Confusion around ASUS' locked Transformer Prime bootloader continues, with the company's US arm promising an official statement imminently while the firm's Italian team suggests users should simply accept the lock-down as it assures security and stability. Both turned to Facebook to answer increasingly vocal criticism of the encrypted bootloader - including at least one online petition - though the message to modders is yet to be consistent.
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ASUS Transformer Prime official bootloader statements confuse further
ASUS catches heat over Transformer Prime locked bootloader
ASUS has come in for criticism today, after the company's coveted Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet was discovered to use an encrypted bootloader preventing owners from tweaking the slate. Modders at xda-developers have called for a public shaming campaign, after finding that the Tegra 3 uses 128-bit AES encryption to prevent unofficial, unsigned ROMs being installed.
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ASUS expects to ship 3-6 million tablets in 2012
Despite reported WiFi signal problems with the ASUS Transformer Prime tablet, ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih is optimistic about his company's tablet shipments for next year. He expects that ASUS will ship three to six million tablets in 2012, a major boost up from the estimated 1.8 million units in 2011.
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ASUS sued over Transformer Prime toy trademark
ASUS has had no shortage of attention for the Transformer Prime, most of it positive, but toy and game manufacturer Hasbro isn't so impressed: it has sued ASUS over trademark infringement. Hasbro alleges that the name Transformer Prime overlaps with its own Transformer toy trademarks, paidContent reports, and is seeking a ban on sales in the US.
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Asus Transformer Prime 64GB UK ship date slips to Q2 2012
A few days ago, we mentioned that the Asus Transformer Prime had hit Clove in the UK for pre-order. At the time, the 32GB and 64GB tablets were expected to ship in January. As of today, there has been a change in the pre-order status of the Prime. Clove is updating people on the TF201 model and pricing on the 32GB version of the tablet.
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ASUS Transformer Prime hits UK preorder, ships January
ASUS has thrown open UK pre-orders for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, offering the Tegra 3 based Android tablet for £449 ahead of shipments beginning in January 2012. Only the 32GB WiFi model will be sold in the UK, bundled with the battery-toting keyboard dock, while those unwilling to wait for a quadcore can also get a discounted original Transformer to tide them over.
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ASUS: ICS for Transformer Prime due Jan 2012
ASUS has announced that Italian would-be buyers of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime will have to wait until the end of January 2012 before they can pick up the Tegra 3 tablet; however, it will likely be released running Ice Cream Sandwich as standard. The OS news lends further weight to the rumors that ASUS will have the Android 4.0 upgrade ready next month, with previous comments from the company only outlining a vague Q1 2012 window for its release.
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ASUS puts delay rumor to rest, confirms Transformer Prime is on schedule
Late last night rumors hit the street that the ASUS Transformer Prime had been delayed and I'm sure a few were saddened by such news. After almost every online retails has sold out of the new quad-core slate we were quick to reach out to ASUS for an official response and have good news to report. According to our sources everything is on track and as planned.
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Asus Transformer Prime pre-orders start in UK
If you are looking forward to getting your mitts on a new Asus Transformer Prime tablet and live in the UK, you can get your pre-order in right now. The Transformer Prime is up for pre-order on Clove in the UK. We reviewed the Transformer Prime not long ago and it is a very nice tablet and will be one of the best Android tablets to hit the market.
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ASUS Transformer Prime hands-on with games Bladeslinger, Glowball, Chidori
What you’re about to witness is a set of three hands-on videos of a few games that were included on the ASUS Transformer Prime Android tablet when it came to your humble narrator’s doorstep last week for review. While none of these three games will be on your tablet when you first pull it out of the box later this month, you’ll be able to purchase them eventually, be it the moment you hit the Android Market or sometime early next year when the game is finished. First we’ve got a platform demo by Chidori in a fighting game, then the already classic Glowball real-time generated 3D environment game, and Bladeslinger – 3rd person battle in the old west with monsters galore.
ASUS Transformer Prime TransSleeve gets video demo
ASUS has begun teasing some of the official accessories for its Eee Pad Transformer Prime, with one of the most interesting, the folding Transformer Prime Sleeve, getting a new video demo. Intended to both protect the touchscreen of the Tegra 3 slate, as well as allow it to be propped up for easier multimedia consumption or typing, ASUS' system differs from Apple's Smart Cover design with some more complex folds.
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ASUS Transformer Prime vs iPad 2, side by side gaming
One of the most surprising aspects of our hands-on series with the ASUS Transformer Prime thus far has been the single benchmark in which the iPad 2 did better graphically than this quad-core powerhouse, as seen in our first comparison between the two – but check out a couple of videos that should very well convince you that there’s no perfect clarity in a set of benchmarks performed on machines with two very different sets of innards. What we’ve got here is the Prime and the iPad 2 running two games side-by side at the same time: first Riptide GP, then Shadowgun, both games that show the real power of dual-core and up gaming – behold the smoothness!
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