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  IN PICTURES: Asus launches the Transformer AiO
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  IN PICTURES: Asus channel dinner (37 photos)
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  IN PICTURES: CES 2013 (Part 4)
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  IN PICTURES: CES 2013 (Part 3)

• ASUS Fonepad dialling into Australia from June

  By Ross Catanzariti | 23 May, 2013 09:25

  Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer ASUS has announced that its new 7-inch Android tablet, the Fonepad, will be available in Australia from early June.

• Asus readies small, sub-$US300 Windows slates for release

  By Ian Paul | 07 May, 2013 19:47

  Would you pay an extra $US50 for a pint-sized tablet if it ran Windows 8 instead of Android? Asus thinks you might.

• Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013

  By Michael Kan | 06 May, 2013 14:03

  Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said company CEO Jerry Shen.

• New Chromebooks coming this year from Asus and Acer, report suggests

  By Katherine Noyes | 02 May, 2013 13:04

  Hard on the heels of the news that the Linux kernel itself has now added Chromebook support, other reports this week suggest that the ongoing popularity of devices that use Google's Linux-based Chrome OS operating system will likely continue unabated throughout the year.

• IN PICTURES: Asus launches the Transformer AiO

  By Hafizah Osman | 11 April, 2013 16:45

  Asus has launched its Transformer AiO (all-in-one) desktop PC, which runs on both Windows 8 and Android. As an 18.4-inch tablet, it can be used on both systems but when it is on dock, it runs on the Windows 8 platform. The desktop also connects to a monitor, creating a mirror reflection of the PC. It is available from retailer, Harvey Norman, and distributor, Synnex.

• IN PICTURES: Asus channel dinner (37 photos)

  By Hafizah Osman | 28 March, 2013 09:37

  Asus held its open platform gala dinner at Luna Park, Sydney, to celebrate the success of its channel partners. This was Asus' first official dinner marking the success of its partners and was one of three award ceremonies - two other awards ceremonies were held in Brisbane and Melbourne over the last two weeks. Distie attendees included representatives from Synnex, Altech, and Dicker Data.

• Asus: Windows 8 acceptance still low, but touch-based notebooks performing well

  By Michael Kan | 06 March, 2013 04:46

  Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft's new operating system has yet to find a major following, the company said.

• ASUS unveils new low-cost Android tablet

  By Ross Catanzariti | 28 February, 2013 11:06

  ASUS will launch a new, low-cost, 7in Android tablet in Australia next month, the company confirmed today.

• Asus: Processing less energy

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 09 December, 2008 08:00

  The IT industry is responsible for a great number of products that contribute to the global greenhouse gas emissions problem. In response, many vendors are now looking at re-architecting their goods and striving to find ways to improve energy efficiency and social responsibility while retaining quality.

• Tablets in 2012: What to Expect

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 09 December, 2011 01:48

  What will tablets look like in the coming year? Tablets are out of their infancy and moving into adolescence--which means that we can expect big changes ahead as tablets' design and components improve.

• Guide: The best tablet for you

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 30 November, 2011 02:31

  For a long time, you didn’t have much choice if you were in the market for a tablet--Apple’s iPad was the only good option. But that’s starting to change: Though the iPad 2 remains the top slate overall, the best choice for you may well be one that runs Google’s Android operating system.

• NEWS FOCUS: Mobiles, tablets and app downloads set to soar

  By Hafizah Osman | 19 July, 2011 11:42

  Media tablet shipments in A/ NZ for 2011 are expected to be double those of 2010, according to analyst firm, IDC.

• Asus unveils three tablets and a slate

  By Jason Cross | 05 January, 2011 12:32

  At CES 2011 today, Asus announced three new Android tablets and a Windows 7 based slate PC. The tablets, all Android-based, go by the moniker "Eee Pad" while the Windows 7 device is called an "Eee Slate." Each one offers some unique features, from stylus input options to sliding keyboards or docking stations. Unfortunately, we don't yet have exact shipping dates or prices for the Android tablets, and the Eee Slate looks to be fairly pricey.

• Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

  By Anne B. McDonald | 29 July, 2010 15:24

  Sling Media's small Slingbox 700U won one of three Best in Show awards given by the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).

• Where's USB 3.0?

  By Jason Cross | 30 September, 2009 01:43

  It seems as if we've been writing about USB 3.0 forever, but it has really been only about two years since Intel and other parties formed a promotional group for USB 3.0 in 2007. The spec was completed in November 2008, at which time the standard's backers said that a glut of devices would hit the market late this year. Well, that statement turned out to be almost right: Devices are coming very soon, but the glut won't be until next year.

• Serving up the latest and greatest

  By Trevor Clarke | 23 September, 2009 10:39

  Although the first quarter of 2009 was a nightmare for many server vendors, new advanced products released during the first six months of the year are helping to pick the market back up. TREVOR CLARKE reports.

• Asus 'Eee Reader' to join e-reader fray, says report

  By Ian Paul | 08 September, 2009 05:21

  Computer maker Asus may be getting ready to launch an e-reader that would mimic the traditional book, be in full color and come loaded with a variety of innovative features.