Company ASUS presented two laptop computers, which relate to a series �musical� solutions Of sonicMaster. The models of a series N, ASUS N53JN with the 15,6- one inch screen and ASUS N73JN with the 17,3- the one inch were created together with the specialists of the company Of bang & Of olufsen Of iCEpower. Laptop computers of [poostreny] on the basis of the processors Of intel Of core i5, video adapter NVIDIA with the function of switching between [videokartami] Of optimus. To the selection they are proposed to model with 1 GB Of geForce GT 325M and, thus far by not announced NVIDIA, GeForce GT 415M. Is optionally for N53JN accessible the processor Of core i3 with a clock frequency of 2,4 GHz, while in the model ASUS N73JN there can be only 2,4 GHz Of core i5.
The laptop computer ASUS N53JN possesses screen with the permission of 720[r] and hard drive with the capacity of 320 or 500 GB. Predetermined operating system - Windows of 7 Home Of premium. [Leptop] is also completed by 4 GB of working storage, optionally accessible BluRay by drive, by the modules Of wi-Fi, Bluetooth of 2.1 +EDR, by Web- camera and by six-element storage battery.
The model ASUS N73JN possesses screen with the permission of 1600x900 of points and has two 320 GB hard drives, although at a rate of 5400 rpm. Into standard assembly enters OS Windows of 7 Home Of premium and 4 GB of working storage, and BluRay drive is accessible optionally.
In sale ASUS N53JN will enter in November with the cost of minimum assembly of approximately $1000. about the delivery times ASUS N73JN it does not communicate, but its cost is determined from $1700.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Poor Timing Dooms Asus Eee Pads Before They Launch
Asus CEO Jerry Shen revealed an aggressive tablet strategy involving a variety of products aimed at different audiences and price points. The price of the Asus tablets, combined with coming late to the party, and poorly timed product releases virtually guarantee the Asus devices will stumble--if not fail completely.
Asus had previously announced plans to join the tablet fray--which tech company hasn't at this point? Now there are more details regarding the capabilities, pricing, and availability of the various Asus tablets--launching right after the holidays, or coinciding with the anticipated release of the next version of the Apple iPad.
While all of the tablet PC and e-reader wannabes work vigorously at the engineering drawing board trying to build a better mousetrap, Apple continues to sell millions of iPads, and Amazon continues to dominate e-readers with the Kindle. New players in these markets need to compete with these leading devices by delivering unique capabilities or cheaper prices or both--and to some extent timing is everything.
Asus plans to launch an e-reader competitor dubbed the Eee Tablet in October. Asus may rename it the Eee Note so that it isn't confused with other tablet PCs. It has a grayscale display--not digital ink, just shades of gray, runs on a custom Linux build, and it will sell for $300. This is in a market where the next-generation Kindle is available for only $139, and the competing Nook is $149. Good luck selling a $300 device against a $139 Kindle.
The Windows-based tablets from Asus at least seem to bring something new to the table. Asus is planning two versions--one based on Windows 7 Home Premium for about $1000 (includes a dock to become a sort of netbook hybrid), and one based on Windows CE 7 for between $400 and $500.
With a 12-inch display, Intel Core Duo processor and full Windows 7 OS, the Eee Pad EP121 will be more cumbersome than competing tablets, and it will have cooling and battery life issues. But, the biggest obstacle to the success of the Asus tablet will be the fact that it is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2011--right after most of the world has already just purchased new netbooks, notebooks, tablets, and e-readers for the holiday season.
Then, there is the most iPad-equivalent product from Asus--an Android-based tablet--set to launch in March of next year for about $400. While $400 is less than the current bottom end of the iPad lineup, and a capable Android tablet could help fill a void that the Dell Streak should have filled, the timing couldn't be worse.
The JooJoo--the resurrected CrunchPad--tried to launch at roughly the same time as the Apple iPad. It wasn't pretty. According to court documents uncovered by Gizmodo from the TechCrunch lawsuit against JooJoo, the device had only 90 pre-orders and 15 of those cancelled.
There are already rumors circulating about the next-generation iPad and Apple likes annual release cycles. That means that just as Asus tries to make a splash with its Android tablet, Apple will be the center of attention as the world waits for a new iPad--perhaps with a camera or two, and a faster processor, and an HD display. Apple could cut the pricing model of the iPad as well--taking the wind out of the sails of competing tablets that hoped to undercut the iPad.
To sum up: Asus is coming to the e-reader party at least a year too late with a device priced more than twice what it needs to be to compete in the market, followed by Windows-based tablets immediately following the holidays after most people have already acquired new technology and don't have any money left, and wrapping up by launching an Android-based tablet head-to-head against the next-generation iPad.
Good luck with that.
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Asus had previously announced plans to join the tablet fray--which tech company hasn't at this point? Now there are more details regarding the capabilities, pricing, and availability of the various Asus tablets--launching right after the holidays, or coinciding with the anticipated release of the next version of the Apple iPad.
While all of the tablet PC and e-reader wannabes work vigorously at the engineering drawing board trying to build a better mousetrap, Apple continues to sell millions of iPads, and Amazon continues to dominate e-readers with the Kindle. New players in these markets need to compete with these leading devices by delivering unique capabilities or cheaper prices or both--and to some extent timing is everything.
