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ASUS Padfone launches in Australia on August 14 for $999
If you’re looking to jump on the ASUS Padfone bandwagon then your time has almost come. On August 14 ASUS will launch the phone + tablet combination here in Australia — almost a year and a half since it was first announced back in early 2011. For $999 at Harvey Norman you’ll get both the [...]
Transformer Infinity availability in Australia
We’re still more than a week out from the launch of the Asus Transformer Infinity but that hasn’t stopped the tablet from beginning sales in Austalia. Two stores have confirmed availability of the tablet with MobiCity offering the HD Tablet in Amethyst Grey or Champagne Gold with keyboard dock for $849 with free shipping, whilst [...]
Transformer Pad Infinity to launch in Australia on August 7th
Asus will launch the Asus Transformer Infinity in Australia on August 7th in Sydney,despite early reports that it would launch this month the tablet with the high resolution screen will finally grace our shores next month. Featuring a 1920×1200 FHD Super IPS Display with a Gorilla Glass covering, the Tegra 3 powered multi-media powerhouse has [...]
Asus supplies update on Jelly Bean for Transformer range
Asus has never been one to rest on their laurels when updating their devices to the latest version of Android and it looks like this will be the case with Jelly Bean as well. Whilst they have not confirmed that the original Transformer or Eee Pad Slider will get the update I think that based [...]
Asus tweets picture of multi-coloured Nexus 7 covers
We know that the Nexus 7 is going to get some accessories due to their listing a cover and additional power adapter on the Google play store, what we don`t know is any concrete information on when you can get your hands on either of these accessories. Asus has tweeted the above picture of 6 [...]
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet leaked, expected to launch locally in July
The awesome team at Gizmodo Australia have come across a training document for Google’s upcoming Nexus 7 tablet which is to be manufactured by ASUS and announced at Google IO later this week. Before we even get into the specs, Giz reports that the Nexus 7 will launch here in Australia in July — a [...]
MobiCity now offering the Asus Padfone with the Keyboard Dock included
According to the Asus Australia webpage the Padfone is due to launch officially here at some stage next month, but amyone who wanted the Padfone early could order it from Mobicity, although when they first announced it, it was just the Phone and Tablet dock, they’ve now announced that the Keyboard dock will be included [...]
Photos with EXIF data from ‘Nexus 7′ appear on Picassa
Photos have shown up on Google’s photo sharing site Picassa, which contain EXIF data listing the camera as : Asus and the Model as : Nexus 7. The photos showed up on June 7th and June 13th on user Somit Bh Google+ stream and according to geotag information on the photo’s they were taken in [...]
MobiCity now selling the Asus Padfone
We saw that Asus are set to release the Padfone in Australia next month, but if you really can`t wait then head over to Mobicity who have the Padfone and Tablet dock on sale for $899 + shipping, they also list the Asus transforming bluetooth headset pen as an optional extra for $89.95, they haven’t [...]
ASUS Eee Pad Slider receives Android 4.0 ICS update
ASUS Australia have notified users via their Facebook page that the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Eee Pad Slider is now available. The update — dubbed V.9.2.1.21 — will bring a slew of new features and improved performance to the already impressive device. The update is being sent out over-the-air, so be [...]
GPS dongles for ASUS Transformer Prime now reaching users
If you’re the owner of an ASUS Transformer Prime that’s suffering from the GPS bug that has plagued a sizeable amount of devices, you can apply to ASUS to receive a GPS dongle to help alleviate the problem free of charge. We’ve heard from a couple of Australian users who have received the dongle in [...]
Rumour : Google Nexus tablet made by Asus to start shipping in June
According to an article by Digitimes, the rumoured Nexus tablet from Google is reportedly going to begin shipments in June with an initial run of 600,000 units however the Tablet will not launch in the market till July. This could coincide nicely with Google IO which runs from the 27th to the 29th of June, [...]
Asus Padfone and TF700 Tablet due to arrive in Australia in July
According to the Asus Australia Facebook page they are giving an eta of July for both the Padfone and the TF700 tablet. The Padfone is the dual purpose device that allows you to dock your phone into a Tablet shell to allow you to work on a larger screen when required with the additional functionality [...]