There’s a new player in the eBook readers business. Asus has confirmed that it will launch new eReaders in March 2010. The company confirmed that these devices will come with features like WiFi, 3G and WiMAX connectivity. Why would we need WiMAX in an eBook reader anyway? We don’t have all the specs but it looks like Asus plans to launch two eBooks, a 6- and a 9-inch model. Asus will test those readers in Taiwan before they become available in Europe and the U.S. Unfortunately it’s too early for pricing details so you’ll just have to wait a while for them. Of course you could pick a Nook or a Kindle in the mean time and get your reading on.

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We did tell you that the Nuvifone G60, launched by Garmin Asus a lot later than supposed to, was too expensive than it should be. And it looks like Amazon tends to agree with that. Amazon hasn’t been selling that many G60 units so far and thus it has decided to offer a $200 discount on the G60. The phone is available now for just $100 but would you really buy it? The Droid is in the house and it costs only $199.99 while the Droid Eris is going to be available for $99.99.

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Back in June we let you know that ASUS was gearing up to debut an Android powered smart phone sometime next year. Today, ASUS executives have taken center stage at a press event that went down in Taiwan to let us know that the handset in question will in fact be revealed later this year as opposed to next year.

That’s about it, we’ll keep you posted as ASUS reveals more about this mysterious device.

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The cool multimedia laptop made by Asustek and named Asus UL50 is finally available for purchase in the US. At Amazon you can check all the details of the black model, also known as UL50-AG-A1.

the Asus UL50 series boasts an Intel SU7300 processor running at 1.3GHz, and more 4GB of DDR2 RAM memory. The graphics department is powered by a GMA 4500MHD, while the hard-drive has 320GB of memory. Other features of the Asus laptop include Windows Vista Home as the pre-installed operative system, a battery life that can last 11 hours, a 15.6-inch display screen and the usual connections like USB, ethernet, wifi, and the rest.

The Asus UL50Ag-A1 costs $800 at Amazon.

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If the above document snagged by Engadget is to be believed we should be seeing Garmin-Asus’ nuvifone G60 offered by AT&T on October 4th for $299.99 after a 2-year contract.

As you can see, this device will triband HSDPA, Bluetooth, a microSD slot, GPS navigation with preloaded maps (of course) and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

If you’re looking for a full fledged turn-by-turn GPS system and are also on the market for a new cellphone, definitely check the G60 out.

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We heard a few days that the Nuvifone G60 will be launched by AT&T at some point in the near future and now we hear an unsettling rumor regarding the price tag of this handset. It looks like Garmin’s and Asus’s phone will be available for $300 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year new contract. That’s a lot to ask for a phone that should have been here a long time ago. You surely remember that Garmin Asus has delayed its official launch countless times but in the mean times other phones have appeared and they’re a lot cooler and cheaper!

And if $300 sounds like a lot to pay then how about $550 for the nuvifone without a contract? We’ll be waiting for official confirmation before we can complain some more!

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AT&T has a few surprises for its subscribers. It looks like the company plans to launch brand new HTC and Garmin-Asus phones soon so we should definitely check them out.

AT&T will launch the HTC Touch Pro2 as the Tilt2 and the Touch Diamond2 as the Pure. The Tilt2 will cost $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract while the Pure will cost $199 under the same circumstances. In case you’re not planning a new AT&T agreement then you can purchase the phones for the full price of $499.99 and $399.99, respectively.

The Garmin-Asus phone coming from AT&T is none other than the nuvifone G60. Believe it or not the phone is going to be sold soon for $299.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract or for $549.99.

We don’t have any release dates just yet, which means you have plenty of time to think about your next AT&T phone.

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The Asus Eee Keyboard should have been available by now but this hot netbook is not coming anytime soon. Asus has delayed the launch and we might see it arrive in stores only sometime in October. There’s no official announcement just yet, but people say that the Eee Keyboard will cost somewhere in the $400-$500 range and that Asus will launch it after the Eee Top All-in-One PC that’s coming in September. So what do you think? Is it worth waiting for it?

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Yesterday, it was made known that the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 was made available for purchase in Taiwan with no solid word on a worldwide launch. However, if recent reports are to be believed the two devices may be making their way onto the US carrier AT&T at some point in the future.

News comes to us from Pocket-lint who was on hand at the M20 Taiwanese launch and have quoted a Garmin-Asus rep to have said “the M20 is destined for AT&T in the U.S.”.

Unfortunately, that’s all the info we were given but I think it’s safe to say we will definitely see the device drop on AT&T in the coming months.

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Remember that nuvifone handset from Garmin Asus? In case you don’t hate it yet for being so late then you might get all excited (again) when we tell you it’s coming to North America sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. According to Garmin, the phone is currently being tested by more U.S. carriers and it’s expected to be launched in Q4. We don’t have any carrier names yet and we don’t know how much the nuvifone will cost. But would you buy a phone that was expected to hit the streets more than six months ago? Wouldn’t you rather get something totally new?

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ASUS have now officially introduced the Eee PC 1005HA Seashell. Available to preorder, the 1005HA Seashell has the Intel 1.66GHz N280  Atom processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It also offers what ASUS are naming the longest-lasting battery life for one of their netbooks to-date with up to 10.5hrs.

