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AT&T has posted details on ASUS’ PadFone X specs while failing to say anything about the launch date. Originally announced at CES in January, the PadFone X will be the carrier’s version of the New PadFone Infinity though with a smaller tablet shell (9- vs 10-inch). It will come with full HD screens on both…
Instead of launching its own smartwatch as rumored, Google is taking wearables to the next level by announcing its Android Wear platform, an Android based Google Now heavy environment with a keen focus on wearable devices. Android Wear will make its debut in smartwatches, which will appear on smartwatches manufactured by a host of smartphone…
It took a while for Verizon to pony up and release the 2013 version of the Nexus 7, which landed on Big Red last February, the 13th in fact. Verizon has done its customers a solid by dropping the price of the 32 GB Nexus 7 from $249.99 to $49.99 today in conjunction with a…
According to a report from Italy, Asus is looking to add two new devices to its Transformer Pad series. This year we may see the TF103 and TF303 joining the line-up, the latter of which is a better product. The story goes on suggesting that the Taiwanese company will rely on Intel Bay Trail chip…
If you own the Nexus 7, you may want to have an “appropriate charger” to go with it. The cables can be messy, right? Asus knows this, hence it released official chargers for Google’s 7-inch tablet. You can choose between wired and wireless options with the latter (obviously) costing more money. That said, even the…
It’s a brand new world we’re living where handset makers publicly sharing their phone update plans. Asus is the latest company to join this trend, informing us when their PadFones will get the “KitKat” treatment. The good news is that the new software is in development as we speak. The bad news – these updates…
Intel has revealed the details of two new 64-bit processors, which are aimed at tablets and smartphones. The company unveiled the Intel Atom Processor Z3480, known as Merrifield, and the Intel Z3580 known as Moorefield. The Z3580 is a quad-core processor clocked at 2,3GHZ, and is optimized for Android devices. The Z3480 includes a PowerVR…
Asus isn’t announcing anything exciting at Mobile World Congress; all we have are two new Fonepad models – one with 4G LTE connectivity support, and another that can take two SIM cards. Aside from rocking a 4G radio, the Fonepad 7 LTE (model number ME372CL) remains the same under the hood. Its specs include a…
According to a report from Phone Arena, Google will announce a new version of Android KitKat, Android 4.5 and the Nexus 8 tablet in July, weeks after the company’s Google I/O developer conference. Google will instead turn the focus of Google I/O to upcoming services, much like last Google I/O last year where no huge…
Asus keeps unveiling new Padfones like it’s nobody’s business. After the Padfone Mini, Padfone X and Padfone E, we have the Padfone Infinity Lite. This model, however, is pretty much what the original Padfone Infinity was all about. While the current Infinity 2 rocks Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, this unit gets its power from a slightly…