Asus plans to launch an e-reader competitor dubbed the Eee Tablet in October. Asus may rename it the Eee Note so that it isn't confused with other tablet PCs. It has a grayscale display--not digital ink, just shades of gray, runs on a custom Linux build, and it will sell for $300. This is in a market where the next-generation Kindle is available for only $139, and the competing Nook is $149. Good luck selling a $300 device against a $139 Kindle.
The Windows-based tablets from Asus at least seem to bring something new to the table. Asus is planning two versions--one based on Windows 7 Home Premium for about $1000 (includes a dock to become a sort of netbook hybrid), and one based on Windows CE 7 for between $400 and $500.
With a 12-inch display, Intel Core Duo processor and full Windows 7 OS, the Eee Pad EP121 will be more cumbersome than competing tablets, and it will have cooling and battery life issues. But, the biggest obstacle to the success of the Asus tablet will be the fact that it is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2011--right after most of the world has already just purchased new netbooks, notebooks, tablets, and e-readers for the holiday season.
Then, there is the most iPad-equivalent product from Asus--an Android-based tablet--set to launch in March of next year for about $400. While $400 is less than the current bottom end of the iPad lineup, and a capable Android tablet could help fill a void that the Dell Streak should have filled, the timing couldn't be worse.
The JooJoo--the resurrected CrunchPad--tried to launch at roughly the same time as the Apple iPad. It wasn't pretty. According to court documents uncovered by Gizmodo from the TechCrunch lawsuit against JooJoo, the device had only 90 pre-orders and 15 of those cancelled.
There are already rumors circulating about the next-generation iPad and Apple likes annual release cycles. That means that just as Asus tries to make a splash with its Android tablet, Apple will be the center of attention as the world waits for a new iPad--perhaps with a camera or two, and a faster processor, and an HD display. Apple could cut the pricing model of the iPad as well--taking the wind out of the sails of competing tablets that hoped to undercut the iPad.
To sum up: Asus is coming to the e-reader party at least a year too late with a device priced more than twice what it needs to be to compete in the market, followed by Windows-based tablets immediately following the holidays after most people have already acquired new technology and don't have any money left, and wrapping up by launching an Android-based tablet head-to-head against the next-generation iPad.
Good luck with that.
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Asus Plans Eee Pad Android Tablet for March
Asustek Computer will launch the Eee Pad EP101TC as its first Android tablet in March to compete with the low-end Apple iPad. Asus will also launch two Windows-based tablets.
Oracle's patent infringement suit versus Google over Android aside, product development on Android continues unabated.
Asustek Computer, whose Windows XP-based Eee PC netbooks are popular in the United States and abroad, will launch its first Android tablet in March, Asus CEO Jerry Shen said.
PCWorld said Asus' first Android tablet will feature the Eee Pad brand and will cost less than $399, comparing favorably to Apple's trail-blazing iPad, which starts at $499. This low-end, 10-inch device is being branded the Eee Pad EP101TC.
Asus will launch a 12-inch, high-end tablet based on Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System for $1,000 in December or January, Shen said.
This machine, tagged the Eee Pad EP121, is priced so much higher than the Android tablet partly because it will sport a docking station that lets users transform it into a laptop computer.
The company will launch another Windows-based Eee Pad sans docking station in January. This 10-inch device, running Windows Embedded Compact 7, will sit between the Android-based EP101TC and the Eee Pad EP121 and cost $399 to $499.
But it's clear Asus is betting big on Android from the development manpower it's throwing at the platform.
Shen told reporters after the company's earnings call Aug. 13 that Asus has more than 800 software engineers working on Android, most of whom are working for the company's smartphone division.
Some of those engineers will be transferred to the tablet product division in an effort to focus on challenging the iPad and other Android tablets entering the market.
While Apple is selling million of iPads, Android tablets are pouring into the market much the way Android-based smartphones proliferated.
Motorola is building a tablet with a 10-inch screen powered by a 1GHz or 1.3GHz processor. The tablet, according to Boy Genius Report, will boast a front-facing camera for video chat and Android 3.0 when it appears in 2011.
It is not clear if this is the same Motorola-Verizon TV tablet the Financial Times reported. Lenovo, Samsung, Hewlett-Packard and others are all building tablets based on Android.
Some 70 Android-based phones have flooded the market since late 2008, and it's no stretch to think the same success won't be duplicated for tablets.
That is, of course, unless Oracle succeeds in halting use of the Android OS due to concerns that it infringes on Java patents it gained when it bought Sun Microsystems this year.
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Oracle's patent infringement suit versus Google over Android aside, product development on Android continues unabated.
Asustek Computer, whose Windows XP-based Eee PC netbooks are popular in the United States and abroad, will launch its first Android tablet in March, Asus CEO Jerry Shen said.
PCWorld said Asus' first Android tablet will feature the Eee Pad brand and will cost less than $399, comparing favorably to Apple's trail-blazing iPad, which starts at $499. This low-end, 10-inch device is being branded the Eee Pad EP101TC.
Asus will launch a 12-inch, high-end tablet based on Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System for $1,000 in December or January, Shen said.
This machine, tagged the Eee Pad EP121, is priced so much higher than the Android tablet partly because it will sport a docking station that lets users transform it into a laptop computer.
