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Asus Working on the Eee Phone
PUBLISHED: 1/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has made big splash with its Eee PC line of inexpensive subnotebooks and desktops, and now is developing a smartphone for this line.
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Acer and Asus Subnotebooks Showing Strong Sales
PUBLISHED: 1/6/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Both Acer and Asus experienced strong sales of their subnotebooks at the end of 2008, and are increasing their predicted sales volumes for 2009.
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Touch-Oriented Asus P565 Boasts 800 MHz Processor
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has unveiled a business-oriented Windows Mobile smartphone that it claims is the fastest in the world. This device also sports a touch-driven user interface for its VGA display.
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Asus Getting on the Android Bandwagon
PUBLISHED: 10/30/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus is reportedly going to release a smartphone running Google's new mobile operating system some time next year.
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Asus Adding 3G to Eee PC Line
PUBLISHED: 9/27/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has announced plans to bring support for 3G cellular-wireless networking to its Eee PC line of subnotebooks.
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U.S. Smartphones Sales Way Up; Standard Mobile Phone Sales Way Down
PUBLISHED: 8/20/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
The number of mobile phones bought by U.S. consumers declined 13% last quarter, but sales of smartphones rose sharply.
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What's Delaying the Garmin nuvifone?
PUBLISHED: 8/12/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Last month, Garmin admitted that the release of its nvifone had been pushed back until 2009. The company has given a rather innocuous reason for this delay, but an unconfirmed report puts the real blame on problems at Asus.
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Asus Eee PC 901 Review
PUBLISHED: 8/5/2008  BY: JerryJ
The Eee PC 901 is the latest in Asus' subnotebook line, and includes a larger screen, larger keyboard... and larger price tag. Jerry Jackson brings us a review.
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Dell's $300 Subnotebook Expected Next Month
PUBLISHED: 7/16/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Competition in the subnotebook market will soon be heating up even more, as the Dell E will reportedly be released next month.
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Garmin nuvifone May Be Made by Asus
PUBLISHED: 6/22/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Garmin's nuvifone, its upcoming navigation device that will also act as mobile phone, will reportedly be manufactured by Asus.
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Asus Eee PC 900 Review
PUBLISHED: 5/13/2008  BY: JerryJ
The Asus Eee PC 900 is the new update to the original Eee PC. In this review, Jerry Jackson seeks to answer the question, "Is this $550 mobile companion the best choice for your next travel laptop?"
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Don't Let Subnotebooks Get Too Big for Their Britches
PUBLISHED: 4/28/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
The Eee PC is an amazing device; a small and light laptop that is also easily affordable. But Asus and its competitors seem bent on pushing more features into their subnotebooks until they are no longer small, light, or a good value.
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