ASUS first promised to offer an Android 4.0 upgrade for the original Eee Pad Transformer last October. Now, courtesy of ASUS UK, we have a better sense of when it will be available. According to its Facebook page, the update will come after the January 12th launch of the update for the Transformer Prime: ICS 4.0 will be coming to […]
Tablets
Toshiba promises thinnest and lightest 10.1 Android tablet for CES
A press release by Toshiba Japan has given us a few clues as to what the manufacturer is bringing to CES next week. Among other products, it promises “the world’s thinnest and lightest” 10.1-inch tablet and 13.3-inch ultrabook. The tablet is likely none other than the AT200 which it announced back in September at IFA 2011. Measuring just 7.7 millimeters, […]
Apple to launch iPad 3 and iPad 4 in 2012?
Apple may be gearing up to launch not one but two iPad models this year. According to Digitimes, the iPad 3 will launch in March (supporting earlier rumours) and the iPad 4 will then follow in October. Reiterating past rumours, the report indicates that the iPad 3 will come with a QXGA (1536×2048 pixels) display (with an IGZO panel?) and […]
Acer Iconia Tab A200 available in U.S. on January 15th
Acer today announced that its Iconia Tab A200 tablet will be available in the U.S. starting on January 15th. “The Acer Iconia Tab family of tablets is an excellent example of Acer’s ability to deliver high-performance, full-function mobile devices at unbeatable values,” said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager for Acer America. “Acer brings the Iconia Tab A200 to consumers […]
7-inch display for Google tablet?
Google chairman Eric Schmidt recently revealed plans to launch its own Android tablet within the next six months. Details are now emerging about what this device could look like. Citing its usual “supply chain” sources, Digitimes reports that Google is looking at taking on Amazon and its Kindle Fire tablet rather than Apple and its dominant iPad tablet. The report […]
ASUS responds to Transformer Prime GPS and bootloader complaints
In the same update where it announced the release of its Android 4.0 update for the Transformer Prime, ASUS also tackled two complaints that have surfaced as customers began getting their hands on the tablet. First, ASUS responded to complaints about varying degrees of success (or lack thereof) getting GPS to work properly. Describing the Transformer Prime as “not a […]
Android 4.0 updates to start January 12th for ASUS Transformer Prime
ASUS today announced that it will begin to push out an update to Android 4.0 for the Transformer Prime on January 12th: ASUS has been working hard to make the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available on the Transformer Prime, and today, we have good news for you. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich FOTA worldwide update for the […]
Next Apple iPad to use IGZO display?
The IPS (in-plane switching) displays used in the current iPhone 4S and iPad 2 could make way for a different type of panel in Apple’s upcoming mobile devices. Citing “sources in Apple’s supply chain,” Digitimes is reporting that Apple will use IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) panels possibly starting with the next-generation iPad. The IGZO panels are to be provided […]