The company will launch another Windows-based Eee Pad sans docking station in January. This 10-inch device, running Windows Embedded Compact 7, will sit between the Android-based EP101TC and the Eee Pad EP121 and cost $399 to $499.
But it's clear Asus is betting big on Android from the development manpower it's throwing at the platform.
Shen told reporters after the company's earnings call Aug. 13 that Asus has more than 800 software engineers working on Android, most of whom are working for the company's smartphone division.
Some of those engineers will be transferred to the tablet product division in an effort to focus on challenging the iPad and other Android tablets entering the market.
While Apple is selling million of iPads, Android tablets are pouring into the market much the way Android-based smartphones proliferated.
Motorola is building a tablet with a 10-inch screen powered by a 1GHz or 1.3GHz processor. The tablet, according to Boy Genius Report, will boast a front-facing camera for video chat and Android 3.0 when it appears in 2011.
It is not clear if this is the same Motorola-Verizon TV tablet the Financial Times reported. Lenovo, Samsung, Hewlett-Packard and others are all building tablets based on Android.
Some 70 Android-based phones have flooded the market since late 2008, and it's no stretch to think the same success won't be duplicated for tablets.
That is, of course, unless Oracle succeeds in halting use of the Android OS due to concerns that it infringes on Java patents it gained when it bought Sun Microsystems this year.
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Asus Readies Android-based Eee Pad for March Launch
Asustek Computer plans to launch its first tablet device with Google's Android mobile operating system in March, the company's CEO said Friday.
The Android tablet will be the third in the Eee Pad family and will cost less than US$399, said Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek, speaking to reporters after the company's second quarter earnings conference.
Apple's iPad, by comparison, costs $499 for the version with the least amount of storage. Companies have been scrambling to put out rivals to the iPad after seeing its popularity rocket since its launch.
Asustek currently has a team of over 800 software engineers working on Android but mostly for their smartphone division. Some of those engineers will be transferred to the tablet product division, Shen said.
He declined to comment further on the device.
Asustek will launch its first tablet device in December or January, a 12-inch touchscreen tablet that will cost around US$1,000, Shen said.
What makes the device more expensive than, say, the iPad, is that it comes with a docking station that transforms it into a laptop computer.
"If you want to compete with the iPad, you have to do more than just be less expensive," Shen said. "You have to offer more features. We want to spend more time perfecting the [Eee Pad] before we launch. We're looking more at Q1 to launch the devices."
The device, officially called the Eee Pad EP121, has Microsoft's Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside.
Asustek also plans to launch a second Eee Pad in January, a tablet with a 10-inch touchscreen that does not include a docking station. It uses processing cores from Arm inside and runs Microsoft's Windows Embedded Compact 7 software. It will cost between US$399 and US$499.
The 12-inch and 10-inch touchscreen Eee Pads were first displayed by Asustek at Computex in June.
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The Android tablet will be the third in the Eee Pad family and will cost less than US$399, said Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek, speaking to reporters after the company's second quarter earnings conference.
Apple's iPad, by comparison, costs $499 for the version with the least amount of storage. Companies have been scrambling to put out rivals to the iPad after seeing its popularity rocket since its launch.
Asustek currently has a team of over 800 software engineers working on Android but mostly for their smartphone division. Some of those engineers will be transferred to the tablet product division, Shen said.
He declined to comment further on the device.
Asustek will launch its first tablet device in December or January, a 12-inch touchscreen tablet that will cost around US$1,000, Shen said.
What makes the device more expensive than, say, the iPad, is that it comes with a docking station that transforms it into a laptop computer.
"If you want to compete with the iPad, you have to do more than just be less expensive," Shen said. "You have to offer more features. We want to spend more time perfecting the [Eee Pad] before we launch. We're looking more at Q1 to launch the devices."
The device, officially called the Eee Pad EP121, has Microsoft's Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside.
Asustek also plans to launch a second Eee Pad in January, a tablet with a 10-inch touchscreen that does not include a docking station. It uses processing cores from Arm inside and runs Microsoft's Windows Embedded Compact 7 software. It will cost between US$399 and US$499.
The 12-inch and 10-inch touchscreen Eee Pads were first displayed by Asustek at Computex in June.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Eee Tablet Becomes Eee Note, Gets Priced And Dated Along With Eee Pad
Not one to be left out of a market, Asus has been working on its latest entry to the tablet market for some time now, teasing both the Eee Tablet and Eee Pad over the last few months but never really setting a date or price. No longer!
The Eee Pad will cost $400 and run Android, but that�s about as much information as we get� except that it�s launching in March. March? Are you kidding me? There will be a new iPad out by then!
The Eee Tablet may be renamed the Eee Note, so that people don�t confuse it with tablet PCs. Okay, then why would you call it the Eee Tablet in the first place? And if you�re worried about customers being confused, why did you make your actual tablet look like an iPad, and then call it an EeePad? Answers are not forthcoming, friends. Anyway, the Eee Tablet will be sold in October for $300, and although I thought it looked cool in its demo, the fact is it�s just a monochrome LCD tablet running a special version of Linux. The truth is it combines the worst of both worlds. By the time it comes out we may be hearing about color e-ink devices, too.
