ASUS Zenfone 5 Unboxing

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ASUS, the Taiwanese manufacturer, has been in the Android race for quite a while now, at times, experimenting with form factors and convergence. Niche markets aside, like any other company, ASUS also caters to the mass market crowd which just wants to pick up a smartphone. Along those lines, the company revealed three devices, with various screen sizes, ranging from 4 to 6 inches in screen sizes, but with identical user experience. These devices under the “Zenfone” range were announced way back in January during CES, but are only starting to appear in the retail market. We bought one off from a Taipei market, and here is our unboxing video to show the device off, to you –

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Asus Fonepad 8 Photo Gallery

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Along with the Fonepad 7 refresh, Aus also unveiled the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. This has almost similar specifications as the new Fonepad 7 (FE375CG) , but this has a 8-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, compared to the 7-inch HD display on the Fonepad 7. It also comes with Dual SIM support and a 1.83 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 8 Photo Gallery”

Asus MeMO Pad 8 vs Asus MeMO Pad 7 Photo Gallery

At the Computex 2014 event held in Taipei, Asus announced successors to the MeMO Pad 7 and MeMO Pad 8. The Asus MeMO Pad 7 wasn’t much of an update, but the MeMO Pad 8 was updated with a better Full HD display and internal specifications overhaul. We managed to get our hands on both the updated Asus MeMO Pad 7 and Asus MeMO Pad 8 and we shot a photo gallery comparing the two MeMO Pads.

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Asus MeMO Pad 7 Photo Gallery

Asus made a lot of announcements at Computex 2014 event that was held in Taipei and the refreshed Asus MeMO Pad 7 was among the them. Asus announced the upgraded MeMO Pad 7 after an year and in terms of specifications, there isn’t much change except for the fact that the MediaTek processor in the yesteryear model has been replaced by a powerful Intel Atom Z3745 SoC in the latest generation.

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New Asus MeMO Pad 8 Photo Gallery

At the Computex 2014 event in Taipei, Asus announced a lot of products and among those, is the upgraded Asus MeMO Pad 8. The new Asus MeMO Pad 8 is an upgrade over the yesterday product of the same name. The successor – New Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a very worthy upgrade over the original with a Full HD display, an Intel Atom Z3580 SoC with 2GB RAM, 16GB Internal storage and a microSD card slot. The new MeMO Pad 8 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box.

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Asus Transformer Book V Hands On and Photo Gallery

At the Computex 2014 event in Taipei, Asus announced a five in one convertible that tries to bring together a Windows tablet, a Windows Laptop, an Android laptop, an Android tablet and an Android smartphone into a single device. We have seen Windows convertibles, Android convertibles and Windows/Android dual boot Transformers until now, but by bringing the concept of a Padfone into the Windows/Android dual boot system, Asus is a taking a completely new direction.

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ASUS unveils Transformer Book V, a 5-in-1 hybrid with Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4

ASUS has taken wraps off another of its hybrid devices at the ongoing Computex in Taipei. The company has announced the Transformer Book V, a 5 in 1 device which can be used as a phone, tablet and laptop running on Android and Windows.

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Asus Fonepad 8 and new Fonepad 7 with quad-core Intel Atom processors announced

Asus Fonepad 8

Asus has announced Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) and a new version of the Fonepad 7 (FE375CG) at the Computex 2014. The Fonepad 8 has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 5.06mm narrow bezel bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 72.2%. The Fonepad 7 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800) display. Both these tablets are powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI . These tablets also have a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 8 and new Fonepad 7 with quad-core Intel Atom processors announced”

Asus MeMO Pad 7 with 7-inch HD display, quad-core Intel Atom processor announced

Asus MeMO Pad 7

Asus has announced MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C), successor of last year’s MeMO Pad HD 7 at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS multi-touch display, powered by a 1.86GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3745 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with ZenUI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Asus SonicMaster Audio Technology and dual Stereo Speakers for enhanced audio output. Continue reading “Asus MeMO Pad 7 with 7-inch HD display, quad-core Intel Atom processor announced”

New Asus MeMO Pad 8 with 8-inch full HD display, Android 4.4 and LTE announced

Asus MeMO Pad 8

Asus has announced  MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL), a refreshed version of last year’s  MeMO Pad 8 at the Computex 2014. It has a 8-inch (1200×1920 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “New Asus MeMO Pad 8 with 8-inch full HD display, Android 4.4 and LTE announced”

Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG with 7-inch display, Dual SIM goes on sale in Thailand

Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG

Asus unveiled the Fonepad 7 (FE170CG), a new variant of the Fonepad 7 few weeks back. Now the complete specifications of the tablet has surfaced on the official website that reveals that it would also come in dual SIM variant. This was first spotted by notebookitalia.it. The tablet went on sale in Thailand few days back. Unlike the Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (ME175CG), the new Fonepad 7 has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also features the new Zen UI, similar to its latest Zen series smartphones. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG with 7-inch display, Dual SIM goes on sale in Thailand”

ASUS Padfone keyboard dock spotted at FCC

ASUS is planning to expand its Padfone line of devices with a phablet that might have keyboard dock.  A photo leaked at FCC shows a phablet that has a keyboard dock which is compatible with the upcoming ASUS PadFone X for AT&T.

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Asus FonePad 7 Dual SIM 3G First Impressions

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Asus launched the Dual SIM version of their FonePad 7 today in Delhi for Rs. 12999/-. We got to check out the retail device for a very limited time. The FonePad 7 Dual SIM is a very unique tablet from Asus, especially at this price point. Let’s check out the first impressions the latest Android Tablet from Asus. Continue reading “Asus FonePad 7 Dual SIM 3G First Impressions”

Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM launching in India on April 15th

Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM

Asus launched the Fonepad 7, a 7-inch tablet with 3G and voice calling capabilities in India last year. The has sent us a press invite for the launch of Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (ME175CG) with dual SIM support in India on April 15th. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD LED Backlit IPS display, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM launching in India on April 15th”

Microsoft and Google don’t want dual OS(Windows+Android) devices, Asus Transformer Duet may be cancelled

Earlier this year, at the CES 2014, Asus announced the Transformer Duet which ran Android and Windows side by side. This was probably designed for those who wanted the best of both the worlds and it was quite a hit at the CES 2014. Even an Indian manufacturer – Micromax, announced a similar dual boot device – Micromax Laptab which was supposed to be available in February.

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