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Asus Transformer Prime now available with Office Depot

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Office Depot has become the latest US based retailer to begin selling the Asus Transformer Prime tablet. Said tablet is priced at $499.99 and is available online only, however in a bit of good news — it does include free shipping. Otherwise, for those who may be in need of a refresher, the Transformer Prime more »

Asus Transformer Prime now available with Best Buy, comes priced at $499.99

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It looks like the Asus Transformer Prime is officially available and in-stock here in the US with Best Buy. The available tablet is the 32GB model and it comes priced at $499.99. But better yet for those who were waiting — this is available as in you can order and it will ship out now. more »

Asus announces December 8th as launch date for Transformer Prime in the U.S.

According to a report by Netbook news, the upcoming Asus Transformer Prime, complete with a NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and Android 3.2, will be available in the United States starting December 8th. If you live in Taiwan, the Android tablet with the optional docking keyboard station will be available a week earlier on the first more »

iPhone 5 to have sexy curved glass edges? (rumor)

There has been a lot of hushed talk about the iPhone 5 that many believe will launch in the fall or possibly not until next year. The latest rumor comes from Taiwan via DigiTimes, who cites multiple sources that Apple will take the glass that adorns the iPhone 4 front and back one step further: more »

Rumor image we do not believe: The iPad mini

While this image appears to be showing off an iPad along side what could be its younger sibling, the iPad Mini — we are not believing it. Well, not yet anyway. Granted that is not to say we are not hopeful, but lets face it, this is most likely a knock off or some sort more »

Asian Telecom: Damaged undersea cables to be fixed soon

Taiwan’s largest telecommunications provider says six undersea cables damaged by Typhoon Morakot should be repaired by September 15. The cables were damaged by undersea landslides caused by the powerful storm as it passed by the island, resulting in disruptions to internet service in China and Southeast Asia. The company says service has since been restored more »

Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 to launch in Taiwan on July 27

In a pretty surprising press release, the Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 is set to hit Taiwanese retail stores on July 27, while Singapore and Malaysia will be receiving the same phone by late August. Let’s not forget about the M20 which is set to reach Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia by late August. The main difference between the G60 and M20 is the fact that the M20 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, while the G60 runs on Linux. In terms of availability in Europe and the United States, Garmin-Asus expects both phones to be available sometime in the second half of 2009, while carriers and pricing will be announced in the coming months.

Microsoft facing new antitrust investigation

Microsoft is facing yet another antitrust investigation, this time from Taiwan. Their Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether Microsoft is monopolizing the island’s software market, and is also investigating whether the software giant is abusing that position. The agency launched its investigation after receiving numerous complaints about unfair pricing and the company’s decision to discontinue more »

Taiwanese Marbella announces the NAV-8800

Taiwan based GPS manufacturer, Marbella, recently announced their new and exciting GPS, the NAV-8800. The main difference of this GPS and the others in the series is that this model comes with a little bit bigger screen at 4-inches. Also, like many other GPS units, it uses the SiRF Star III GPS receiver.

Additionally, this GPS acts a lot like a PMP in the sense that it displays photo albums – which can be cool to show off whenever you are going to a relative or a friend’s house. Also, it has an MP3 player and can play videos, however, no word on formats as of yet. What’s more is that it comes with a really nice integrated 2-megapixel camera. Lastly, it comes with a digital TV tuner, an optional DVB-t box, and support for rear view cameras.