More interesting is the 12-inch tablet announced by Asus, which will cost $1000 and dock with a station to become a regular laptop � not unlike the U1 from Lenovo. And then there will be the other other tablet, which will be ARM-powered, run Windows Embedded Compact 7 Itty-Bitty Eensy-Weensy Edition, and will sell for between $400 and $500.
Really hedging their bets, aren�t they?
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The Eee Pad will cost $400 and run Android, but that�s about as much information as we get� except that it�s launching in March. March? Are you kidding me? There will be a new iPad out by then!
The Eee Tablet may be renamed the Eee Note, so that people don�t confuse it with tablet PCs. Okay, then why would you call it the Eee Tablet in the first place? And if you�re worried about customers being confused, why did you make your actual tablet look like an iPad, and then call it an EeePad? Answers are not forthcoming, friends. Anyway, the Eee Tablet will be sold in October for $300, and although I thought it looked cool in its demo, the fact is it�s just a monochrome LCD tablet running a special version of Linux. The truth is it combines the worst of both worlds. By the time it comes out we may be hearing about color e-ink devices, too.
More interesting is the 12-inch tablet announced by Asus, which will cost $1000 and dock with a station to become a regular laptop � not unlike the U1 from Lenovo. And then there will be the other other tablet, which will be ARM-powered, run Windows Embedded Compact 7 Itty-Bitty Eensy-Weensy Edition, and will sell for between $400 and $500.
Really hedging their bets, aren�t they?
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Monday, August 9, 2010
WP7- communicator from ASUSTeK in the photograph
The user of the service of the micro -[blogov] Of twitter under the nick Of shaistajafri shared with the photograph of communicator under control of the operating system Windows Of phone 7. by the way, now [blog] was inaccessible, but photograph was already [rastirazhirovan] on the Internet. [Reliz] of the final version of this platform is increasingly nearer as the production of the first devices on its basis; therefore this theme causes increasing interest. Information about the models on the base Windows Of phone 7, including their photograph, periodically they percolate into the worldwide network.
In the new photograph - solution from the company Of aSUSTeK Of computer, until it is clear, as it is called. Judging by the photograph, this communicator ASUS is monoblock with the large sensory screen and the sensory buttons under it, apparatus keyboard evidently, but on the screen it is possible to examine the interface Windows Of phone 7. besides photograph, there are no data about the communicator. Including it does not communicate about its characteristics and periods of release. But, possibly, the output of device for the market takes place the even before the end present year.
In the new photograph - solution from the company Of aSUSTeK Of computer, until it is clear, as it is called. Judging by the photograph, this communicator ASUS is monoblock with the large sensory screen and the sensory buttons under it, apparatus keyboard evidently, but on the screen it is possible to examine the interface Windows Of phone 7. besides photograph, there are no data about the communicator. Including it does not communicate about its characteristics and periods of release. But, possibly, the output of device for the market takes place the even before the end present year.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Asus Of eeeBox EB1501P - [nettop] with the drawing NVIDIA Of ion 2
Company ASUS has not only huge amount of models of [netbukov], but also not less imposing catalog of the models of compact computers, [nettopov]. In this case Taiwan producer uses the most contemporary technologies in his solutions. Specifically, such foremost devices include [nettop] Of asus Of eeeBox EB1501P, the information about which became known to the French resource Of blogeee.
Outwardly the model Of asus Of eeeBox EB1501P is remarkable in no way against the background the mass of analogous proposals from ASUS. Entire most interesting - inside the small housing. The main innovation of model is the use of a graphic adapter NVIDIA Of ion 2. from earlier versions it differs in terms of support to video of high clearness. Other characteristics include the binuclear processor Of atom Of d525, 2 GB of working storage DDR3 and 250 GB hard drive. Interfaces include HDMI output and the module of 802.11n Wi-Fi, and also Bluetooth, eSATA, and USB- ports.
Outwardly the model Of asus Of eeeBox EB1501P is remarkable in no way against the background the mass of analogous proposals from ASUS. Entire most interesting - inside the small housing. The main innovation of model is the use of a graphic adapter NVIDIA Of ion 2. from earlier versions it differs in terms of support to video of high clearness. Other characteristics include the binuclear processor Of atom Of d525, 2 GB of working storage DDR3 and 250 GB hard drive. Interfaces include HDMI output and the module of 802.11n Wi-Fi, and also Bluetooth, eSATA, and USB- ports.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Dell, ASUS, lg, HTC and Samsung will accurately let out models with Windows Of phone 7
The company Of microsoft copied 240 million dollars of losses from the design of her own telephones of a series KIN, but continues the development of operating system for [smartfonov] Windows Of phone 7. today it became known that the companies Of dell, ASUS, lg, HTC and Samsung accurately will let out, at least, on one device with this OS. On this reported to the resource Of pocket-lint elder manager on the products of the company Of microsoft Greg Sullivan (Greg Of sullivan). This information confirms numerous rumors and unofficial communications about the apparatuses of the named producers with OS from Microsoft.
