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Asus considering Windows 8 smartphones

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Asus is a major global computer manufacturer based in Taiwan. We know the company from its computers and tablets more than anything else. However, Asus has attempted to enter the smartphone market on a couple of occasions with devices like the Padfone and Padfone 2. Read The Full Story

Asus launches Memo Pad 7-inch Android tablet for $149

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Asus has announced the launch of a new tablet running the Android operating system that promises to be one of the cheapest offerings on the market. The tablet is called the Memo Pad and has a seven-inch screen. The tablet runs the Android 4.1 operating system and offers full support for Google Play. Read The Full Story

ASUS VivoTab Smart Tablet: hands-on with fold-cover magic

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at ASUS have revealed the VivoTab Smart Tablet, a full Windows 8 tablet with a 10.1-inch full touchscreen display and a unique combination of wireless keyboard and foldable cover which holds the unit upright. This machine is being shown live and in person at CES 2013 and a looks like a winner if ever a Windows 8 tablet was one. Read The Full Story

ASUS Qube Google TV box hands-on

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

ASUS' first go in the Google TV realm became official today. We heard earlier that the company would be digging its paws in that market a few days ago, but ASUS officially unveiled their Qube Google TV box today at CES 2013. We also happened to get our grubby little hands on the new device here at Pepcom inside CES. Read The Full Story

ASUS VivoTab Smart Tablet gets unique with folding keyboard cover

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at ASUS have revealed the VivoTab Smart Tablet with a fabulous little full type cover for wireless keyboard fun. This maching works with Windows 8 and has an Intel Atom Z2760 dual-core processor powering a lovely 10.1-inch, 1366 x 768 resolution IPS display. This machine may look rather similar to the Microsoft Surface in its outward appearance, but it's bringing an ever-so-slightly more impressive show in the details. Read The Full Story

ASUS Qube Google TV box official: It’s hip to be square

, Jan 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

ASUS promised a Google TV device for CES, and the company has delivered with the Qube, a squared-off media box with a matching cuboid user-interface for easily navigating live, on-demand, web, and other content. The compact box uses an motion-control remote, though those with an Android phone can also find ASUS' Mobile Remote app in the Play store to turn their phone or tablet into a touchscreen controller. Read The Full Story

ASUS and others to show off new Google TV devices at CES 2013

, Jan 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google may not have had the 2012 they wanted with their Google TV platform, but it looks like they're going to start things off right in 2013, with a slew of new Google TV devices being unveiled at CES 2013 next week. ASUS, as well as Hisense and TCL, all three of which will be new to the platform, but companies like LG, Vizio, and Sony will also be showing new devices next week as well. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 3, 2013

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Thursday evening everyone. Today Google settled its antitrust case with the FTC, avoiding fines in return for agreeing to license its standard-essential patents and removing advertising limits. The BlackBerry Z10 has leaked for Verizon and AT&T, while the ZTE P945 phablet has been revealed in leaked renders. Samsung has confirmed its oft-rumored Tizen handsets for 2013, with ASUS announcing a Leap Motion partnership today that will bring gesture controls to its PCs. Read The Full Story

ASUS ME301T 10-inch tablet leaks, Tegra 3 quad-core and Jelly Bean in tow

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

It's no surprise that ASUS has a few surprises for us in 2013, and we'll no doubt see a range of new tablets from the company shortly. Case in point: Some new juicy details about an Asus ME301T tablet have surfaced, and we're looking at some pretty impressive specs, including an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Read The Full Story

I expected Apple to jump on Leap Motion first, not ASUS

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

If you can judge a technology’s wow-factor by how much it’s accused of being vaporware, Leap Motion‘s gesture-tracking was a hit from the off; companies jumped on the idea, though it’s perhaps a surprise that the first should be ASUS, not Apple. The matchbox-sized gadget – which can track the movement of ten fingers individually, and 200x more accurately than kit like Microsoft’s Kinect – will soon be integrated into Windows 8 PCs from ASUS, according to a new deal announced today. Microsoft’s OS certainly loves fingers, but Apple’s moves to blend the best of OS X and iOS arguably make it and Leap Motion more obvious bedfellows.

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ASUS partners with Leap Motion to bring gesture control to PCs

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Leap Motion has been working hard the past several months to get its gesture control technology in the hands of developers. It's doing a great job so far, and it looks like all that hard work will pay off, because the company just partnered up with ASUS to bring the Kinect-like technology to the desktop. Read The Full Story

Android Hardware Rundown: 2012

, Jan 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

2012 was quite a huge year for Android. We saw the jump from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and then to version 4.2. Ice Cream Sandwich was a solid operating system, but Jelly Bean made it even better, adding new features like Google Now, better notifications, and even Photo Sphere. However, the software was merely just a vehicle for the hardware to ride on — the devices themselves were what really shined this year.

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