Satisfaction Among Smartphone Users on the Rise

By Amber Riippa | 3/23/2013

A recent report done by J.D. Power & Associates has found that, generally speaking, satisfaction among smartphone users is rising, and that satisfaction has increased substantially since 2012.

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MWC 2013: Asus PadFone Infinity Hands-On Preview

By Grant Hatchimonji | 2/26/2013

Here at MWC, Asus announced the third iteration of its unique smartphone/tablet dock pairing, the PadFone Infinity, and we got some hands-on time with the device.

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MWC2013: Asus PadFone Infinity Bringing High-End Specs to this Smartphone/Tablet Combo

By Ed Hardy | 2/25/2013

With the PadFone series, Asus offers something different: a phone that can be docked with a large screen to convert it into a tablet. A new iteration was announced today at MWC.

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Asus Exec Says a Windows Phone Could Be in the Works

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/17/2013

An executive from Asus recently told the Wall Street Journal that the company is currently in talks with Microsoft to license Windows Phone 8. This could lead to a PadFone running this operating system.

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Google May Be Prepping Nexus Smartphones for Oct. 29 Event

By Ed Hardy | 10/18/2012

Google has sent out invitations to the press for an event to be held the last Monday of this month. It's not clear at this point exactly what's on the docket, but it could be new Nexus smartphones and/or tablets.

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Malware Targets Android Smartphones

By Michael Wall | 10/17/2012

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and has issued a warning about increasing malware attacks on Android devices.

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Asus PadFone 2 Will Be a Smartphone and a Tablet

By Ed Hardy | 10/16/2012

Asus has taken the wraps off the second-generation PadFone, an Android smartphone that can be combined with a 10.1-inch accessory to make a tablet.

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Asus Teases October 16 Padfone 2 Annoucement

By Grant Hatchimonji | 10/10/2012

The webpage for Asus' mobile division is teasing the launch of a successor to the company's quirky smartphone-tablet-netbook, the Padfone.

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Nearly a Million Android Devices Activated Daily

By Ed Hardy | 6/11/2012

According to Andy Rubin, the head of Android development at Google, over 900,000 smartphones and tablets running this mobile operating system are activated every day.

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Something Old, Something New: Companies Focus on Recycling, Re-Using Outdated Phones

By David Barbosa | 5/23/2012

Old handsets that end up in landfills leak toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater. But there are programs that make it easy for consumers to recycle, and even make some money.

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It's Time to Slay Vampire Chargers

By Ed Hardy | 5/23/2012

Anyone who cares about energy independance or the Green Movement is likely wondering if there's anything they can do to help. There is an easy thing all phone users can do: unplug their charger.

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Researchers Working on Ways to Put 16-Core Processors in Smartphones

By Andy Patrizio | 3/18/2012

There's overclocking, and then there's this: University researchers are in the early stages of putting multi-core processors in smartphones to work in bursts of up to 16 times their normal speed during times of need.

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