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For Every 100 iPads That Browse the Web, There’s 0.80 Kindle Fires

Figures like this never cease to amaze me. According to ad network and data analytics firm Chitika, Apple’s iPad accounts for 94.64 percent of all tablet Web traffic. The second closest, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, represented only 1.22 percent. That’s like going to a buffet but only eating a bread crumb. Way to eat all the

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International Giveaway: Tegra 3 Android Tablet Winners!

After nearly 16,000 entries, we’ve got our winners for the Tegra 3 Android Tablets International Giveaway! Before we announce the winners, let us take a moment to once again thank the fine folks over at NVIDIA and Phospor Games for sponsoring these two giveaways. Without further ado, first up is the ASUS Transformer Prime Prize Package which includes: ASUS Transformer

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International Giveaway: Tegra 3 Android Tablets! (CLOSED)

Have you looked upon The Dark Meadow – The Pact game and wished you had a tablet that could run it?  Well, thanks to TechnoBuffalo’s latest international giveaway, now you can! The fine folks over at NVIDIA and Phospor Games have teamed up with TechnoBuffalo to bring you not one, but two tablet giveaways. ASUS Transformer

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Asus Transformer Pad 300 Review – Quad-Core Tablet at an Affordable Price

Five months ago, the Asus’ Transformer Prime was hotter than Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games. Not only was the tablet fast, sleek, and well built; it was the first device that made consumers question the iPad’s dominance. (And did we mention it came with Nvidia’s much hyped Tegra 3 chip?) In a nutshell, the Prime finally

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Pictures of Asus’s Intrusive Transformer Prime GPS Fix Surface

I can’t believe what I’m seeing. Pictures have surfaced of Asus’s solution to the Transformer Prime’s nagging GPS issues, and the dongle reminds me of a Headcrab from Half-Life. It’s not only large, it’s also intrusive. Asus’s so-called GPS fix actually blocks the tablet’s dock connector, which means you can’t charge the device while the dongle

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Asus Transformer Pad 300 Ready to Roll Out to the U.S. on April 22

We first got word of Asus’ Transformer Pad 300 tablet back at Mobile World Congress, and it seems the device’s time has finally come to hit consumer waters. Asus on Friday revealed to PCWorld that the late is ready to start shipping in the U.S. on April 22, though no price point was shared. An

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Hasbro Loses in Court, Sales of Asus Transformer Prime to Continue

Hasbro’s suit against Asus’ Transformer Prime tablet has been dismissed. The toymaker filed a lawsuit against Asus late last year alleging the Tegra 3 tablet would confuse consumers into believing the device was produced by Hasbro. But Hasbro failed to convince the court, and the judge ruled that “there is nothing gimmicky about the Eee

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Tests Find That New iPad Runs Cooler Than Several Popular Android Tablets

Sure the new iPad runs a little warmer than its older brother, but it sounds like the issue is being blown way out of proportion. On the heels of multiple reports suggesting the device is too hot to handle, including one from Consumer Reports, Wired investigated that matter by performing tests of its own. The

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At-a-Glance: How the New iPad Stacks Up Against its Competition

The new iPad has arrived, and somewhere out there, in the shadow of Apple’s growing profile, lies the competition. Competition that, quite frankly, has been unable to challenge the iPad’s dominance. Some are comparable in specs, like the Transformer Prime, while some are not, like the 7-inch Kindle Fire. Apple has introduced a “Resolutionary” upgrade

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Asus Unveils New Transformer Pad Lineup, Infinity Series and 300

You can go for the do-it-all PadFone, or you could opt for all new offerings in Asus’ Transformer Pad lineup. Yes, plural. The company just unveiled two very distinct models in front of an eager crowd here in Barcelona – Asus Transformer Infinity series and Asus Transformer 300 – and both look like they’ll make

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Set Your Transformer Prime Free With Bootloader Unlocking Tool

To the delight of many, Asus has made good on its promise by releasing a bootloader unlocking tool for the Transformer Prime. The company on Wednesday made all the pertinent files and documentation available on its website, although Asus strongly warned installing the bootloader would void the original warranty. “It is strongly advised that you

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Asus: Original Transformer Android 4.0 Update Now Coming in March

It looks like Asus may have over promised when it said Ice Cream Sandwich would be hitting the original Transformer in early February. In fact, owners may have to wait as long as March, as Asus made a statement on its Singapore Facebook page saying the Android update is being pushed back, although no reasons

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ZTE Light II Tablet Brings “Key Capabilities At Reasonable Prices” to U.K.

