ASUS Padfone

ASUS confirms Google tablet and Transformer Pad Infinity to launch in late June?

While this is not quite the same as an official company press release, an ASUS representative allegedly told Android Authority during Computex that the long rumoured Google tablet will launch at the end of the month. It just so happens that Google I/O is scheduled for June 27th to the 29th. While the representative shared little else except to promise […]

MWC 2012: ASUS relaunches PadFone

First announced last May, ASUS today reintroduced the ASUS PadFone at Mobile World Congress. The concept behind the device has not changed: The 4.3-inch smartphone can be docked and transformed into the PadFone Station, a 10.1-inch tablet. ASUS Padfone specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 8260A Operating system: Google Android 4.0 Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA+ (21Mbps […]

ASUS Eee Padfone to launch at MWC 2012 with Tegra 3 processor?

Recent rumours suggested that the upcoming ASUS Eee Padfone would run a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. But Engadget has learned that it will instead sport an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor like earlier rumours suggested. Already confirmed by ASUS is that the Padfone will ship with Android 4.0. ASUS is now apparently looking at (again) launching the Eee Padfone, which […]

Rumour: ASUS Padfone to sport Snapdragon S4 processor and qHD display

Published OpenGL benchmark results for the ASUS Padfone have apparently revealed a few details about the upcoming hybrid smartphone-tablet device. The device information shows that the Padfone runs an MSM8960 processor, part of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 lineup. If accurate, the Padfone could be one of the first devices to run a Qualcomm S4 processor. The MSM8960 is a 1.5GHz dual-core […]

ASUS to launch PadFone and two tablets in February 2012

With the launch of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime coming November 9th, ASUS today shed some light on what it is planning for early 2012. CEO Jerry Shen confirmed that ASUS will launch two more tablet PCs in February of 2012 along with the PadFone. Rumours suggest that one of the tablets coming will be a 7-inch version of the […]

ASUS Padfone to launch in early 2012 with Android 4.0

During the same interview where the ASUS showed off the upcoming Transformer Prime tablet, company chairman, Jonney Shih, also revealed that the ASUS Padfone, its smartphone-tablet hybrid, will finally be released in 2012 with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It had been originally slated for release before the end of the year. Shih added that ASUS is hoping to have […]