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Asus launches Eee Pad Transformer with Honeycomb
- Asus has officially launched its Eee Pad Transformer in Taiwan today, though US availability is still unknown. Unveiled at CeBIT 2011, the primary system is a 10.1-inch Android tablet which is accompanied by an optional chiclet-style keyboard dock that essentially…
Asus announces fixed Intel 6-series chipset-based products
- Taiwanese manufacturer Asus announced it will begin shipping replacement B3-stepping motherboards and notebooks not suffering from the SATA degradation issues of Intel's 6-Series "Cougar Point" chipset this week. The news come shortly after it was confirmed that Intel had begun…
Asus and Gigabyte to get fixed Intel chipsets next week
- Motherboard manufacturers were undoubtedly displeased with having to pull their Sandy Bridge products off shelves as part of the 6 series chipset recall, but Intel hopes to set things right. DigiTimes reports that the chipmaker has finished negotiating with its…
Asus chairman: we have a "secret weapon" for the iPad 2
- Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek Computer, pushed his engineering teams to design something new, when he noticed the world was becoming more interested in mobile computing. The result was the netbook (Asus' Eee PC line), a new laptop form factor…
Asus intros four tablets, Slider, Transformer, MeMO, Slate EP121
- After releasing several teaser shots of its new tablets, Asus has properly greeted the devices with a press release. The company has announced four new slates that offer different feature sets depending on your needs: the Eee Pad Slider, Eee…
Asus, PrimeSense intro Kinect-like controller for PC
- Asus and PrimeSense, the Israeli firm behind the 3D sensing solution in Microsoft's Kinect, have partnered up to develop a motion controller for PC. The Asus-branded "Xtion" looks remarkably similar to the Xbox 360 add-on, and although it utilizes the…
Asus preps tablets, Sandy Bridge notebooks for CES
- Many of Asus' upcoming mobile systems have been leaked and/or teased today, including various Sandy Bridge-based notebooks and two tablets. Starting from the top, Asus plans to launch a new 17.3-inch G73SW, packing a 1080p display, an Intel Core i7-2630QM…
Dell continues comeback in Q3 2010, Asus enters top five
- Despite the slowdown in consumer sales, the PC market is continuing to slowly grow in the third quarter of 2010, according to market research firm iSuppli. Worldwide shipments were at 88.1 million units in Q3 2010, up 6.7 percent from…
Asus readies Eee Reader DR900 with 9-inch touchscreen
- Asus announced the arrival of its long awaited Eee Reader DR900 earlier this week, marking the industry's first 9-inch, touchscreen e-book reader. Taking a jab at Amazon's Kindle and other similarly sized devices, the company says its new e-reader offers…
Asus introduces new ultra-slim U36 notebook
- Asus has announced a new ultra-slim notebook that appears determined to tackle Lenovo's recently launched IdeaPad U260. The company says its new U36 notebook is the world's thinnest with a standard-voltage Intel Core i3 or i5 processor. The machine is…
Asus motherboard with UEFI demoed on video
- An Asus Sandy Bridge motherboard with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) has been demonstrated on video, thanks to Sweclockers. You don't need to speak Swedish to understand that leaks like this are important to geeks everywhere, and especially those…
Asus lays out tablet plans with Android, ARM, Windows, Intel
- Many upcoming Asustek tablets have already been hinted, leaked, or even revealed at trade shows. That being said, Asustek president Jerry Shen has revealed some of the launch details to Digitimes. Starting this December, Asus will begin officially announcing tablets…
Asus and Garmin to break up in January
- One of the smartphone industry's least-successful relationships is about to end: Asustek Computer will not renew its dual-brand partnership contract with Garmin, according to Digitimes. The two-year agreement will instead be allowed to expire as it was meant to in…
Asus announces ROG Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard
- Asus has officially unveiled its latest ROG-branded (Republic of Gamers) motherboard, the Crosshair IV Extreme. The EATX board features AMD's 890FX+SB850 chipset combo and features a slew of overclocking functions, including the ability to tweak settings remotely over USB from…
Asus adds GTX 460M to G53, G73 gaming notebooks
- Given the early GF100 Fermi chip's inefficiency, the chip just wasn't cut out for life on the road. Only a handful notebooks launched with the GTX 480M and sales have probably been underwhelming to say the least. Last week, Nvidia…
Dual-core Atom netbooks by Asus, Gigabyte, Lenovo surface
- The race is on for netbook manufacturers to ship systems with Intel's new dual-core Atom N550 processor, and it seems Asus, Gigabyte, Lenovo, LG, MSI, Samsung and Toshiba are barreling toward the finish line. Asus' Eee PC 1015PEM is expected…
Asus ships N series notebooks with Blu-ray, Nvidia Optimus
- As reported earlier this year, Asus and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower have begun serving up two new laptops. Aimed at the premium market, the N line supposedly features superior audio quality, developed by the company's "Golden Ear" team. "Realising that…
Asus preps Windows tablet for December, Android for March
- The foretold tablet apocalypse has yet to fall upon us, but the touchscreen slates are coming. Asus promises. The company plans to launch its first tablet in December or January, which will be a 12-inch, $1,000 Windows Embedded Compact-based behemoth…
Asus readies kid-friendly netbook, Eee PC 1001PQ
- Asus has posted a product page for its Eee PC 1001PQ, a colorful new netbook aimed at pre-adolescents or the young-at-heart -- and they're not kidding. The machine is made in two different designs, one is purple with flames while…
Asus intros feature-packed Atom board for HTPC builders
- Looking to build a small HTPC without breaking the bank? Take a look at Asus' feature-packed AT5IONT-I. This mini-ITX form factor motherboard comes bundled with the recently introduced dual-core Atom D525 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, running alongside Intel's NM10 Express…
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