Asus ZenWatch 2 now available for $149.99 on the Google Store

Asus announced the ZenWatch 2 at Computex 2015 in June this year following which it was launched in two different sizes last month. Now, the watch is available on the US version of the Google Store.

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Microsoft and Asus expand their patent licensing agreement

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Microsoft and Asus have announced their plans to expand their earlier patent licensing agreement which will include a broad cross-licensing covering.

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Asus partners with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Asus is the latest international smartphone maker that is joining the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The Taiwanese company has announced that it will start the local manufacturing of smartphones in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

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Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched

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Asus has finally launched the new Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and the Transformer Book Flip TP200SA in the U.S today. The company had first unveiled the two hybrid – T100HA and TP200SA – devices during Computex 2015 in June, but it didn’t provide the pricing then. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched”

Asus Zenfone Go with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 7999

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Asus Zenfone Go appeared on the official Asus India website and Flipkart last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in the country. The Zenfone Go packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has dual SIM support, but it has only 3G connectivity and lacks 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 7999”

Asus RT-AC1200HP dual-band 802.11ac router launched in India for Rs. 5500

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Asus recently launched RT-AC1200HP, its latest router in India  with Dual WAN ports that enables having two connections/ISPs on one router, with load balance and failover mode for added stability and redundancy offering uninterrupted internet access. Continue reading “Asus RT-AC1200HP dual-band 802.11ac router launched in India for Rs. 5500”

Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant goes on sale in India for Rs. 17999

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Asus launched the Zenfone Selfie in India last month starting at Rs. 15,999. It went on pre-order on Flipkart mid-August. Today the company has announced that the Zenfone Selfie variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage is now available for purchase from Flipkart. The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 went on sale in India last week for Rs. 9,999. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant goes on sale in India for Rs. 17999”

Asus Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones go on sale in India for Rs. 899 and Rs. 699

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Asus introduced the Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones at the Zenfone 2 launch event in India back in April along with the ZenPower power bank. Today the company has announced that both these accessories are now available in India. The Lolliflash is a dual LED flash that connects to the smartphone’s 3.5mm audio jack. The ZenEars is in-ear earphones. Continue reading “Asus Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones go on sale in India for Rs. 899 and Rs. 699”

OnePlus 2 vs Asus Zenfone 2

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The Asus ZenFone 2 debuted at MWC 2015 in March and was available for purchase in the Indian market in April. As the successor to the Zenfone 4, 5 and 6, the Zenfone 2 is available in both 5 inch as well as 5.5 inch variants. In this comparison we will be taking a look at the 5.5” Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) variant which is also the first smartphone to feature 4GB of RAM on board. Now, a new competitor has arisen for the Zenfone 2 which also is the follow up to a successful predecessor. The OnePlus 2 is the first official device to come with Oxygen OS pre-loaded and also makes use of the USB Type-C port instead of the regular micro USB port. Let us take a look at both these devices in detail to see what each of them have going for and against them. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 vs Asus Zenfone 2”

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 goes on sale in India for Rs. 9999

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Asus started taking pre-orders for the Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 on Flipkart in India from August 19th, which was supposed to go on sale from mid-September. Today the company has announced that it has advanced the sales of the smartphone on Flipkart, which is now available for purchase starting from today. Asus recently announced that it received 30,000 pre-orders for its new Zenfone lineup, soon after the pre-order, and the Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 received 10,000 pre-orders on the third day of the pre-order.
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Hands on with ASUS’s massive 26,800 mAH power bank

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Power banks are the rage these days. With smartphone batteries getting progressively worse, the capacities have exponentially increased, but we’d have never thought it would come to this, a monstrous 26,800 mAH battery packfrom ASUS that looks like a tower and has enough power to charge a laptop. The Taiwanese manufacturer had engineering samples for show at their lounge in Berlin, we went hands on –

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Asus 26800mAh Power Bank Photo Gallery

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Asus showcased a 26800mAh Power Bank at the IFA, even though it did not officially introduce it at its event. We got to check out the power bank, which is bigger and heavier than Xiaomi’s 16000mAh Powerbank that was launched in India earlier this year.

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Asus VivoStick PC Photo Gallery

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Asus introduced VivoStick PC at the IFA earlier this week. It is a tiny dongle, similar to the compute stick that will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC running Windows 10. We got to check out the compact PC at Asus’ booth, here is the photo gallery.

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Asus ZenPad C 7.0 Photo Gallery

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Asus announced the ZenPad series at Computex 2015 in June this year. The company launched number of tablets like ZenPad 7.0, 8-inch ZenPad 8.0 Z380KL (4G) / Z380C (WiFi) and others at the event. We are live at IFA 2015 and got to check out the Asus ZenPad C 7.0 so let’s take a detailed look at the specs and hardware of the tablet in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Asus ZenPad C 7.0 Photo Gallery”

Asus introduces RT-AC5300 router, claims it to be the world’s fastest

Asus has announced a new router at IFA in Berlin. The new product from the Taiwanese manufacturer carries the model number RT-AC5300 and according to the company, the router delivers the world’s fastest Wi-Fi speed.

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RT-AC5300 comes with a Broadcomm NitroQAM chip and delivers 1000Mbit/s on the 2.4GHz band and up to 2167Mbit/s on each of the two 5GHz bands for combined speeds of up to 5334Mbit/s. Continue reading “Asus introduces RT-AC5300 router, claims it to be the world’s fastest”