Oppo is taking its Find 7 smartphone with a WQHD display on a world tour. This week the Oppo Find 7 launched in Taiwan and India. The phone sports a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display and a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip, giving it one of the fastest processors and the most pixel-dense […]
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Sony SmartBand goes on sale in Taiwan
Sony’s first wearable device aimed at fitness-tracking (and more) is now available to customers in Taiwan. The Sony SmartBand SWR10 is a a waterproof wristbad with a removable “Core” fitness tracker. It can track movement, sync your data with a smartphone, and help you meet your fitness goals (or at least confirm that you’re not […]
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AOC launches 3 Android tablets
AOC is best known for making PC monitors. But the company is getting into the tablet space and AOC is showing off new models with 7, 8, and 10 inch screens. It’s not clear if the Taiwanese company plans to offer these tablets globally or just in its home region. But the spec sheets paint […]
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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 […]
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Asus launches Padfone Mini 4.3 in Taiwan, says Padfone line coming to America
Asus now offers Padfones in two sizes. A Padfone is a smartphone that you can slide into a tablet docking station when you want a larger screen and batter. Up until now that’s meant a phone with a screen around 5 inches in size and a 10 inch tablet dock. Now Asus is also launching […]
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Compal repurposes Fusion Garage Grid 10 design for upcoming tablet
The Fusion Garage Grid 10 tablet wasn’t exactly a success with critics… or with anyone else. The company went out of business earlier this year. But Engadget Chinese reports that Taiwanese device maker Compal is giving the hardware new life and calling it the Compal Smart Pad PBJ40. The move makes some sense, since the Grid 10’s […]
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Asus Eee Pad MeMo 171 hits Taiwan for $585
Asus started showing off a tablet with a 7 inch display, digital pen, and Bluetooth headset accessory more than a year ago. Now the Asus Eee Pad MeMo 171 is finally available for purchase in Taiwan, and the folks at Netbook News picked one up for the equivalent of about $585. The tablet would probably […]
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Asus PadFone smartphone/tablet hybrid on sale in Taiwan this month
Asus has been showing off its PadFone concept for nearly a year, and now the company is finally ready to start taking orders. The PadFone is an Android smartphone with a 4.3 inch display that you can slide into a 10 inch tablet dock when you want a larger screen and longer battery life. Asus […]
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Asus is ramping up Eee Pad Transformer tablet production
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is the cheapest 10 inch tablet with Google Android 3.0 and an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. But good luck getting your hands on the $400 tablet, because it’s sold out pretty much everywhere at the moment. There have been theories about supply shortages floating around for a few days, so […]
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 unboxed – Video
The folks at Netbook News managed to pick up an Acer Iconia Tab A500 10 inch Android tablet in Taiwan. The tablet doesn’t officially go on sale for a few days, but they fond a store that was willing to part with a unit. The Iconia Tab A500 has the usual buzzword specs, including a […]