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Dec

9

2011

Nvidia Looks to Set Bar High With Tegra 3 Optimized Shadowgun, Also Features Controller Support

by Jack Holt
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Nvidia had themselves a very successful year when it came to Tegra 2 devices. In nearly all tablets and some of the greatest phones of 2011, their Tegra 2 processors brought mobile gaming into the modern age. From a basic viewpoint, Nvidia brought console quality gaming to mobile devices. However, given that competition continously grows, [...]

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Dec

6

2011

Hands on with the ASUS Transformer Prime origami-style Smart Cover [Video]

by Robert Nazarian
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If you are in the market for a Transformer Prime, you will probably want the keyboard dock, but don’t forget the origami-style Smart Cover. It seems complicated, but yet so simple as it allows you to prop up your Transformer in a variety of different ways. I guess its accessories like these that prevent manufacturers [...]

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Dec

5

2011

[Deal] Best Buy has the ASUS Transformer for $299.99 with free shipping

by Robert Nazarian
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It’s not as hot as the Black Friday price, but $299.99 with free shipping will probably be the cheapest the ASUS Transformer will be this holiday season. No, it’s not the quad-core beast Transformer Prime, but this is by far the best tablet you can buy for the money. We have no idea how much [...]

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Dec

1

2011

ASUS Transformer Prime official promo video and release date [Video]

by Robert Nazarian
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The musical chairs of release dates for the ASUS Transformer Prime looks to be over as our friends at Android And Me spoke to a representative at ASUS and they were told to expect retail and etail availability to start the “week of December 19 or later.”  It all depends on how well pre-orders get [...]

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Nov

22

2011

Ice Cream Sandwich running on the ASUS Transformer Prime [Video]

by Robert Nazarian
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We’re eagerly waiting for the release of the first tablet featuring the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, the ASUS Transformer Prime. It will arrive next month with Honeycomb onboard, but ASUS promised the Ice Cream Sandwich update soon thereafter. With a proven track record of giving timely updates, it’s no surprise that they already have a working [...]

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Nov

22

2011

ASUS Transformer Prime Overview Page Now Available

by Roy Alugbue
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Who’s ready another bit of quad-core tablet news? Great, you’re in luck because we have something that is sure to make your mouth salivate immediately. As we inch our way closer to the most anticipated tablet of the year, it’s only natural for its homepage to finally go live. That’s right– you’ll finally be able to see [...]

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Nov

21

2011

ASUS Padfone shows up on GLBenchmarks with dual-core processor and qHD display

by Robert Nazarian
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The ASUS Padfone was first shown several months ago, but continue to wait patiently to get our hands on one. It’s looking more like an early 2012 launch. I had my hopes that it was going to have a quad-core processor like the Transformer Prime, but unfortunately that won’t be the case as recent OpenGL [...]

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Nov

20

2011

Acer, Asus, and Dell to Stop Making Android Tablets?

by Jack Holt
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Well it appears the PC Hardware vendors may drop out of the Android tablet market altogether. According to reports, Acer, Asustek and Dell may drop out due to fierce competition by Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This is surprising news considering Asus is releasing the first Tegra 3 tablet in December and Acer has [...]

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Nov

9

2011

ASUS officially announces the Transformer Prime, First Tegra 3 tablet, to be released in December

by Robert Nazarian
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As expected ASUS officially announced the Transformer Prime today, the anticipated follow up to the very successful ASUS Transformer. If you told me in early 2011 that ASUS would be the king of Android tablets, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. With the success of the original Transformer, ASUS didn’t sit back as they now [...]

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Nov

8

2011

Asus Delays Transformer Prime to December, ICS on Board

by Stacy Bruce
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For all of you Asus Transformer fans we have some good and bad news for you. The November 9th launch date for the Transformer Prime has been pushed back to sometime in December. Yes, this is a bummer dudes. I too was looking forward to some NVIDIA quad-core tablet goodness sometime this month. But, on the [...]

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