Asus Transformer Book T100HA and Flip TP200SA are out, affordable convertibles

If a tablet is just too limiting for you in terms of productivity but a full-fledged laptop is too large and you insist on touch operation, Asus has a new pair of convertibles to address that predicament, in two different ways. The Transformer Book T100HA is a two-piece affair consisting of a tablet and a detachable keyboard dock. The tablet has a 10.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 pixels resolution for a somewhat coarse 149ppi. An Intel Atom x5-Z8500 processor is in charge of computing, with a burst frequency as high as 2.24GHz. Asus Transformer Book T100HA You get a choice of 2GB or 4GB of RAM and storage options are 32/64/128GB, but with Windows 10 Home/Pro on board you'd be better off sticking to the higher numbers. Instead of having one port total, the T100HA has one of each: USB Type-C, full-size USB 2.0, microUSB 2.0, and micro HDMI, plus a 3.5mm jack, of course. The keyboard attaches to the tablet thanks to neodimium magnets and the whole assembly weighs a kilo and change. The tablet itself is 580g and its 30Whrs battery should be good for 12 hours, Asus claims. A total of four colors will be available, with the anodized aluminum body dressed in either Tin Grey, Silk White, Aqua Blue or Rouge Pink attire. The Transformer Book Flip TP200SA takes a different route. Its keyboard is constantly attached and can reverse completely behind the display when you want to go in full tablet mode. Asus rates the metal hinge at 20,000 turns, which makes for 27 swings a day for two years, after you've inevitably done 300 test flips on day one. Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200SA This one comes with a 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768 pixel display, Pentium N3700 quad-core or a Celeron N3050 dual-core processor and up to 4GB of RAM. You get a 32/64GB eMMC storage or a 128GB SSD. Rich in connectivity too, the Flip TP200SA has two full-size USB ports (1x2.0, 1x3.0), a USB Type-C and micro HDMI. The Flip runs on Windows 10 Home/Pro as well, and should last up to 8 hours. Packing a 38Whrs battery, it's slightly heavier at 1.2kg, so hand holding it in tablet mode is definitely not an 8-hour task. The 2-in-1 Asus Transformer Book T100HA can already be pre-ordered with prices starting at $299/€309 for the base 2GB RAM/32GB storage model, while the TP200SA will start at $349. Source 1 Source 2 |...

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5.7" Meizu Pro 5 is official with Exynos 7420

The Meizu Pro 5 has just been made official at an event in China. The company has dropped the "MX" naming convention for its latest flagship and has produced a proper monster in a metal shell. The Meizu Pro 5 features a 5.7" Super AMOLED screen of 1080p resolution. On top, the company is using a 2.5D curved glass for extra smooth swipes. At the back, there's a 21MP camera powered by the Sony IMX230 sensor, which measures 1/2.4 inches in size. At the front there's a 5MP snapper. Under the hood, the Samsung Exynos 7420 chipset gives the phone some serious brawn and you can have either 3GB or 4GB of RAM depending if you go for the 32GB or 64GB model, respectively. In either case, there's a microSD card slot for further expanding the onboard storage. Meizu has thrown in a USB type C port on the bottom of the phone. Combined with the mCharge fast charging technology, the phone's 3050mAh battery goes from 0-65% in just 30 minutes. Flyme 5 on top of Android 5.1 Lollipop is what powers the Pro 5. Meizu also promises Hi-Fi sound experience thanks to the new ES9018 signal processor and OPA1612 headphone amplifier. The Meizu Pro 5 goes on sale October 12. The 32GB/3GB of RAM version will cost $439 (CNY2800), while the 64GB/4GB of RAM will retail for $490...

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Asus ZenFone Go with 5-inch HD display and Android 5.1 Lollipop launched in India

Over a month after making official the Zenfone 2 Deluxe and Zenfone 2 Laser smartphones, Asus has launched the affordable Zenfone Go smartphone in India. The device has been the subject of some rumors and leaks in the recent months. Specs-wise, the handset is powered by a MediaTek MT6580 SoC with quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz, and sports a 5-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display. It comes with 2GB RAM and 8GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,070mAh battery. In terms of camera, the Zenfone Go features an 8MP rear unit and a 2MP front shooter. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS/A-GPS, while color options include black, white, and red. On the software front, it runs Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Zen UI and comes bundled with 100GB of free Google Drive storage for two years. Priced at INR 7,999 ($120), the smartphone will be available for purchase through Flipkart and the Taiwanese company's offline retail stores. Source |...

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Cyanogen adds more mid-range devices to its CM support list

Alternative Android OS developer Cyanogen has announced that it has expanded the Cyanogenmod (CM) device family with the addition of more mid-range handsets from companies like Motorola, Xiaomi, Oppo, and others. Some of the devices that are now supported include Moto E and G 2015, Xiaomi Mi3w and Mi4, as well as those from OEMs like Smartfren and WileyFox. Some Samsung/HTC/LG handsets that have also made it to the list include Korean G3, M8 Dual Sim, Galaxy S5 variants of Japan/China, and the S5 Duos. Also now supported are devices like Honor 4 & 4x, Ascend Mate 2, and SnapTo, making them the first set of Huawei devices to be supported since CM 7 - the latest CM version is 12. For those who are interested, here is an exhaustive list of officially-supported CyanogenMod...

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Instagram surpasses 400 million monthly active users milestone

Facebook-owned photo-sharing service Instagram has announced that it now has over 400 million monthly active users, a milestone it achieved in less than a year after it hit the 300 million mark. In the announcement, Instagram also revealed that over 75% of its users are from outside of the US, and out of the latest 100 million who joined in the past nine months, over 50% are from Europe and Asia. "The countries that added the most Instagrammers include Brazil, Japan and Indonesia," the company said. Another popular Facebook-owned service WhatsApp also recently announced that its has surpassed 900 million monthly active users. The Instagram announcement also comes less than a month after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the social network saw over a billion people using it in a day. Source |...

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Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P names confirmed by leaked retail boxes

Leaked images of retail boxes confirmed that the upcoming duo of Nexus smartphones by LG and Huawei will indeed be named 5X and 6P respectively. Google will take the wraps off the two handsets at an event in San Francisco next week, on September 29. As you can see in the images above, the retail package of the Nexus 5X sports a large letter X, dressed in a Material Design wallpaper. The 6P on the other hand, features the letter P with similar styling. Rumored specs of the Nexus 6P include Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, 3GB of RAM, up to 128GB of built-in memory, and 5.7" QHD display. The LG Nexus 5X on the other hand, features Snapdragon 808 SoC and 5.2" 1080p display. Both devices will pack fingerprint sensors....

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