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ASUS $99 Nexus 7 leaks again, could be headed to CES

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Dec, 2012

We've been hearing quite a bit about the next big budget tablet from the folks at ASUS, and possibly Google. Many are calling this a Nexus 7, and while that's yet to be confirmed, we do know this will be a budget $99 tablet from ASUS running Android Jelly Bean. In what seems to be the norm as of late, the tablet has leaked in benchmarks, and now has appeared on Picasa -- making this a legit device. More details below.

Nexus 7 hacked to work with the Palm Touchstone charger

By Robert Nelson
on 19 Dec, 2012

One thing the internet seems to be good for is checking out device mods that others are willing and/or capable of doing. And on that note, it looks like one user has hacked the Nexus 7 to make it work with the Palm Touchstone chargers. Or more accurately, hacked the Nexus 7 to work with two Palm Touchstone chargers.

ASUS Transformer Prime update rolling out with Gmail and keyboard fixes

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Dec, 2012

All you Transformer Prime owners will be happy to know the folks from ASUS are busy pushing out an update to your tablets today. Sadly this isn't Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, but you'll be happy to learn they've fixed multiple bugs, improved browser performance and fixed a slew of other minor issues. Full changelog is available below.

ASUS Nexus 7 official dock unboxed and hopefully coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Dec, 2012

What we have for you this fine Friday afternoon is the first sighting of an official accessory for our beloved Nexus 7. Accessories and docks for Nexus devices have been a bit of a mystery in the past. We still never saw a few of those Galaxy Nexus options Samsung showed off, and we've been seeing mockups for the Nexus 7 for months. Today however it just got as official as ever. Take a peek below at the ASUS Nexus 7 dock.

Google set to sell over 1 million Nexus 7 tablets in December

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Dec, 2012

Google's Nexus 7 tablet sure is exciting and one of the hottest Android slates around, but we still haven't heard any official numbers on how it's selling. We've heard a few reports from ASUS suggesting just under 1 million a month, and now that same number is being mentioned a few more times.

ASUS Transformer Pad 300 and 700 getting quick software updates

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Dec, 2012

Today we are hearing multiple reports that the folks from ASUS are updating a few of their Transformer Pad tablets with a little software update. Earlier we mentioned the ASUS Padfone 2 received Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but for those already running Jelly Bean on their Transformer this update is rather minor. So far both the Transformer Pad TF300 and 700 Infinity have seen updates as of this afternoon.

ASUS Padfone 2 gets updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Dec, 2012

ASUS has been pretty busy as of late updating all of their tablets to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and today they've started the rollout for one more slate. The impressive ASUS Padfone 2 smartphone tablet hybrid has just started receiving the over the air update this week. More details are available below for those interested.

Nexus 7 docking station coming in early December from ASUS

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Dec, 2012

This weekend the official docking station for the Nexus 7 made by ASUS has leaked to the internet. We've seen reports and hints at a dock coming soon, but this appears to be rather legit. Official accessories have been pretty rare but thanks to ASUS Japan we now have another look at this upcoming docking station for our favorite Android tablet.

Nexus 7 $99 model appears in benchmarks

By Dave LeClair
on 30 Nov, 2012

Over the last few months, we've seen rumors coming and going about a cheaper version of the Nexus 7 tablet. After Google had its big media event where it announced all kinds of new stuff and the cheaper Nexus 7 was not announced, rumors on the device went pretty silent. Well, the rumors are back again, this time it comes from a GLbenchmark for a tablet called the "ME172V."

ASUS possibly planning cheap 7-inch Android 4.2 tablet

By Eric Abent
on 27 Nov, 2012

The 7-inch tablet craze has certainly caught on with some manufacturers, and now it seems that ASUS wants a slice of that pie for itself. iAfrica reports that ASUS is planning to launch a new 7-inch tablet dubbed the ME-172 early next year with a price tag that can challenge that of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD. We might even see it revealed at CES 2013, which just so happens to be coming up quickly.