AT&T appears to be expecting a new ASUS PadFone Mini

ASUS introduced its PadFone Mini nearly ten months ago, giving users who were interested in that unique PadFone trick of docking a smartphone into a larger tablet body a new, smaller option than something like the big nine-inch PadFone X: a compact seven-inch tablet paired with a four-inch phone. We saw the company bring the Mini to CES in January, and while there was talk of US pricing, no specific release plans were shared. But now we find ourselves thinking about the PadFone Mini once again, as a ...

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ASUS CES news: PadFone X for AT&T, ZenFone series, dual-boot hybrid tablet

Considering all the teasers it had been dropping, we sure had some pretty high expectations for today’s ASUS CES announcement. The company had been hinting at a dual-boot Android/Windows tablet, and a later video sure seemed to imply we’d be seeing new smartphones in 4, 5, and 6-inch screen sizes. Now that’s all been confirmed, as well as some surprises. The Transformer Book Duet is ASUS’s new dual-boot, hybrid, all-sorts-of-convertible tablet. It goes from Android to Windows 8.1 at the touch of a ...

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ASUS PadFone Mini announced, 4.3-inch phone that docks in a 7-inch tablet

Over the weekend we’ve seen press renders leaked of the ASUS PadFone Mini and we were expecting the company to unveil the smaller version of the PadFone Infinity (which we’ve seen at MWC 2013) today, as they just did. The principle is the same: a phone that docks into a tablet (a smaller one, this time, both for the phone, and for its docking slate). In terms of specs we’re looking at a phone with a 4.3-inch screen with 540 x 960 resolution, and a tablet with a seven-inch display ...

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ASUS Padfone Mini press renders leaked

Asus is expected to unveil the Padfone Mini sometime next week, according to the latest reports, to complements its line-up of current and past models, consisting of the original Padfone, Padfone 2, and Padfone Infinity. The Padfone Mini is expected to have a smaller phone counterpart, at 4.3-inches, compared to the current five-incher on the Infinity. @evleaks has posted the press renders above and below for the Padfone Mini, and, if our eyes can judge sizes correctly, we’re probably looking at a seven-inch-ish (up to eight) tablet counterpart in which the 4.3-inch phone docks. ...

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Apple’s iBeacon goes live, CyanogenMod 11 M1, Samsung 1080p WP8 & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the new Asus PadFone Mini launch, and why you shouldn’t really care about it. We then talk bout CyanogenMod 11.0 M1, and what this means for the current Nexus line-up. Oppo is next as their future Find 7 plans to be the first smartphone to run the Snapdragon 805 processor, aside from a great display. Then we talk about Samsung’s plans to bring us a 1080p Windows Phone early next year, even if Samsung Windows Phones have never been hot. We end today’s show talking about Apple’s iBeacon service for Apple Stores. All ...

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ASUS PadFone Mini launching next week

The PadFone series from ASUS represents some of the most unusual mobile hardware we’ve seen come out of a major manufacturer. From the PadFone, to PadFone 2, and now the PadFone Infinity, ASUS has been offering users an alternative to using two separate devices for their phone and tablet needs, instead delivering a smartphone that docks into a custom tablet – all the size and usability benefits a larger screen affords, while keeping all your ...

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