Tag: asus
Are you after a Asus Transformer Prime? Are you in the UK? It probably worth checking this thread over at xda-developers . It looks like units are starting to fly off the shelves from PC World and Currys. It seems that the larger PC World stores are the …
Story so far. The bootloader on the Asus Prime is locked. This prevents developers doing a lot of fun developer things like custom ROMs. The Prime is a SIM free device too, so there’s no networks asking Asus to stop network unlocking. The guys at xda-developers have started …
The Asus Transformer Prime has kinda fell out of love with the developers over on XDA-Developers. No ROMs can be flashed to this device because the bootloader is locked down with 128 bit encryption. This is the same trick that HTC did, but then they eventually did a …
We kinda thought this might happen when we first saw the Asus Transformer Prime. The Asus device, which “transforms” with a detachable keyboard, is the target of legal action from toy-maker Hasbro. They’re not keen on their Optimus Prime and Transformers merchandise getting confused with the Asus tablet. …
The upcoming and slightly over hyped Asus Transformer Prime tablet netbook hybrid thingy, has had another release date mentioned. It’s apparently the 19th of December for the US not the 9th as previously mentioned. Still nothing official for the UK though, the last I heard was from Asus …
So, I have an Asus Eee PC off eBay. It’s got a fairly small 4GB SSD drive inside and comes with some random Linux variant. Running Android on it is just a matter of downloading the appropriate ISO thanks to the hard work of Android-x86.org. There’s other custom-built …
Asus have now made the PadFone official with a product page, Press Release and several YouTube videos showing a lucky owner getting popular with the ladies. The device lets you switch from the phone to the tablet for a “seamless experience” between your activities and a single SIM …
It’s got some weird sort of glove box-style mechanism to swallow-up the phone and, around the other side, it’s a full Android tablet. The Android march continues and there’s more cross-over devices appearing month by month. This will be known as the Asus PadFone and, when you want …
With Acer knocking out the TV adverts there’s good news for new and existing owners – Android 3.1 will be coming to the Iconia A500 device as soon as next month. Acer have got some pretty big ad-spots on TV right now, and it’s becoming a bit of …
After using the iPad 2 for a couple of weeks it’s interesting to hear opinions on other new tablets. The BBC’s Marc Cieslak takes a look at the new Motorola XOOM here but seems to be fairly critical of it due to the current lack of microSD functionality …
eBuyer have just listed this, the Asus Transformer tablet. Available with (£429.99) or without (£379.98) a slot-in keyboard it’s a 10.1 ” WSVGA tablet with toughened glass and a 1280×800 multi-touch capacitive touch screen. Running the very latest tablet-friendly Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) it has an NVIDIA Tegra 2 …
Strangely announced just after the Mobile World Congress is this new trackball-packing Asus P835 touch-screen device. The P835 will double as a WiFi hotspot - sharing the high-speed (up to HSPA) mobile data connection over WiFi with up to 10 devices s...
Remember that scene in Crocodile Dundee where he says, "That's not a knife, this is a knife"? Well, I tend to think that of our reviews. Call that a review? Nah mate, this is a review. This time it's the o2 XDA Zest and it's built by Asus. …
Just a few days ago the guys at o2 were kind enough to loan me the XDA Zest. It's a handset we've been tracking for some time and we rarely get to handle Asus-made kit like this. The Zest is powered by a 624Mhz Marvell TavorP CPU, 256MB …
Johnny De'Silva has just tipped us on the availability of the o2 XDA Zest. It's available on Pay Monthly and Pay & Go. If you choose the lattest then it's £249.99 to buy, with contract customers paying between nothing and £149.99 depending on your c...
4WinMobile.com have just added a review of the o2 XDA Zest. This device is actually made by Asus and is powered by a Marvell Tavor CPU running at 624Mhz. It's a touch-screen handset with Windows Mobile 6.1, microSD (HC) card slot, 480x640 screen, 3 me...
The fastest PDA in the world ? Is it the one that flew out of the car window when I crashed on the motorway some months ago ? No, we're actually talking about processor speed and it's this - the Asus P565. Announced in Taipai this puppy has …
Just a couple of months back Orange announced the Eee PC 900. Unfortunately it needed an Icon 225 dongle plugged in to get you onto the Orange network. There's now none left because Orange have just launched the Eee PC 901. From what we can see it's p...
The iPhone and Google Android handsets have occupied a lot of limelight recently. Microsoft isn't phased by this, with top Execs seemingly content to watch how things pan out. Today, however, Asustek announced their intention to build a handset based ...
Kishan Sthankiya sent us a few scans of the o2 catalogue so we're able to grab some interesting bits of information. Here's the XDA Zest once more. It's the Asus-built handset we spotted on their website last week. The specs reveal GPS, 3 megapixel ca...
Sure, we've still got the odd server problem here at Coolsmartphone HQ but it'll never stop us bring you the latest news. Johnny De'Silva has spotted the o2 XDA Zest on the coming soon pages. The Zest is the Asus-built device we saw last month and pac...
Following our story yesterday on the upcoming o2 XDA Zest / Asus Glaxy7 handset, some specs have now emerged over at pda.pl. The words "Omnia killer" are already being used with a rather splendid set of specs being present. Expect a large 3.5 " 800x48...
Stephen Kelly has been doing some cunning detective work. Following this post at wmpoweruser.com pictures have now appeared at mobile01.com showing a 5 megapixel camera. All good, but then it gets even more interesting when a Asus-built "XDA Zest" han...
Asus have today launched this, the P552w. Looking very similar to the HTC Touch it's got a finger-driven control system called "Glide" which uses "cutting-edge Gester technology" which will let you zoom, scroll, flip and select items with your finger....
Asus are launching some new models at CeBIT this week - this is the Asus HTC Touch.. oh, sorry.. no, it's the Asus P320. Looks purdy no ? Expect a 2 megapixel shooter, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and quad-band GSM, EDGE and GPRS. Like the HTC Touch this unit …
It's reviews galore at the minute. Just a few days back we managed to grab some time with the Asus P526. Priced up at £288.99 off-contract this is a touch-screen Pocket PC hiding in a classic Smartphone shell. It packs a 2 megapixel camera, quadband ...
We're just days away from our first ever Asus phone review (the P526), however the TamsWMS have managed to grab a quick feel of the Asus M930, a phone we covered just days ago. The dual-screen handset looks great in the press shots, but this is the fi...
GPSandco.com have just published more information about the upcoming Asus M930 Smartphone (i.e. non-touch-screen Windows Mobile 6 Standard). It will have a pacey 400Mhz TI OMAP CPU, triband GSM and 3G, HSPDA capability along with WiFi and 256Mb RAM / ...
Out of the rumour mill and into reality comes the Asus P527, a GPS equipped handset with Windows Mobile 6 Pro, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPRS quad-band capabilities with EDGE. Powered by a TI OMAP850 CPU running at 200Mhz the P527 also has a 2 megapixel ca...
Meet the Asus P750. This, according to sources, won't be a true "Smartphone" but will instead run the touch-screen version Windows Mobile (Professional). The Asus is very well equipped and comes with a Marvel 520MHz PXA27x processor, 256Mb ROM, 128Mb...
This is the Asus Pegasus Pocket PC phone and comes with GPS on board. It's a slim device with numeric keypad and jog dial for speedy navigation. Asus are already responsible for a large number of laptops and their skills for design and build are show...
See? Didn't I tell you we'd be busy at 3GSM ? Here's yet another new handset. This is the Asus P305 3G Smartphone. Yes, this is it - don't be fooled by those other fuzzy shots on the web. The Asus Press Release (which can be read below) …
