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by Anton D. Nagy | May 16, 2013 8:51 AMRead OnWe have reviewed the ASUS Fonepad recently, as it was unveiled at MWC this year, but apparently an ASUS Fonepad with a spec bump has been announced. The initial version, also the one we reviewed, packs a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor alongside 16GB of internal storage. The new, improved flavor, is now powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2460 processor and brings 32GB of internal storage to the table (expandable, as before, via the microSD card under the back cover). It will be available in Taiwan for NT$10,900 locally (roughly US$360) alongside the original Fonepad model which goes for ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 10, 2013 11:26 AM
Read OnOne theory that's arisen time and time again in anticipation of Google I/O is the idea that Google could use the venue to introduce a new Nexus 7 tablet. After all, we'd like to believe that some new hardware would show its face at the event, and a tablet is both a much "easier" product to bring to market than a new phone, as well as has a history of premiering at I/O in the first place. We've heard a number of stabs at just how this new Nexus 7 might differ from existing models, and that trend continues today, with a new set of specs suggested. Just to be clear, this isn't any sort of ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 9, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia's marketing campaign for their un-announced Nokia Lumia 928. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active, which is now tipped for AT&T. Asus is next as we talk about their event planned for Computex where they'll probably launch their new Transformer tablet. Then we go through some Apple news as we hear more reports of the next iPhone being called the iPhone 6. We end today's show talking about Amazon and the probability that they might bring two phones to the market, one with a 3D display. All this and more after the break. ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 9, 2013 12:13 PMRead OnThe most recent venture from ASUS to get our attention was its Fonepad, attempting to convince users to abandon separate phones and tablets in favor of one device that sort of split the difference. In spite of being so unusual, we found ourselves liking the slate, and though it won't be for everyone, it came across as a decent enough Android. In any case, the Fonepad was a bit of a niche item right from the start; what about something a little more mainstream? ASUS has a new trailer video out for the upcoming Computex trade show, and it might just be hinting at a new ASUS Transformer ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 6, 2013 8:20 AMRead OnThe manufacturer is pushing out an ASUS Fonepad update, after just last week we published our full review of the slate with a physical earpiece up top. The main improvement of this OTA, probably the one the Fonepad will benefit more from, is the "system performance fine-tuning" ASUS has listed as part of the refresh. Aside from that you'll find some carrier-specific APN changes -- which will probably not be visible to you, except when you'll try to add an APN and it will already be there -- as well as power consumption optimization when playing back music. The refresh takes about 10 ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 2, 2013 6:54 PMRead OnThe Fonepad is a first effort from ASUS, and a decent one at that, though often frowned upon. It's not the only tablet on the market that is equipped with a physical earpiece, but it is part of a select few products from companies that try to address a specific, though not overly popular, need of the market. If you do a lot of on-the-go work on your tablet you surely know the feeling of carrying around another device: a phone. Whether that's for tethering or, most of the time, calls, it really depends on your particular needs. While you can easily overcome the phone-tablet combination ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 30, 2013 4:37 AMRead OnWe've already compared the ASUS Fonepad to its almost twin, the no-earpiece Google Nexus 7, and today we're taking a close look at the same tablet, this time, against Apple's latest and greatest small-sized iPad. The iPad mini is a tablet many have thought would never see the light of day, not from Apple. Still, it's here for quite some time now and it brings the premium build to the sub-ten-inch form factor. Specs are modest though, from the low-resolution screen to the A5 chip from the iPad 2 days. It manages to offer decent performance and at all times fluid user experience. The Fonepad ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 29, 2013 4:16 AMRead OnYou know you wanted it! ASUS Fonepad vs Google Nexus. Here it is! If you have to have an earpiece on your tablet and finally leave your phone at home while you're out then the ASUS Fonepad is definitely the one to choose between the two. However, if the lack of an earpiece is not a deal-breaker for you then take a look at the video below where we inspect the Google Nexus 7 and the ASUS Fonepad, side-by-side, in our usual comparison. The Nexus 7 is soon going to turn one year old and a follow up is just around the corner, or it should be, judging by the usual Google release cycle and common ...
