One after another, the big boys are joining the bandwagon. And this time, Asus is onboard and ready to roll.

According to DigiTimes, Asustek (Asus) chairman Jonney Shih and CEO Jerry Shen brought good news to the people at a local press meeting in Taiwan. Shih says that the company’s first Android phone will be “unveiled this year” (yes, as in 2009) and not next as originally rumoured. Read the rest of this entry »

Have I mentioned I’m a big fan of Asus? If not, now I have.

An announcement by Asus had indicated that the soon-to-be released Asus Eee PC 1000HE has been recognised by consumers and prominent media outlets as the best ultra-mobile Internet device in the market today!

In the United States alone, this sub-notebook is already ranked among the top three most desired gadgets on Amazon.com, and pre-orders have been increasing. Read the rest of this entry »

It seems the “pioneer and leading producer of ultra-mobile Internet devices”, Asus, had showcased how 3.5G-equipped Eee PCs running Windows 7 allow users to reap the benefits of high-speed mobile broadband connectivity at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona held from February 16 to 19, 2009.

These Eee PCs will be among the world’s first to boast 3.5G capabilities designed around Windows 7 mobile broadband architecture – enabling the connectivity is Huawei’s high performance EM770 embedded module, one of the “world’s first” 3.5G embedded modules developed for Windows 7. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you heard the news yet? Well, apparently the inventor and innovator of the widely acclaimed Eee PC, Asus has announced that the Eee PC 1000HE has been recognized by consumers and prominent media outlets as the best ultra-mobile Internet device in the market today.

In the United States alone, the soon-to-be released Eee PC 1000HE is already ranked among the top three most desired gadgets on Amazon.com, and pre-orders have been steadily increasing. Read the rest of this entry »