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ASUS said aiming to ship 350,000 Transformer Primes in 2011

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ASUS formally unveils the Padfone at Computex 2011

ASUS formally unveils the Padfone at Computex 2011

ASUS has formally unveiled the Padfone at Computex 2011. Teased over the course of the past week, the new device converges a smartphone with a tablet. ASUS claims that the device solves the problem of data transfer hassles and requiring multiple SIM cards, one for separate use in a smartphone and one for separate use in a user’s 3G tablet. The Padfone has a smartphone, which docks inside the companion tablet to give users an … Read entire article »

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Review: Sony VAIO S (early 2011)

Truly light notebooks have almost always been sacrifices that either shed the optical drive or use low-power processors that could take them out of the running as desktop replacements. Sony’s current VAIO S tosses both ideas aside: at 3.6 pounds, it’s nearly a full pound lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Pro yet still has an optical drive, a 2.3GHz Core i5, and even dedicated graphics. But does that necessarily mean it’s worth the expense? Our early 2011 VAIO S review finds out. Gadget News … Read entire article »

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US Cellular to launch LTE-based 4G in 2011

US Cellular to launch LTE-based 4G in 2011

US Cellular on Friday leapt on 4G with its own plans for an LTE network. The carrier planned to have at least 25 percent of its network covered by the end of 2011 and would focus on cities that haven’t been priorities for Verizon. Some of the first cities would include Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine in Wisconsin; Cedar Rapids, Davenport, and Des Moines in Iowa; Greenville in North Carolina; and both Bangor and … Read entire article »

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Amazon tablet made by Quanta, due second half of 2011

Amazon tablet made by Quanta, due second half of 2011

The rumored Amazon tablet is being made by contract manufacturer Quanta and should be available by the end of the year, part suppliers said Monday night. It would make as many as 700,000 to 800,000 of the tablets a month and could ship them as soon as the second half of the year. Digitimes was told Amazon would have a unique tie-in with its usual e-paper supplier: although E Ink would supply some … Read entire article »

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