the form of a 7-inch device as Notebook Italia has stumbled upon an image of what appears to be such a device. And with CES just around the corner, [...]
Toy-maker Hasbro is initiating a lawsuit against electronics-maker Asus for the Transformer and Transformer Prime trademarks. The former is alleging that the latter’s use of the marks for its Tegra 3-powered Android tablet may cause confusion with its toys and film franchise. In a lawsuit filed late last week, Hasbro says that the Transformer Prime [...]
Soon after the Transformer Prime became official, Amazon had begun taking pre-orders for the tablet, but the online retailer had quickly withdrawn its pre-order pages after that as it found out that inventory for the world’s first quad-core Tegra 3-powered Android tablet would be strained. It’s unclear if supply for the Transformer Prime is easing [...]
Asus UK has confirmed the Transformer Prime’s arrival in the UK along with some interesting news. The quad-core Tegra 3-powered tablet and successor to the original Eee Pad Transformer will be arriving in the UK in January, following the tablet’s release in the U.S. expected this month. In the UK, however, owners looking at the [...]
All along Asus has said that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, it’s quad-core Tegra 3 tablet, would be launching in December and it’s singing the same tune even after a report surfaced that indicated that the device may have been delayed until 2012 due to Wi-Fi issues that seem to be plaguing it. While [...]
ASUS wants to release another convertible tablet with Ultrabook design and specs that will run Windows 8 on Intel’s Ivy Bridge platform, according to Asian rumor site DigiTimes. Can a convertible design succeed in the post iPad world? Intel, Microsoft and ASUS certainly hope so. The combination of a tablet-centric version of Windows and the [...]
We know tons of you out there have been waiting for Asus’ Padfone, and who wouldn’t be after watching this video, and so you’ll be delighted to know that the device has been pegged for an early 2012 release and more specifically, it will be launched at the Mobile World Congress that will be taking [...]
Uh oh, we might have a mess on our hands here. According to Android and Me, Amazon has begun canceling orders for the highly anticipated, Tegra 3-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, a device that is going to be launching online on December 12th and in stores on December 19th. The reason for the cancellations? [...]
The saga over the official release date for Asus’s next-generation Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which promises quad-core Tegra 3 processing power, is getting to quite the soap opera. Originally pegged for a November 28th release, the Transformer Prime was later anticipated for December 9th. Now, Gamestop’s computer inventory system has it that the Transformer [...]
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime release date is in December but so far, the company has been completely mum as to a specific one. Even when it went up for pre-order yesterday, there were no clues as to when the quad-core tablet would be making it to shelves. Well now, thanks to GameStop – [...]
For those of you that might be thinking about pulling the trigger on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, which just went up for pre-order on Amazon, you’ll probably want to take a look at this video that NVIDIA has put up showing off the elusive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on Asus’ upcoming [...]
We still don’t know exactly when the quad-core powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is going to be hitting shelves, we do know that it is at some point in December, but that hasn’t stopped Amazon from putting the tablet up for pre-order for $492.20 for the 16GB model and $584.22 for the 32GB version. Yes, [...]
Want to learn more about the next-generation quad-core-powered Transformer Prime tablet? Well Asus has you covered as the manufacturer has recently made a dedicated webpage for the Android tablet live along with more details, specs, and a downloadable manual. The company had previously only uploaded a landing page for the transforming tablet. The Transformer Prime [...]
Black Friday is at the end of the week, looming there, tempting you with deals on tablets. However, as a smart consumer you should always be cautious of Black Friday deals. There are Black Friday Tablet deals to be had, but many more duds. It’s worth noting that there aren’t many Black Friday iPad deals [...]
We have still yet to see a Tegra 3 powered tablet hit the market but it appears there is already chatter about price drops as NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has gone on record stating that he thinks they are going to be a lot cheaper in about six months time. The first Tegra 3 tablet, [...]
While smartphones have already begun to replace stand-alone digital cameras for many people, the idea of carrying around a 7- to 10-inch tablet as your personal shooter is still an idea that would result you in odd glances. That, however, isn’t stopping Asus, maker of the Eee Pad Transformer and its successor the Transformer Prime, [...]
After having made a brief cameo in Asia, the Transformer Prime is now officially announced by Asus. The slate will come with an updated quad-core Tegra 3 chipset and a higher entry price point of $500, up by $100 from the original Transformer, and is due in December for shipment, contrary to earlier rumors that [...]
Merely a few weeks ago when Asus CEO Jonney Shih had flashed the next-generation Eee Pad Transformer Prime on stage at the AsiaD conference, he had hinted that the quad-core mobile tablet would launch in time for the holiday shopping season. Now, we’re hearing speculations that the Transformer Prime, which may be among the first [...]
Asus is going to be officially introducing its Eee Pad Transformer Prime later on this month but that doesn’t mean that information about the upcoming Honeycomb tablet isn’t coming to the surface. Today, benchmarks for the NVIDIA Tegra 3 powered tablet emerged showing off just how fast the device’s quad-core chip is. As you can [...]
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