However, already appeared information about the fact that [NTS] plans to preserve leadership with respect to the production of [smartfonov] and communicators with the operating system Windows. From the information about ROM of system filtered into the network it became known immediately about several prototypes of apparatuses [NTS] with the operating system Windows Of phone 7. although source it specifies, that far from all of the mentioned devices will reach the market, list itself very imposing. Models (name prototypes) are declared: Maestro, Swing, Salsa, Vienna, Motion, Blitz, Sage, Tango. In this case at the present moment is planned, that Maestro will support work in GSM and CDMA networks, and Swing, Salsa and Vienna they will be released in the version for GSM and for CDMA. It is possible that Salsa, Swing and Tango will have not Windows Of phone 7, but another operating system.
However, already appeared information about the fact that [NTS] plans to preserve leadership with respect to the production of [smartfonov] and communicators with the operating system Windows. From the information about ROM of system filtered into the network it became known immediately about several prototypes of apparatuses [NTS] with the operating system Windows Of phone 7. although source it specifies, that far from all of the mentioned devices will reach the market, list itself very imposing. Models (name prototypes) are declared: Maestro, Swing, Salsa, Vienna, Motion, Blitz, Sage, Tango. In this case at the present moment is planned, that Maestro will support work in GSM and CDMA networks, and Swing, Salsa and Vienna they will be released in the version for GSM and for CDMA. It is possible that Salsa, Swing and Tango will have not Windows Of phone 7, but another operating system.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Windows Phone 7: Microsoft confirms launch partners
Dell, Asus, Samsung, LG, and HTC all coming to the party.
Microsoft has confirmed the hardware partners that will be launching Windows Phone 7 handsets, at a one-to-one briefing with Pocket-lint.
Although the company still wouldn't be drawn on any specific dates for the launch of the new mobile phone operating system, beyond some time in the "Holidays", it was happy to tell us who was making the devices for day one sales.
Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Microsoft, told Pocket-lint that we could expect handsets from Dell, Asus, LG, HTC, and Samsung at the launch later this year.
It confirms certain former rumours.
We always thought Dell would be launching a Windows Phone 7 device, the Dell Lightning. And HTC exclusively confirmed to us that it was also launching a Windows Phone 7-powered handset too.
In our meeting, Sullivan referenced an LG Pacific, possibly a renaming of the LG Panther doing the rounds, but refused to be drawn further.
Microsoft is using a Samsung device for developers to preview and work with the new OS, but has categorically stated that Samsung isn't releasing the handset (pictured) in that form.
That's five launch handsets, some of which, Microsoft has already confirmed, will include a QWERTY keyboard, as well as a full touch screen experience.
Sullivan also confirmed to Pocket-lint that the operating system would not be exclusive to any one operator in the UK or the US.
"We want as many people as possible to be able to get it", Sullivan told Pocket-lint.
It's a strategy that Microsoft believes will bring it success. Sullivan told us that Microsoft believes it can quickly leapfrog operating systems like Palm's webOS, Nokia's MeeGo and Symbian platforms, Qualcomm's Brew MP, and Samsung's Bada, to become one of the top four operating systems on the market. It hopes to be pitched in with Google (Android), Apple (iPhone), and RIM (BlackBerry).
"We will offer the best aspects of Android and the best of the iPhone, giving users the flexibility of different form factors, but with the rigidity of apps that are guaranteed to work on every device that is out there", Sullivan told us.
However, when we asked whether or not he was hoping to steal users away from Apple's iPhone, or HTC's Android offering, we got a very different answer:
"By the time we will launch, we won't have to worry about stealing customers from other operating systems, there will a new wave of smartphone users to embrace for us to still be successful".
Brave words indeed.
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Microsoft has confirmed the hardware partners that will be launching Windows Phone 7 handsets, at a one-to-one briefing with Pocket-lint.
Although the company still wouldn't be drawn on any specific dates for the launch of the new mobile phone operating system, beyond some time in the "Holidays", it was happy to tell us who was making the devices for day one sales.
Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Microsoft, told Pocket-lint that we could expect handsets from Dell, Asus, LG, HTC, and Samsung at the launch later this year.
It confirms certain former rumours.
We always thought Dell would be launching a Windows Phone 7 device, the Dell Lightning. And HTC exclusively confirmed to us that it was also launching a Windows Phone 7-powered handset too.
In our meeting, Sullivan referenced an LG Pacific, possibly a renaming of the LG Panther doing the rounds, but refused to be drawn further.
Microsoft is using a Samsung device for developers to preview and work with the new OS, but has categorically stated that Samsung isn't releasing the handset (pictured) in that form.
That's five launch handsets, some of which, Microsoft has already confirmed, will include a QWERTY keyboard, as well as a full touch screen experience.
Sullivan also confirmed to Pocket-lint that the operating system would not be exclusive to any one operator in the UK or the US.
"We want as many people as possible to be able to get it", Sullivan told Pocket-lint.
It's a strategy that Microsoft believes will bring it success. Sullivan told us that Microsoft believes it can quickly leapfrog operating systems like Palm's webOS, Nokia's MeeGo and Symbian platforms, Qualcomm's Brew MP, and Samsung's Bada, to become one of the top four operating systems on the market. It hopes to be pitched in with Google (Android), Apple (iPhone), and RIM (BlackBerry).
"We will offer the best aspects of Android and the best of the iPhone, giving users the flexibility of different form factors, but with the rigidity of apps that are guaranteed to work on every device that is out there", Sullivan told us.
