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Softpedia BIOS of the Day 02/13/2012

Nothing bad happened today here, but the number 13 might have influenced the rather small number of BIOSes we're listing today. The newest is the 0701 BIOS version for the acclaimed Asus Eee PC 1025C. This 10.1"netbook is powered by a Cedar Trail, dual-core, 1.86 GHz CPU and is expected to deliver FullHD multim...

13 February 2012
11:00 GMT

Get the New Firmware for Asus Transformer Prime

We're offering you the latest firmware for Asus' nifty transforming tablet going by the name of Transformer Prime and codenamed TF201. The gadget went through some troubles as of late as users grew rather grumpy with the tablet rebooting every now and then, for no apparent reason. Sensible ears have heard ...

13 February 2012
10:08 GMT

Apple Forces Pegatron to Stop Making ASUS Zenbooks

Looks like Apple is just about ready to start a legal battle, or more of them, with ASUS instead of Samsung this time, or so one may assume from the rather awkward situation that Pegatron got landed with. Pegatron is currently making ultrathin mobile personal computers for both Apple and Asustek Computer. In the ...

13 February 2012
08:58 GMT

ASUS O!Play TV Pro Set Top Box Released

Since ASUS wants to be known as a supplier of multimedia devices in addition to PCs and computer-related products, the company has announced the O!Play TV Pro. This is a set-top box, STB for short, which intends to turn any HDTV (high-definition TV) into a smart TV, of sorts. The built-in DVB-T digital tuner is th...

10 February 2012
13:41 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime v9.4.2.13 Firmware Fixes Random Reboot Issue

When we first talked about Asus’ v9.4.2.13 firmware for the Asus Transformer Prime a couple of days ago, there were quite a few users who pointed out that the update resolved the random reboot issues they were experiencing with their tablet. However, without official confirmation from Asus, we couldn’t s...

10 February 2012
06:11 GMT

Asus X101CH Cedar Trail Netbook Arrives in Europe, Priced at €299 ($398 US)

Just as it promised during this year’s CES fair, Asus has begun shipping the X101CH netbook based on the Intel Cedar trail Atom platform internationally, the laptop having just arrived in Europe with prices starting at 299 EUR (about 398 US). The netbook was listed by various online retailers around Italy, but...

9 February 2012
07:12 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Update Brings Bug Fixes, Better Overall Performance

Working hard on improving the Transformer Prime, Asus has just started sending out a new firmware update to its users, believed to fix some bugs and improve the overall performance of the tablet. So far, information about this new software is limited, but some owners of the Asus tablet are reporting that it fixes so...

8 February 2012
17:01 GMT

Asus Prepares U47 Ultra-Portable Notebooks with Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs

In the second quarter of 2012, Asus prepares to introduce a couple of new U-Series ultra-portable notebooks based on Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors, which will feature an improved design and better specs than their predecessors. The two notebook models that the company plans to release are the Asus U47...

6 February 2012
05:11 GMT

ASUS SeaShell 11.6-Inch AMD-Based Netbook Set for March

Netbooks may have lost most of their fame, but ASUS still thinks there are enough people out there who might want one, especially when that “one” has an AMD APU at its core. Advanced Micro Devices may not have paid much mind to the mobile PC market over the years, but that changed when its Heterogeneous...

4 February 2012
04:49 GMT

Asus Unleashes Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP Video Card

About two weeks after the first pictures of the Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP graphics made their way to the Web, Asus sent out an official press release announcing the launch of this highly customized graphics card which comes with a 1GHz factory overclocked GPU. Much like its predecessors, the DirectCU II edition...

3 February 2012
04:21 GMT

Asus Transformer TF300T Tablet Breaks Cover

We all knew that Asus planned to release a new Transformer TF700 tablet this summer, but now a picture making its way from China comes to reveal that the company is also getting the TF300T ready. Apart from what we can tell from the image above, little else is known about this tablet which sports a textured rear pan...

2 February 2012
20:31 GMT

Bios of the Day 02/02/2012

Until that very happy day when the major motherboard manufacturers decide it's time to release their new gear, we're delivering you the daily BIOS at a steady pace. Today's top gadget is Gigabyte's Q2005 netbook, a small nifty companion for all those who want to stay connected all the time, anywh...

2 February 2012
11:32 GMT

Retailer Pulls Asus Transformer Prime, Stock and Reliability Issues Are to Blame

Clove, the first retailer to start selling the Transformer Prime in the UK, has just announced that it decided to pull the Asus quad-core tablet from its offer, due to availability problems and an outstanding number of technical issues. The retailer made its decision public in a post on its official blog: “St...

