As expected, ASUS today formally announced the Eee Pad Transformer Prime (after teasing it at last month’s AsiaD conference). It looks set to be the world’s first tablet to be powered by NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor (codenamed Kal El during development). Despite offering up to five times the performance of the Tegra 2 processor, it does not use up […]
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ASUS to delay Transformer Prime to ship it with Android 4.0?
ASUS may have pushed back the shipment date of its upcoming Eee Pad Transformer Prime to early December. Citing supply chain sources, Digitimes is reporting that Google has agreed to help ASUS launch its latest tablet with Android 4.0 pre-installed. The plan to date had been to ship it with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) with an upgrade to 4.0 (Ice Cream […]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime gets benchmarked
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime may only get its official unveiling next week but some early benchmark results have already surfaced. The tablet, likely to be the first to be powered by a four-core processor, was found to top recent AnTuTu benchmark test leaderboard. The Transformer Prime tops the 10,000 mark, making it twice as powerful as the existing […]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime clears FCC
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime has cleared one more hurdle in preparation for its launch. It has now received its FCC clearance. Confidentiality agreements are in place so little new information is revealed here but we can add Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to the list of details we know so far. The November 9th launch should reveal all. Read more
ASUS to launch PadFone and two tablets in February 2012
With the launch of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime coming November 9th, ASUS today shed some light on what it is planning for early 2012. CEO Jerry Shen confirmed that ASUS will launch two more tablet PCs in February of 2012 along with the PadFone. Rumours suggest that one of the tablets coming will be a 7-inch version of the […]
Leaked photos show off ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and its dock
New pictures of the upcoming ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime have been leaked prior to its official launch on November 9th. They revealed the device’s brushed aluminium back and its matching aluminium dock. Another shot shows Android’s unlock screen. The pictures indicate that the Transformer Prime will sport a microSD card slot, a rear-facing camera with flash, and what appears […]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime gets its official landing page
After being briefly shown off at AsiaD: All Things Digital conference, the official launch of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is one step closer with the launch of its landing page on the ASUS website. The Eee Pad Transformer Prime is coming. We bring you the next transformation in tablet technology, one that is better than its predecessor in […]
Android 4.0 coming to ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
While much of the attention is focused on its successor, the Transformer Prime, ASUS has not turned its back on the original Eee Pad Transformer tablet. Yesterday it confirmed via Twitter that an ugprade to Android 4.0 will be provided for the original Transformer tablet. No further details have been provided yet. Thanks, Joe for the heads up! Read more