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CyanogenMod 10.1 Milestone 1 ROMs are now available for Nexus and Samsung devices. For those of you not familiar with this kind of ROM, allow for me to break down the geek/techie lingo. This Milestone 1 version is an unofficial Android 4.2 build deemed “mostly stable” and good enough for daily use, unlike the Nightly…
Yesterday Japanese research firm BCN said that during the last quarter of 2012, Google’s Nexus 7 may have outsold Apple’s tablets in the Land of the rising Sun. That, however, isn’t the case… Based on a survey of 2,400 consumer electronics stores in Japan, Nexus 7 took 44.4% of the market versus Apple’s iPad with…
In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, an Asus exec revealed that its company is “in talks” with Microsoft over licensing Windows Phone 8. No details were given but we do expect to see the first product running Microsoft’s mobile platform by the end of this year. We don’t have any inside information or…
ASUS’ British website now lists the Nexus 7 dock, offering it for 24.99 GBP. The so-much-wanted accessory can be found on the site, though some users complained they couldn’t get to the dock’s dedicated page. It is, however, seen by all in the search results (pictured above) from where you can proceed and order you…
ASUS unveiled a new tablet, one that’s not as sexy as Nexus 7, but it does cost less. The newly announced MeMO Pad will hit select markets later this month, selling for just $149. That price, however, brings “worse than Nexus 7” screen which can display resolution of just 1024×600 pixels. In addition, this little…
Finally. Asus will begin shipping Nexus 7 docks for the tablet within the next couple of weeks, according to The Verge. We heard about the release of this dock in the US last week. The accessory is expected to be sold for $39.99 in the United States, which is a bargain compared to the £79…
ASUS announced its new Windows 8 device, VivoTab Smart tablet, which gets its power from Intel’s Atom Z2760 dual-core processor. The device has a 10.1-inch 1366×768 pixels IPS screen that can keep up with up to five fingers at once. Moreover, it also has an 8-megapixel camera on the back and 2-megapixel one on the…
Asus introduced the Transformer AiO last year and used CES to confirm the Q1 2013 availability of the Windows 8 desktop-Android tablet hybrid. Pricing is not yet available. The Transformer AiO is an all-in-one PC that doubles as an Android 4.1 tablet. The 18.4-inch device is a full Windows 8 desktop powered by an Intel processor and NVIDIA…
The FCC gave us a sneak peek at the Qube, and now Asus has made the Google TV device official. It’s the first Google TV from the Taiwanese manufacturer and one of the first Google TVs to debut at CES 2013. The Qube offers an Asus-developed UI that features on interactive, on-screen cube. Because of…
We’ve told you that Nexus 7 dock is in development and that it will be released at some point in the future. Unfortunately we didn’t have a single date to put on that claim… until now. Thanks to Dutch AndroidWorld.nl website we know that these ever-useful accessories will be released later this month. According to…