However, when we asked whether or not he was hoping to steal users away from Apple's iPhone, or HTC's Android offering, we got a very different answer:
"By the time we will launch, we won't have to worry about stealing customers from other operating systems, there will a new wave of smartphone users to embrace for us to still be successful".
Brave words indeed.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
ASUS EP101TC (Now) Shipping with Android in Q1 2011
Today the Netbook News team went down to the ASUS headquarters to hang out with the Eee Pad team, and we learned something that actually made us breath a sigh of relief. The EP101TC pad will dropping Windows CE and will be shipped with Android. Rather than running an outdated Windows CE, ASUS and the majority of tablet manufacturers will be relying on Google�s Operating System. There is no further insight in Android 3.0 or Gingerbread but we have to admit we are pretty curious to find out what happens in the Fall. ASUS is planning on waiting for the 3.0 dust to settle and launch in Q1 of 2011 with products on display at CES. If you just can�t wait until January, you might be able to grab a sneak peak with some telcos as they will be delivering the good first to them in December.
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ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC to get Android instead of Windows Embedded
ASUS has apparently decided to ditch Windows 7 Embedded on their Eee Pad EP101TC and replace it with Android. The 12.2mm thick touchscreen slate was launched at Computex earlier this year, with a 10-inch display and 675g chassis; according to NetbookNews, ASUS� original plan to use Microsoft�s cut-down embedded version of Windows 7 has been dumped in favor of Google�s open-source OS.
The actual version of the Android OS used is unclear. ASUS are said to be waiting for Android 3.0 Gingerbread to arrive before announcing their next crop of devices at CES 2011 in January next year, and NetbookNews.de claim the company is using 2.2 Froyo for their prototype but will likely ship with 3.0. 3G versions are also tipped.
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The actual version of the Android OS used is unclear. ASUS are said to be waiting for Android 3.0 Gingerbread to arrive before announcing their next crop of devices at CES 2011 in January next year, and NetbookNews.de claim the company is using 2.2 Froyo for their prototype but will likely ship with 3.0. 3G versions are also tipped.
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ASUS Of bamboo from Intel Of core i5 and OF NVIDIA Of optimus
ompany ASUS presented on the British market to vapor of the new laptop computers of a series Of bamboo - ASUS Of bamboo Of u33 and U53, which were executed in the combination of polished aluminum and smoky- brown color of bamboo. The model ASUS Of bamboo Of u33 has 13,3- one inch screen, and U53 - 15,6- one inch. In other respects the laptop computers are identical and are completed by the processor Of intel Of core of i5-430M in combination with the graphic adapter NVIDIA Of optimus, which makes possible automatically to be switched between [videokartoy] Of geForce 310M with the memory 1 GB and for that build it Of intel GMA of 4500MHD.
The standard collection of interfaces in [leptopov] ASUS Of bamboo (USB 2.0, VGA, Ethernet and audio entrance/output) supplement one port USB 3.0 and HDMI. Also there are the inking DVD- drive even 640 GB (for model Of u53) or 500 GB (for the model Of u33) hard drive. Into standard assembly enters also to 4 GB of working storage DDR3, and also 2 [MP] the Web- camera. Predetermined operating system - Windows of 7 Home Of premium of 64-bit. Storage battery ensures to 10 hours of off-line operation, but only with the condition of using the integrated graphic map Of intel.
Laptop computers already were put on the market on the British market on the price from �849 for the model ASUS Of bamboo Of u33 and �899 for ASUS Of bamboo Of u53.
The standard collection of interfaces in [leptopov] ASUS Of bamboo (USB 2.0, VGA, Ethernet and audio entrance/output) supplement one port USB 3.0 and HDMI. Also there are the inking DVD- drive even 640 GB (for model Of u53) or 500 GB (for the model Of u33) hard drive. Into standard assembly enters also to 4 GB of working storage DDR3, and also 2 [MP] the Web- camera. Predetermined operating system - Windows of 7 Home Of premium of 64-bit. Storage battery ensures to 10 hours of off-line operation, but only with the condition of using the integrated graphic map Of intel.
Laptop computers already were put on the market on the British market on the price from �849 for the model ASUS Of bamboo Of u33 and �899 for ASUS Of bamboo Of u53.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Plane-tables from Windows 7 from ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony - will be
The executive director of the company Of microsoft of Steve [Ballmer] (Steve Of ballmer) confirmed that company ASUS, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony plan the release of plane-tables under control of operating system Windows 7. coming out at the conference Of worldwide Of partner Mr. [Ballmer] it refused to mention the concrete models of plane-tables and their characteristic, but it reported that there will be many form factors and different functionality. Among that mentioned: plane-tables with the apparatus keyboard, with completely sensory control, plane-tables with the dock- stations and model with the support of screens on the technology of electronic inks.