1 February 2012
19:31 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime 64GB Hits Best Buy Canada

There’s some good news for those of you living in Canada and waiting to get a Transformer Prime of your own.  Best Buy has just added the 64GB model of the Asus tablet to its Wesbite, and which, according to the retailer, is shipping right from stock. As always quantities are said to be limited, but this...

1 February 2012
11:51 GMT

Kinect Is a Ravenous Beast, Laptop Batteries Beware

Looks like all those reports about Windows 8 laptops featuring Kinect are true, though our dreams of having technology like in spy movies may not become reality as quickly as people hope. People may or may not remember the recent reports about a pair of ASUS laptops on which Microsoft's Kinect sensor was insta...

31 January 2012
10:38 GMT

Asus Radeon HD 7950 DirectCU II Now Official, Priced at $499.99 (€ 379)

With the Radeon HD 7950 now out, Asus made official a trio of graphics cards based on this design, including a pair of DirectCU II models featuring the company’s trademark design specially tuned for overclockers and enthusiasts. Just like their predecessors, the DirectCU II graphics cards use a massive cooler ...

31 January 2012
02:57 GMT

Asus Details Workaround for Transformer Prime Android 4.0 Lockup Issues

Asus has recently published a workaround fix for those users who have been experiencing random lockups on their Transformer Prime tablets after upgrading the slate to Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. This is just one of a series of two solutions to this problem that the company is working on, the second one bein...

30 January 2012
20:11 GMT

ASUS’ Padfone to Arrive at MWC on February 27

ASUS is reportedly gearing up for the launch of its Padfone smartphone and tablet combo on February 27th at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. The company has already showcased the device a few times before, and even had it on stage at the Consumer Electronics ...

30 January 2012
14:11 GMT

Asus G55 and G75 ROG Notebooks with Ivy Bridge CPUs Will Arrive in April

Asus has recently unveiled that the fifth generation of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) G55 and G75 notebooks are scheduled to arrive in April this year, featuring Intel’s upcoming mobile Ivy Bridge processors. The two notebooks haven’t suffered too many changes compared to their predecessors as far as thei...

30 January 2012
10:28 GMT

Hilarious Commercial: Check Out This New iPad Thing from ASUS

Sadly, there are many companies on the IT market that make great products, but release the most ludicrous of commercials, but sometimes someone does something about it. ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer Prime is among the best tablets according to many (though not without its problems). Unfortunately, ASUS' com...

28 January 2012
05:17 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Runs Ubuntu Linux, Video Included

Asus may ship the Transformer Prime with a locked bootloader, but this hasn’t stopped hackers from running Ubuntu Linux on the 10.1-inch tablet. As always, this Android hack came our way via the XDA Forums, where a user going by the name of Zedomax created a video demoing Ubuntu running on the Prime, together ...

27 January 2012
16:41 GMT

ASUS Tries Out Laptops with Kinect Sensors and Windows 8

We already knew that Windows 8 was going to bring a slew of new features to the table, but we hadn't heard of Kinect-supporting laptops until today. Nevertheless, that is exactly what recent reports say ASUS is working on. To be a bit more specific, ASUS supposedly has two prototype netbooks with Windows 8 and...

27 January 2012
11:20 GMT

Windows 8 Laptops to Pack Kinect Sensors

Kinect has already been announced for Windows PCs, yet it appears that some vendors out there might be set to take it to a brand new level. Rumor has it that ASUS is considering the release of a Window 8-powered laptop that would also include the Kinect sensor inside. In fact, The Daily claims that they have alr...

27 January 2012
10:54 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS Picks of the Day 01 / 26 / 2012

It's been a busy day with the releases of both Catalyst 12.1 for desktops and notebooks and the preview of the 12.2 version, which will most likely be out soon, so there was little time for BIOS. Nevertheless, we're bringing you new BIOS for Asus and HP notebooks and for some more Acer desktop units. Hopef...

26 January 2012
11:31 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Arrives at Best Buy and Future Shop Canada, Stocks Are Limited

Even though Asus said Transformer Prime availability would get better this month, getting a hold of the quad-core tablet still remains a problem to this day. However, a lucky few have now the chance of getting a Prime of their own, as Best Buy and Future Shop have just received a few units in stock. At the time of ...

26 January 2012
10:17 GMT

Asus 27-Inch ET2700 AIOs to Arrive in Europe Next Month

One month after making its North American debut, Asus’ large screen ET2700 all-in-one desktop is set to make its entrance in the European market, where it will battle it out with the 27-inch Apple iMac for the title of the ultimate AIO computer. Scheduled to arrive in Europe next month, the Asus ET2700 all-in-...

