Asus appears to be getting ready to launch a new member of the Padfone family. The company’s been selling Padfone products for a few years, offering a smartphone that can fit into a tablet docking station when you want to use your smartphone apps with a larger screen and a bigger battery. The new model is reportedly […]
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AT&T offers Padfone X mini smartphone/tablet hybird for $200
An Asus Padfone is a smartphone that fits into a tablet-sized dock when you want to use a larger screen and a bigger battery. Asus has been selling Padfones in Taiwan for a few years, and this summer AT&T became the first wireless carrier to offer a model in the United States when it launched the […]
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You can finally buy an Asus Padfone X in the US (from AT&T)
The Asus Padfone line of products are smartphones that become tablets (and sometimes laptops) when you slide the phone into docking stations. Now you can finally buy one from a major US wireless carrier. AT&T is taking pre-orders for the Asus Padfone X for $200 with a 2-year service contract or $596 with no contract. […]
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AT&T Asus Padfone X pre-orders start June 6th
The first Asus Padfone to launch with an American wireless carrier goes up for pre-order starting June 6th. That’s when you’ll be able to pre-order an Asus Padfone X from AT&T. Prices start at $199 with a 2-year service contract. The Asus Padfone line of devices blurs the lines between smartphones and tablets. When you […]
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Asus PF-06 keyboard dock hints at a netbook-sized PadFone
An unannounced Asus Mobile Keyboard Dock called the PF-06 showed up at the FCC this week, and it could point to a new Asus Padfone model that lets your phone transform into a tablet… or a notebook. The original Asus Padfone was a smartphone that you could slide into a 10 inch tablet dock when […]
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AT&T preps for Asus Padfone X launch by unveiling specs (but no price or launch date)
AT&T has already promised it would begin selling the Asus Padfone X this year, but we haven’t heard much out of the company since that early January announcement. Now AT&T has revealed more details about the upcoming 2-in-1 phone/tablet hybrid. There’s still no word on a launch date, but with the Padfone X passing through […]
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Asus PadFone X hits the FCC, coming soon to AT&T
The Asus PadFone X is a 5 inch phone that you can slide into a 9 inch tablet station when you want to use a bigger screen (and bigger battery). AT&T has already announced it will be the first US wireless carrier to sell the PadFone X, and now it looks like the device is […]
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Meet the Asus Padfone Infinity Lite
As expected, Asus is launching a new phone/tablet hybrid in Taiwan. The Asus Padfone Infinity Lite is a 5 inch smartphone designed to slide into a 10 inch tablet dock when you want a bigger screen and a bigger battery. VR Zone reports the specs are nearly identical to those for the latest Padfone Infinity. […]
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Asus Padfone Infinity Lite on the way
The Asus Padfone Infinity is a line of Android phone/tablet hybrids with HD displays. The latest model consists of a 5 inch smartphone with a 1080p display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU which can become a 10 inch tablet with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display when you slide the phone into a tablet […]
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Asus launches Padfone E in Taiwan: A cheaper phone/tablet hybrid
It’s been a few years since Asus launched its first phone/tablet hybrid. Now customers have a choice of a high-end device like the Padfone X with a 4 inch phone and 9 inch tablet dock, or a smaller, cheaper model like the Padfone mini. Soon there may be another option. Asus introduced a new PadFone […]