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Why buy the Padfone, when you can have the Fonepad?

Android We just wrapped up Day 2 of Mobile World Congress and there are plenty of new tablets to choose from, especially if you're looking to get rid of your smartphone. The latest trend in mobile is to give tablets complete phone functionality by...

Feb 26th by Chase Bonar 11

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When does screen size matter to you?

Lifestyle A report published by Digitimes says shipments of smartphones with displays 5-inches and larger are expected to grow 136% this year as compared to 2012. In other words, a total of 60.4 million units are expected to ship worldwide with a...

Feb 9th by Chase Bonar 105 74 Reactions

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Would Samsung win your dollar if Music Hub was available on all of your devices?

Android According to the Nielsen Company & Billboard’s 2012 Music Industry Report, digital track sales increased 5% year over year, while the sales of digital albums jumped 14.1%, and it’s not going unnoticed in Korea. In a recent interview with...

Jan 29th by Chase Bonar 3

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The more I Web browse with a tablet, the more I hate it

Android I am sure I have made it very clear by now. I love tablets. I love working and browsing the Internet from tablets. I love playing games from tablets. And I love doing anything and everything I possibly can with them. They're generally...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 25

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Every Android manufacturer could learn something from ASUS

Android Despite Android phones and devices looking more and more alike with every passing moment, each manufacturer has a certain way of conducting their business. From the hardware and different specification choices to the software...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 9

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The ASUS Padfone isn't the magical device I was hoping for

Android But there's more. What if you want to answer your phone while it's docked? It would be quite a hassle to undock everything just to take (or make) a call. Through all of the fumbling you would do, you might get to the phone time to get a...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 11

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Android 4.0 update coming to the U.S. tomorrow, MWC teasers here now

Android Heads up, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer owners: The official ASUS Twitter account has announced that the original Transformer will begin receiving its update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich starting tomorrow, February 24th. No other details...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 14

ASUS: Eee Pad Transformer Ice Cream Sandwich update coming in mid-February

Android Ready for another round of "Good News, Bad News?" We'll start with the good news: In response to a question on Facebook about how long it'll take for the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer's update to Ice Cream Sandwich to be approved by Google,...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

ASUS: No plans for 3G Transformer Prime, original Transformer ICS update in approval process

Android Bad news for those of you that are waiting for that 3G-enabled version of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime that we heard about earlier this month, as ASUS has apparently come forward to say that it's currently got no plans to release...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer to see Ice Cream Sandwich by early February

Android Owners of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime got a bit of a surprise earlier this week when it was revealed that the slate would be receiving its update to Android 4.0 a few days ahead of schedule. Now that the upgrade has indeed begun...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 2

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ASUS needs to phase out the Transformer Prime by the second quarter

Business And Money Whether or not manufacturers need to slow down with the devices they release in a year is up to you. We’ve talked about it, others have talked about it, and we can probably say that it’s been covered.

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 36

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Ice Cream Sandwich update to arrive after Prime's January 12th upgrade

Android It's been a while since owners of the original ASUS Eee Pad Transformer have heard anything about their update to Ice Cream Sandwich, but today the company's U.K. arm took to Facebook to shed a little more light on the situation. ASUS says...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

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Top 5: Best tablets of 2011

Android Well, this is it. It's the very last day of 2011 and boy was it a year chock-full of new devices, patent disputes and acquisitions (or attempted acquisitions). We got to witness hundreds of new devices flood shelves, and a large portion of...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 54

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer on the receiving end of a software update

Android Own the original (litigation-free) ASUS Eee Pad Transformer? You may want to fire up your device's update feature, because several Transformer owners are reporting that some new software is making its way to the docking wonder. Before you...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 12

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Now this is a tablet design I could get used to

Android As many of you know, I'm a tablet fiend. On Wednesday's Untethered Podcast, Evan, David (of TmoNews), Joey Lehto and I stumbled upon the subject of tablets and we may have touched on how many tablets I've owned to date. Personal devices...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 27

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Will you play streaming video games on your phone?

Lifestyle For as long as I can remember, I’ve considered myself a gamer. I’ve loved to play video games since the Atari, and I don’t imagine it will ever stop. They’re a great way to experience entertainment, and most of them (okay, some of them)...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 24

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Taylor's Top 5 Holiday Gifts

Android Well, it's that time again, folks. The holiday shopping season kick-starts in just a few more days. Not before we fill our stomachs with a little too much turkey and stuffing and pass out on the couch watching football, of course....

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 46

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DROID RAZR Review; Android fragmentation with Special Guest M. Degusta; Asus Transformer Prime & more!

Android If you missed the live broadcast of our podcast, have no fear, the recording is here. It was a great show with Special Guest Michael Degusta from The Understatement blog. He joined the show to discuss his findings on Android fragmentation...

from 2011 by Sydney Myers 3