25 January 2012
14:11 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Goes on Sale in Italy

With North America and the UK covered, Asus’ Transformer Prime has now started to go on sale in other parts of the world. The latest country to receive Asus’ quad-core tablet is Italy, Android fans living here at the moment having the chance to get their hands on the Prime after paying 599 Euros ($775 US...

25 January 2012
11:28 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Bootloader Unlocker Tool Will Arrive in February

Disappointed with that locked bootloader of the Transformer Prime? Well, Asus has just announced that it will soon release a tool for unlocking its quad-core tablet. According to Asus’ Twitter feed, which was spotted by AndroidOS.in, the unlocker is supposed to arrive in February and will allow users to instal...

25 January 2012
03:26 GMT

EK Readies Asus DirectCU II Radeon HD 7970 Top Water Block

Even though the Asus DirectCU II HD 7970 Top is not yet available for purchase, EK has already started working on a water block for Asus’ high performance graphics card. The company got the word out through Legit Reviews and believes that the water block will be available at the end of February or early March....

24 January 2012
19:01 GMT

BIOS of the Day 01/24/2012

Despite the fact that those who list software over the Internet tend to neglect the small-format motherboards, we're not letting them slip out of attention. Therefore we're glad to bring you BIOS for two A75 motherboards, one from ECS and one from Asus. Next comes the Dell Latitude E5520 notebook BIOS vers...

24 January 2012
11:00 GMT

Asus Readies New Eee PC R051BX, Drivers Already Available

Info has leaked in the case of Asus' soon-to-be-released new netbook, codnamed R051BX. While seemingly intended for business purposes, it looks like the Eee R051BX will sell nice. Despite the official release date being still unknown, the R051BX is expected to soon hit the shelves. We've already prepared d...

23 January 2012
09:37 GMT

[UPDATED] ASUS Eee PC R051BX Netbook Uses AMD C-60 APU

Since it was about time AMD's collection of laptop chips scored a new design win, ASUS put together the Eee PC R051BX netbook powered by the C-60 APU. A leak has just exposed the hardware details of a netbook that ASUS' own support page managed to confirm as real not long ago. Carrying the name of Eee P...

23 January 2012
03:29 GMT

Acer, Lenovo and ASUS Decide to Give Thunderbolt to Ultrabooks

Yet again a rumor has sprouted about the newly-created ultrabook market, this time involving Acer, ASUS and Lenovo. Ultrabook market seems to be very keen on putting on a good show for those customers that are open to the idea of buying ultrabooks. They are so keen, in fact, that they will even outfit their super-...

20 January 2012
07:35 GMT

Asus Readies HD 7970 DirectCU II Top for February Release

Asus’ DirectCU II graphics cards have long been among the best in the industry, so many will rejoice when hearing that the Taiwanese company is getting ready a highly customized version of the Radeon HD 7970 for being released into this series.The card in question will be called the HD 7970 DirectCU II Top and ...

19 January 2012
15:21 GMT

Asus Quietly Intros GPS Update for the Transformer Prime

The Transformer Prime has received a lot of criticism in the last few months over its GPS performance, but fortunately Asus seems determined to make things better so it recently released a new GPS update for the tablet. The update has started to be pushed out over-the-air this morning and doesn’t seem to bring...

19 January 2012
02:37 GMT

Asus Says Transformer Primes Sold in the UK Are Free of Wi-Fi Issues

Those of you living in the US might have been the first ones to get your hands on the Transformer Prime, but Android fans living in the UK don’t have any reason to be upset about this as at least their tablets won’t suffer from any WiFi issues, says Asus.“After extensive checks we can confirm that n...

18 January 2012
16:01 GMT

Asus O!Play TV Pro Is More than a Media Player

At first glance, the O!Play TV Pro might look like your ordinary media player, but don’t be too quick to judge as this new O!Play has a few tricks up its sleeves, which are definitely worthy of your attention. What does that mean, you ask? Well, when building the O!Play TV Pro, Asus has decided to give it not ...

18 January 2012
11:18 GMT

Motherboard Industry Will Grow Somewhat This Year (2012)

Looks like motherboard makers may not have that much to worry about this year, except each other.According to some of the latest reports on the matter, the global motherboard market will rise by approximately 5% in 2012.That is to say, the total products shipped by motherboard vendors will go up by that percentage.Me...