ZTE has unveiled the new ZTE Light II tablet today, the Chinese company’s first own-branded tablet for the U.K., which promises to deliver “key capabilities at reasonable prices.” The 7-inch device features relatively low-range specifications, but it does have some nice features, such as a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, a built-in FM radio, and a battery

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U.K. Retailer Clove Ceases Sales of Transformer Prime Following Customer Complaints

British retailer Clove.co.uk has ceased sales of the Asus Transformer Prime tablet until further notice due to “complaints of faults.” The tablet is the first device to ship with NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor, but it has been plagued by issues with W-Fi and GPS performance, as well as random reboots under the Ice Cream

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Asus “Hopes” to Fix Transformer Prime’s Ice Cream Sandwich Crashes in February

Despite being the world’s first tablet to ship with a quad-core processor, the Asus Transformer Prime has been quite a disappointment to early adopters thus far. In addition to issues with Wi-Fi and GPS performance, many have been disgruntled with its locked bootloader, and “random lockups” under the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich update. But

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Asus Transformer Prime to Get Bootloader Unlock in February

While it may have issues with Wi-Fi and GPS performance, these little niggles aren’t the main reason why many Transformer Prime adopters are unhappy with their new tablet. It also has a locked bootloader, which prevents users from performing their own tweaks and customizations to its Android operating system. The decision to ship the quad-core

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Asus Offers Refunds & Extended Warranties To Transformer Prime Users In U.K.

While it may have been one of the most exciting tablets to launch since the first iPad, the Asus Transformer Prime hasn’t been without its teething problems. The 10.1-inch slate is the first device to feature NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor, but unfortunately that has been accompanied by issues with its Wi-Fi and GPS. Asus

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Asus: Don’t Expect Transformer Prime TF700T Until After June

A week removed from news that a Transformer Prime HD was on the way, Asus has revealed a small tidbit on when we might expect the upgraded device – and it’s later than we’d hoped. We’ve had plenty of good things to say about the current Transformer Prime, but the device is not without its

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Asus Insists Its Transformer Prime Tablet Will Not Get 3G Data Connectivity

Asus has issued a statement today in which it insists its quad-core Transformer Prime tablet will not get 3G data connectivity. The announcement follows a leaked Asus roadmap that was published last week, suggesting a 3G-equipped device would launch in March. Unfortunately for those of you who got your hopes up, Asus is denying all

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Original Transformer Getting Android 4.0 Early February

The Transformer Prime got it; now it’s time for the old school Transformer (TF101) to receive the melty goodness of Ice Cream Sandwich. Asus is making good on a promise it made earlier this month, saying the primeless Transformer would update to Android 4.0 shortly after it’s Tegra 3-equipped brother. The current timeline pegged by

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Transformer Prime Android 4.0 Update Released, Hands-on in Pictures

Come and get it. Like Asus promised, the Transformer Prime Ice Cream Sandwich update is out, bringing with it a whole host of new flavors to the Tegra 3 device. Unfamiliar with Android 4.0? Visually, the OS’s foundations have introduced Roboto, which the search giant detailed back in October 2011 and referred to as “enchanting”

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7-Inch Tegra 3 Asus Tablet Teased with $249 Price Tag

Is Asus’s current Transformer Prime a bit too big for your taste? Not to worry, because a new 7-inch tablet sporting Tegra 3 quad-core internals was just announced at nVidia’s CES press conference – and it’s only $249. The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet just got some serious competition. Neither nVidia nor Asus revealed anything

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New Transformer Prime TF700T Coming with 1080p HD Display

The Transformer Prime was a fantastic device, one that introduced the tech-world to what a tablet of the future will be. Today, the folks over at Asus announced that very same device is getting a slight makeover slated to hit sometime in Q2 2012 in North America. According to Asus, the Transformer Prime TF700T will

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Asus Issues Official Statement Over Transformer Prime Bootloader Issue

Following the swirling controversy amongst the Android rooting community, Asus has opted to issue an official statement as to why it chose to lock the Transformer Prime bootloader. As we reported this morning, there was growing controversy over the locked and encrypted status of the Transformer Prime’s bootloader.  A petition had already been started in

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Asus Sparks Outrage Among Transformer Prime Users With Locked & Encrypted Bootloader

As the world’s first quad-core tablet, the Asus Transformer Prime was one of the most anticipated gadgets of 2011. But for some Android users, it’s not quite as groundbreaking as it should be. Those hoping to crack the device and perform their own tweaks and customizations are now discovering that Asus has locked and encrypted

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