Although Steve [Ballmer] did not mention plane-table from Apple, there are no doubts about the fact that precisely iPad will be the basic competitor of all plane-tables with Windows 7. part from the mentioned By [ballmerom] producers it already demonstrated its models of plane-table computers with Windows 7: ASUS showed the model Of eee Of pad on the exhibition Of computex, and Toshiba demonstrated uncommon Libretto Of w100 with two displays. But thus far generally nothing it is known relative to models from Sony, Dell and Samsung. It is worthwhile to note that among the producers is not mentioned Hewlett-Packard, although precisely the plane-table of this producer executive director Microsoft demonstrated on CES 2010. It became later known that NR from Windows 7 refused, and will let out by this autumn plane-table on the base of webOS.
Although Steve [Ballmer] did not mention plane-table from Apple, there are no doubts about the fact that precisely iPad will be the basic competitor of all plane-tables with Windows 7. part from the mentioned By [ballmerom] producers it already demonstrated its models of plane-table computers with Windows 7: ASUS showed the model Of eee Of pad on the exhibition Of computex, and Toshiba demonstrated uncommon Libretto Of w100 with two displays. But thus far generally nothing it is known relative to models from Sony, Dell and Samsung. It is worthwhile to note that among the producers is not mentioned Hewlett-Packard, although precisely the plane-table of this producer executive director Microsoft demonstrated on CES 2010. It became later known that NR from Windows 7 refused, and will let out by this autumn plane-table on the base of webOS.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
New [netbuk] ASUS Of eee PC of 1005PX on the chip Of intel Of atom Of n450
The company Of aSUSTeK Of computer placed on its site page with the description of new [netbuka] ASUS Of eee PC of 1005PX. Furthermore, it has already been sold in Thailand for $455 (modification with 1 Gb of working storage and 320- Gb by winchester). ASUS Of eee PC of 1005PX enters into the rule Of seashell, it is built on the processor Of intel Of atom Of n450 and is equipped with 10,1- one inch lusterless display. One of the advantages of device is the long operating time from one battery charging - to 8,5 hours. In the number of color performances of this [netbuka] - black, white, pink, dark-blue and red.
Characteristics ASUS Of eee PC of 1005PX:
* Display: 10,1- one inch lusterless, 1024[kh]600 of the points
* Processor: Intel Of atom Of n450
* The operating system: Windows 7 Starter or Windows XP Of home, OS of the rapid load Of express Of gate
* Working storage: 1 or 2 Gb
* Winchester: 160, 250 or 320 Gb
* The wireless connection: Wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth of 2.1+EDR (option)
* Camera: 0,3-[Mp]
* Maps of the memory: MMC/SD/SDHC
* Joints: VGA, 2xUSB 2.0, RJ-45, 2 X of the audio
* Storage battery: 6- element
* Sizes: 262x178x25,9-36,5 mm
* Weight: 1,27 kgf
Characteristics ASUS Of eee PC of 1005PX:
* Display: 10,1- one inch lusterless, 1024[kh]600 of the points
* Processor: Intel Of atom Of n450
* The operating system: Windows 7 Starter or Windows XP Of home, OS of the rapid load Of express Of gate
* Working storage: 1 or 2 Gb
* Winchester: 160, 250 or 320 Gb
* The wireless connection: Wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth of 2.1+EDR (option)
* Camera: 0,3-[Mp]
* Maps of the memory: MMC/SD/SDHC
* Joints: VGA, 2xUSB 2.0, RJ-45, 2 X of the audio
* Storage battery: 6- element
* Sizes: 262x178x25,9-36,5 mm
* Weight: 1,27 kgf
Asustek denies poor US sales of Gaminfones
Asustek Computer has denied reports of poor sales for its Gaminfone line of smartphones, which are sold via carrier T-Mobile in the US. According to a report from Morgan Keegan, T-Mobile has only sold 20,000 units of the Garmin-Asus device in the US since April.
Asustek said that shipments to T-Mobile are as previously planned and has received positive demand from the consumer market. The company did not release specific sales numbers.
Asustek said that shipments to T-Mobile are as previously planned and has received positive demand from the consumer market. The company did not release specific sales numbers.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Asustek denies poor US sales of Gaminfones
Asustek Computer has denied reports of poor sales for its Gaminfone line of smartphones, which are sold via carrier T-Mobile in the US. According to a report from Morgan Keegan, T-Mobile has only sold 20,000 units of the Garmin-Asus device in the US since April.
Asustek said that shipments to T-Mobile are as previously planned and has received positive demand from the consumer market. The company did not release specific sales numbers.
Asustek said that shipments to T-Mobile are as previously planned and has received positive demand from the consumer market. The company did not release specific sales numbers.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Garminphone Sales Sluggish at T-Mobile - Analyst
Garmin's latest navigation based mobile phone is reported to be seeing sluggish sales, with an estimated 20,000 units sold since the handset went on sale in the USA just under a month ago. Morgan Keegan analyst Yair Reiner said in a research note that the figures are based on visits to around 50 T-Mobile stores. The phone is currently only available from T-Mobile and Radio Shack.
Reiner said despite the low sales, he found that most T-Mobile sales staff he spoke with liked the PND enabled smartphone.
"Before the product launched, many sales associates spoke with enthusiasm about the device, stating it had by far the best navigation functionality of any mobile phone. However, even several days after release, many stores had not yet put the handset out on display, which was probably not very beneficial for sales. Others had not sold any despite displays being setup and several sold a few (less than 5). As of the beginning of this week stores have yet to show any meaningful sales numbers with maybe 5 sold on average per store since launch."