18 January 2012
11:07 GMT

Asus MeMic Turns the Eee Pad MeMo Tablet Into a Phone

While using your tablet for making a phone call or two could be useful, nobody wants to be seen holding a 7-inch device to their face, so Asus has come out with an interesting contraption for the upcoming Eee Pad MeMo.The smallish gadget pictured above is called the MeMic, and is designed to come as a headset/remote ...

18 January 2012
07:49 GMT

Asus Transformer Prime Users Have Problems Upgrading to Android 4.0

Keenly expected by every Transformer Prime owner out there, the Android 4.0 ICS firmware update hasn’t went as smoothly as it was supposed for all TF201 users as some report that a “Serial Number – Unknown” issue prevent them from installing Ice Cream Sandwich on their tablets.Quite a number o...

18 January 2012
06:11 GMT

ASUS Readies New Pro B Business Laptop

Anyone wondering what ASUS is up to, now that CES 2012 is over and done with, can take a look at a certain business-oriented mobile PC from the Pro B series. This is one of those fairly regular cases when an as-yet-unannounced product gets fully exposed by an eager retailer. Amazon is the culprit this time, while ...

18 January 2012
04:20 GMT

Asus Rampage IV Formula LGA 2011 Motherboard Gets Video Preview

Outside of the Rampage IV Gene that we talked about earlier, Asus’ ROG LGA 2011 motherboard lineup also includes the Rampage IV Formula, a board that comes as a slightly cut back version of the Extreme.The Formula was recently the subject of a close picture preview, and Slashgear reports that even though it pac...

17 January 2012
17:51 GMT

Softpedia BIOS Pick of the Day 01/17/2012

Here comes another assortment of BIOSes for the present day, just like we've gotten you used to.We are still waiting for the official release of many new motherboards announced by major manufacturers at the recent CES 2012, but it looks like this moment is still not as close as we had hoped for in the first plac...

17 January 2012
11:20 GMT

Asus Eee PC X101CH and 1025C Netbooks Now Available for Pre-Order

Just one week after being officially unveiled at the CES 2012 fair, Asus’ Eee PC X101CH and Eee PC 1025C notebooks, based on Intel’s Cedar Tail platform, are now available for pre-order in the US with prices starting at $269 (roughly 210 EUR).For this much money, you will be able to get your hands on the ...

17 January 2012
10:46 GMT

Asus Transformer TF101 Android 4.0 Update Is Almost Ready

With February fast approaching, Asus confirmed yet again that the Android 4.0 ICS update for the original Transformer Prime is in its final stages of development.Already submitted to Google, Asus is waiting for the search giant’s approval to release the official Ice Cream Sandwich port for the TF101.ICS is &ldq...

17 January 2012
06:32 GMT

Asus Rampage IV Gene LGA 2011 Motherboard Set to Arrive Soon

Showcased for the first time in mid-November, Asus’ Rampage IV Gene micro-ATX motherboard for Intel LGA 2011 processors is set to arrive next week. This information was disclosed by Asus US in a meeting with the Slashgear website, but sadly no information regarding the MSRP of the board was provided. Despite ...

17 January 2012
02:30 GMT

Asus Denies Rumors of a 3G Transformer Prime

If you expected a 3G version of the Transformer Prime to come your way this quarter, you should start looking elsewhere for your mobile broadband tablet needs. After a couple of weeks ago a website published a report that stated Asus is preparing a 3G-equipped Prime, the outfit has come out to put these rumors to res...

16 January 2012
14:11 GMT

Nvidia 285.98 Driver for Asus Mobile Devices

For those who are willing to try new display drivers, even if they don't come from recognized, official channels, here's one piece of news, in the shape of the GeForce 285.98. We've spotted a display driver online ,made by Nvidia for Asus, and which is supposed to work with as much as 40 Nvidia cards i...

16 January 2012
09:59 GMT

You Can Play Skyrim on an ASUS Transformer Prime

You'd think that the Eee Pad Transformer Prime was all out of tricks by now, but that does not seem to be the case, as the slate has proven it can play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Granted, that is a somewhat misleading choice of words, since the game is never actually run by the tablet's own hardware. A...

16 January 2012
05:31 GMT

Asus Presents Intel Cedar Trail-Powered Eee Box EB1031 Nettop

Intel’s launch of the Atom Cedar Trail platform has inspired many hardware makers to introduce computers built around these chips, including Asus who has recently presented one such design dubbed the Eee Box EB1031. Compared to its predecessors, Asus’ new nettop has now gained a matte case that does a far...

16 January 2012
03:43 GMT


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