Asus is taking a page out of Lenovo’s book with a series of new laptops that bend over backward to become tablets. A series of unannounced Asus devices showed up at the FCC website recently, and like the Lenovo Yoga series of products, these look like notebooks at first glance. But you can push the […]
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Lilbits (6-04-2013): Bay Trail tablets, NFC for Chromebooks
Computex 2013 may be all about devices with Intel’s Haswell chips (with a little room for AMD’s latest processors and NVIDIA’s new Tegra 4), but a few device makers are starting to show off products featuring next-generation Atom processors. Intel plans to launch its Atom Bay Trail platform by the end of the year, and […]
Asus Transformer Book 13 inch hybrid notebook/tablet now available for $1499
The Asus Transformer Book TX300CA-DH71 is a notebook with a 13.3 inch display and an Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor. It’s also a 13.3 inch tablet — all you have to do is lift the screen away from the keyboard to use the Windows 8 computer in tablet mode. First introduced about a year […]
Lilbits (5-20-2013): 1TB of Flickr photo storage for free
Google’s not the only company offering new photo features to users. Yahoo is overhauling Flickr with a major update today, including up to 1TB of free photo storage for all users. Here are some of the top news stories from around the web today. Yahoo revamps Flickr, 1TB of free photo storage for everyone Yahoo […]
Asus Transformer Book 13 inch detachable tablet launching May 21st
Nearly a year after introducing a 13 inch Windows 8 notebook with a detachable tablet portion, Asus has announced that the Transformer Book will finally be available for purchase in the US starting May 21st. The Asus Transformer Book TX300 features a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display, an Intel Core i5 or […]
Asus plans to launch 10 inch Transformer Book, Chromebook in 2013
Asus CEO Jerry Shen is providing a peek at the company’s roadmap, and it looks like there’s plenty of room for low-cost notebooks. Speaking to investors, Shen said Asus plans to launch a new Transformer Book with a 10 inch display and a price tag of $399 or less in the second half of 2013. […]
Asus Transformer Book 13 inch tablet/notebook hybrid hits Japan
Asus has a habit of introducing products long before they’re ready to ship — but more often than not, they do actually ship. The company introduced a 13 inch tablet/notebook hybrid called the Transformer Book in June, 2012. Now it’s finally ready to go on sale… at least in Japan. The Transformer Book is a […]
Asus Transformer Book available for pre-order for $1480 (13 inch tablet hybrid)
The Asus Transformer Book is a 13.3 inch notebook/tablet hybrid with a 1080p HD touchscreen display, Windows 8 software, and an Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor. Introduced in late 2012, it looks like the Transformer Book could be ready to ship soon. MacMall is taking pre-orders for $1479.99, and according to German retailer Conrad.de, […]
Hands-on with the Asus Transformer Book 13.3″ convertible tablet
The Asus Transformer Book blurs the lines between ultrabooks and tablets. It’s a notebook with a 13.3 inch, 1080p display — which you can pull away from the keyboard dock to use as a tablet. Like the Asus Transformer line of tablets, the docking port doesn’t just house a keyboard. It also has a battery […]
Microsoft releases Windows 8 to manufacturers, new tablets and laptops on the horizon
Microsoft announced that Windows 8 has finally reached the RTM stage, which means that the company is releasing the final version to manufacturers. Given that the operating system is due to launch in late October, this release comes right on time. And soon consumers will see the fruits of this labor. We already know about […]