Reiner said he was lowering his expectations for Garmin's annual sales to reflect the slow sales of the Garminfone. He did however raise his prediction for profits based on stronger sales of vehicle-based systems and outdoor/fitness products.
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Reiner said despite the low sales, he found that most T-Mobile sales staff he spoke with liked the PND enabled smartphone.
"Before the product launched, many sales associates spoke with enthusiasm about the device, stating it had by far the best navigation functionality of any mobile phone. However, even several days after release, many stores had not yet put the handset out on display, which was probably not very beneficial for sales. Others had not sold any despite displays being setup and several sold a few (less than 5). As of the beginning of this week stores have yet to show any meaningful sales numbers with maybe 5 sold on average per store since launch."
Reiner said he was lowering his expectations for Garmin's annual sales to reflect the slow sales of the Garminfone. He did however raise his prediction for profits based on stronger sales of vehicle-based systems and outdoor/fitness products.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Functional 12- one inch [netbuk] ASUS Of eee PC 1215N will leave in September
The company Of aSUSTeK Of computer supplemented its rule of [netbukov] with the new productive model ASUS Of eee PC 1215N. This 12- one inch solution on the basis of the processor Of intel Of atom Of d525 (1,8 GHz), permission of its display compose 1366x768 of points. I.e., this [netbuk] can reproduce video of high clearness or transfer it on HDTV because of the available to it joint HDMI. Furthermore, ASUS Of eee PC 1215N are had immediately two types of the drawing: built-in Intel GMA3150 and discrete NVIDIA Of ion 2, and switches their technology NVIDIA Of optimus.
In the number of other special features of the devices, which are worthy separate reference, the interfaces Of bluetooth and USB of newest at the current moment version 3.0. Also [netbuk] supports with wireless the standard Of wi-Fi 802.11n, and for storing the files in it is provided hard drive by the volume of 250 or 320 Gb. The weight ASUS Of eee PC 1215N does not exceed 1,4 kg. European sales of this novelty. as it communicates, they start in September.
In the number of other special features of the devices, which are worthy separate reference, the interfaces Of bluetooth and USB of newest at the current moment version 3.0. Also [netbuk] supports with wireless the standard Of wi-Fi 802.11n, and for storing the files in it is provided hard drive by the volume of 250 or 320 Gb. The weight ASUS Of eee PC 1215N does not exceed 1,4 kg. European sales of this novelty. as it communicates, they start in September.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
To Computex is demonstrated fourth ASUS Of eee Of pad
We already reported, that on the exhibition Of computex the company ASUS represented a whole series of the plane-tables of the rule Of eee Of pad. In all officially were announced three models, but, as it seemed, there is a fourth. The representatives of the resource Of carryPad revealed one more, fourth model, which was noticed at the demonstration in the block of the company Of intel. Device works under control Windows 7 and is the [polnofunktsionalnym] acting model, which is the prototype of the 12- one inch plane-table Of eee Of pad EP121.
Although its characteristics and specifications are not revealed, on the basis of the demonstration on the stand of the company Of intel, it is possible to assume that as basis is assumed one of the processors of company - series Of atom or one of CULV. Plane-table sufficiently thin and has metallic finishing on the edges. Unfortunately companies ASUS Intel do not report it is planned the release Of eee Of pad EP121, but if it is planned, then when precisely.
Although its characteristics and specifications are not revealed, on the basis of the demonstration on the stand of the company Of intel, it is possible to assume that as basis is assumed one of the processors of company - series Of atom or one of CULV. Plane-table sufficiently thin and has metallic finishing on the edges. Unfortunately companies ASUS Intel do not report it is planned the release Of eee Of pad EP121, but if it is planned, then when precisely.
ASUSTeK demonstrated on its laptop computers the technology Of wirelessHD
The company Of aSUSTeK Of computer showed the within the framework passing now exhibition Of computex the work of the technology Of wirelessHD. It is developed by the company Of siBEAM and is realized on the play laptop computers ASUS G73JW G53. WirelessHD from SiBEAM - this is the analog Of intel Of wiDi: the transfer of HD- video according to the wireless connection. I.e., this, actually, HDMI, only without the need for drawing wires. In this case, is demonstrated the transfer of video of high clearness from the laptop computer to HD television set.
, So that the technology Of wirelessHD would work, was necessary receiver. It must be located from the transmitting device at a distance to 30 meters. WirelessHD operates at a frequency of 60 GHz. Certainly, this technology of the wireless transfer of HD- video can be realized not only on the laptop computers, but also on different kind [mediapleerakh]. BD-[pleerakh], telees-prefix and so on. As far as the laptop computers ASUS G73JW and G53 are concerned, they will leave nearer toward the end year and they will be hardly inexpensive.
, So that the technology Of wirelessHD would work, was necessary receiver. It must be located from the transmitting device at a distance to 30 meters. WirelessHD operates at a frequency of 60 GHz. Certainly, this technology of the wireless transfer of HD- video can be realized not only on the laptop computers, but also on different kind [mediapleerakh]. BD-[pleerakh], telees-prefix and so on. As far as the laptop computers ASUS G73JW and G53 are concerned, they will leave nearer toward the end year and they will be hardly inexpensive.
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