There’s also a 160GB hard-drive, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, along with a 1.3-megapixel webcam, digital array microphone and 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display. Ports include a mini-VGA connector, two USB 2.0, ethernet, audio in/out and a memory card reader. The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Seashell retails for $389.99, available to preorder in black or blue.

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The ASUS Eee PC T91 netbook should have been available in the UK for several weeks now, but the 8.9-inch tablet has been nonexistent from online and traditional retail stores. A company official told AsusTablet, that delay is due to a “logistical mishap” in distribution and that we can evidently expect the netbook to arrive in stores from Monday June 22nd. 

This ASUS representative didn’t go on to explain the exact nature of the “mishap”.   It’s also unknown whether the delay will impact shipments of the netbook outside of the UK. The T91 is supposed to begin shipping in the U.S. this week.

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Frankly we’re tired of all these announcements saying that Garmin-Asus is going to deliver a certain nuvifone in the near future. The latest one is saying that the G60 will arrive in August and it will apparently not be delayed to 2010. It looks like the Linux-related problems have been fixed and the device will be ready for commercial launch. The G60 is going to be followed by even hotter phones and they will run either Android or Windows Mobile. So what do you think folks? Will you trust Garmin-Asus again?
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The ASUS Eee PC T91 has finally made its formal debut on the company’s US website, and one dealer reports it is apparently ready to hit stores this week.  The 8.9-inch convertible touchscreen netbook is already obtainable in the UK, with Intel’s Z520 1.33GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD. The ASUS’ Super Hybrid Engine can be used to boost battery life to up to 5hrs, and the optional HSDPA cellular connectivity. 

Standard wireless includes WiFi draft-n and Bluetooth.  Additional options include TV tuner and GPS receiver. It’s still unclear what the Eee PC T91 will cost in the U.S., but UK pricing for the convertible netbook is around £449 ($684).

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Garmin-Asus haven’t been that great at launching new phones on time but we’re willing to cut them some slack since they seem to work hard on their future handsets. While the nuvifone might not be that interesting all of a sudden, you should keep an eye on Garmin-Asus since they could launch an Android handset early next year. Their first Android phone should arrive in the first quarter of the year and we will be waiting for it nervously. Anyone anticipating a hot Android Garmin-Asus phone? Will it be launched on time?

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Google is expecting anywhere from 18-20 Android phones this year from 8 or 9 different manufacturers. That means our Android universe will just get better. Andy Rubin said all that during the Google I/O conference but the number could be even bigger since some manufacturers might not have revealed their Android plans yet. So far we know that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Acer, Dell, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, Kogan Agora and Asus have all announced one way or another that they are going to make at least one Android phone. Given these future choices, what will you buy? Android, Apple or Palm?

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We just don’t care anymore of the Asus-Garmin nuvifone will ever see the light of day. The phone has been delayed again and by the time it will actually be released we will be busy with lots of other hot phones. Garmin’s president and COO Cliff Pemble said in a conference call that the nuvifone G60 is complicated and that “bringing one to market that’s built totally from the ground up on a custom Linux platform is not an easy task.” I am sure he is right but the company had plenty of time to figure out a way to make the nuvifone happen. What’s more annoying is that the partnership with Asus hasn’t been that beneficial for the nuvifone yet. What phone will you buy instead of the nuvifone G60?

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The Asus P835 PDA has been officially launched in India, a PDA phone that delivers an Internet browsing and multimedia viewing experience without equal. Designed for business-savvy professionals who appreciate a screen as big as their ambitions, the P835 is equipped with a large 3.5 touch screen that runs at WVGA resolutionoffering five times the number of pixels of most phones and delivering the best document, photo, movie and website viewing experience possible.

Apart from being able to display more of a webpage onscreen, the P835 boasts features that greatly enrich users online experience; including blazing fast HSUPA 7.2Mbps download speeds, a responsive trackball that makes scrolling effortless and Opera Mobile, a user-friendly and full-featured Web browser. It wraps all of its impressive functionality in an elegant touch-optimized interface which is intuitive, interactive and attractive.

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Asus is set to unveil in the Japan market a new 10.1 Netbook ‘Eee PC 1002 HAE’ made of a stylish aluminum body this coming May 16. This new netbook is expected to make an impact as well and find its way towards the many netbooks available in the market today.

Adopting a 10.1-inch WSVGA(1,024×600) LCD screen, it is powered by Intel Atom N280(1.66GHz) CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and Windows XP operating system. Coming in three different colors including gray, blue and red, the Eee PC 1002 HAE supports USB2.0×3, IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, a 1.3M webcam and more.

Price: 49,800(JPY).

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ASUS revealed their UK launch schedule for the Eee PC T91. This convertible netbook was announced back in January at CES and will now be arriving in the UK in late May or early June, with a MRSP of £449 ($675). The company has not confirmed US launch details yet.

The final specifications for the T91 are still unconfirmed, but, apparently it uses an 8.9-inch capacitive touchscreen, Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and Eee PC Touch UI. Optional TV tuner and GPS have also been hinted at, although they’re unconfirmed as well for this first launch.

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