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IDC: iPad drops below Android with 40% share of worldwide tablet market, Apple still top vendor

May 1, 2013   Apple, Mac
Research firm IDC is out today with preliminary data from its quarterly study tracking worldwide tablet market share putting Apple at 40% market share compared to Android’s 56.5% of the market in Q1 2013. In the year ago quarter, Apple held 58.1% of the market surpassing Android’s 39.4%. IDC says Android shipments were increased thanks [...]
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Asus Padfone Hands On: A Sleek Two-For-One Device That Makes You Pay for Both

February 25, 2013   Uncategorized
If it were sold without its tablet dock, you might give the Padfone phone a second look all on its own. It's really pretty, after using it for a few minutes, it's just as powerful and smooth as any other flagship Android phone coming out, like the Optimus G Pro or the HTC One. More »


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The Asus Padfone Has Finally Come of Age

February 25, 2013   Uncategorized
Asus has just announced the latest version of its previously awkward Padfone—but this time round, it seems that the hardware might live up to previous promises. More »


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The Asus Padfone Has Finally Come of Age

February 25, 2013   Uncategorized
Asus has just announced the latest version of its previously awkward Padfone—but this time round, it seems that the hardware might live up to previous promises. More »


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Asus CEO Reveals The $249 Fonepad, Another Tablet You Can Talk On

February 25, 2013   Gadgets
fonepadWhat a day folks -- mere moments talking up Asus' new Padfone Infinity, CEO Jonney Shih just revealed that the oft-rumored Fonepad is an honest-to-goodness product. Confused? I don’t blame you.
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Asus Debuts New 5-inch, 1080p, Snapdragon 600-Powered PadFone Infinity Smartphone-Tablet Hybrid, Coming April 2013 For €999

February 25, 2013   Gadgets, Mobile
padfone3Asus introduced the new Padfone Infinity today at MWC in Barcelona. The successor to the company's hybrid tablet/smartphone has a redesign with an aluminum back and edge-to-edge glass display, a 5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 441 PPI. The LTE phone can plug into a 10-inch tablet dock, which itself offers 1920 x 1200 resolution.
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Asus Debuts New 5-inch, 1080p, Snapdragon 600-Powered PadFone Infinity Smartphone-Tablet Hybrid, Coming April 2013 For €999

February 25, 2013   Gadgets, Mobile
padfone3Asus introduced the new Padfone Infinity today at MWC in Barcelona. The successor to the company's hybrid tablet/smartphone has a redesign with an aluminum back and edge-to-edge glass display, a 5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 441 PPI. The LTE phone can plug into a 10-inch tablet dock, which itself offers 1920 x 1200 resolution.
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7 Worst Battery Life-Guzzling Gadgets

February 12, 2013   Uncategorized
There is a disturbing trend in the gadget world, and it's that laptop, tablet and phone makers aren't taking battery life seriously enough. Yes, having touch on a Windows 8 notebook is great, but not if the computer lasts an hour and a half less than one without that capability. And what good is a smartphone with an HD display and superfast processor if you have to plug it in around lunchtime? We run our homemade battery test, which involves continuous Web surfing at 40 percent brightness, on every device we review. And if the endurance isn't good enough, regardless of the gadget's other features, we simply won't recommend it. More »


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7 Worst Battery Life-Guzzling Gadgets

February 12, 2013   Uncategorized
There is a disturbing trend in the gadget world, and it's that laptop, tablet and phone makers aren't taking battery life seriously enough. Yes, having touch on a Windows 8 notebook is great, but not if the computer lasts an hour and a half less than one without that capability. And what good is a smartphone with an HD display and superfast processor if you have to plug it in around lunchtime? We run our homemade battery test, which involves continuous Web surfing at 40 percent brightness, on every device we review. And if the endurance isn't good enough, regardless of the gadget's other features, we simply won't recommend it. More »


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Asus Reportedly In Talks With Microsoft To Create Windows 8-Based Padfone Smartphone-Tablet Hybrid

January 17, 2013   Gadgets, Mobile
padfoneAsus may soon be the next Windows Phone 8 handset OEM partner for Microsoft, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal today. And the company isn't just looking to stick the operating system in any old device; per the report, it's looking specifically at creating a version of its docking, Android-based smartphone and tablet combo, called the Padfone, using Microsoft's OS.
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