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Waterproof Galaxy S 4 Active, Snapdragon 800 Up Next, ASUS Fonepad Unboxing & More – Pocketnow Dailyby Jaime Rivera | April 26, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the ASUS Fonepad and our coverage of the device. Then we go through Windows Phone and some revealing stats from a recent poll in the United States. Google is next as we cover the news regarding the Play Store's new app update policies. We later talk about Qualcomm's plans to begin deploying the Snapdragon 800 processor and what this means for the mobile industry. We end today's show talking about Samsung's plans to bring us the Galaxy S 4 Active, a ruggedized version of their new flagship. All this and more after the break. Stories: - ASUS ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 26, 2013 9:33 AMRead OnASUS was teasing the Fonepad in its videos prior to MWC and, at the show, the company introduced a concept which I have personally been waiting for for a long time. You either love it or hate it, there's no middle road there, really. It's a tablet that has an earpiece so that it can double as a phone. Surely, other tablets have phone functionality too but you are limited to either using the speakerphone or some fancy bluetooth accessory which might or might not be included. This is not the case with the Fonepad; just bring it up to your ear, talk, and don't mind all the looks people are ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 3, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we see the first leaked photos of HTC's Facebook Phone and the UI. Then we talk about AT&T and their pricing plans confirmed for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Then it's Nexus 7 talk as Google and Asus are teaming up again to build it. iOS 7 is next as we talk about the delays that are plaguing it. We end today's show going through the history of the cell phone, which turns 40 today. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Facebook Home Shown in Action on HTC First - AT&T Updates its Galaxy S 4 Pricing Details - Asus And Google Work On a New Nexus ...
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by Taylor Martin | March 26, 2013 1:08 PMRead OnWhen Google unveiled the Nexus 7 by ASUS at its I/O developers conference last year, no one was too surprised. Some reports form CES 2012 had hit the press months before, alleging ASUS and Google execs had a meeting at the Consumer Electronics Show and decided to take the Memo 370T, slightly revise it and rebrand it under the Nexus moniker. Months passed after CES and little else was said of the matter, that is, until I/O was just around the corner. Word picked up, and just weeks later, Google announced the Nexus 7 on stage in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. At the time, ...
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by Stephen Schenck | March 7, 2013 10:39 AMRead OnGoogle Play may be the place to go for getting your first shot at buying new Nexus hardware, but it can really drag its feet when it comes to selling accessories alongside their host devices. It took until last month for Google to start offering the Nexus 4's wireless charger, but that actually showed up in a relative hurry compared to the accessory we're talking about today. We've been hearing third-party retailers talk about the Nexus 7 dock for a few months now, and now Google has finally gotten around to joining them, adding the $30 dock to its Google Play offerings. Last night, Google ...
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by Michael Fisher | March 4, 2013 4:09 PMRead OnMobile World Congress 2013 was, as promised, a boatload of fun and a bucket of hot tech-geek action. While we didn't see everything we wanted to, we were treated to an avalanche of smartphones and tablets running everything from Android to Windows Phone to Sailfish to FirefoxOS. We got a gander at some really impressive form factors too, at sizes ranging from the conventional to the fantastic. If you were off the internet for the duration of last week, or if you simply couldn't deal with the cavalcade of content gushing forth from the tech-news spigot, that's okay. We understand. And we've ...
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by Michael Fisher | February 27, 2013 5:57 PMRead OnWe think it's pretty fair to say that MWC 2013 was one part IFA and one part CES: a few stark disappointments peppered among some really amazing stuff. We've seen technology this week ranging from the incredible to the absurd - from the third iteration of ASUS's wild Padfone concept to the improbable debut of a Kyocera Echo lookalike. The big guys have come out to play, too, but they're a little shy this time around: neither Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 nor Nokia's midrange Lumias blew the roof off the joint. Even a few has-beens came out to confuse us with their wares, some of which will be ...
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