22
Feb
P_500 (1)

ASUS UK: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Coming To Transformer In The Next Week

Posted by in ASUS, Eee Pad Transformer, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

After ASUS's Singapore Facebook stated an Android 4.0 OTA would be hitting the OG Transformer as late as March, it now seems that ASUS UK's Facebook page is indicating that said update will be landing in the next week:

A quick refresher on the TF101 ICS Update that you are all so patiently waiting for. Our engineers are working hard on getting this ready for you as soon as possible and are still aiming for a February release. As always as soon as we hear any further news or a definitive date we will let you know.

ASUS UK Facebook

While different regions do have differing release time frames for various reasons (eg, language support), you'd think ASUS would go about announcing this sort of information in a way that might be slightly, uh, organized.

22
Feb
2012-02-22 13h03_48

[Updated] 7-Inch ASUS Eee Pad Memo 171 Landing Page Goes Live, Available On March 5th In Asia For $600 USD

Posted by in Eee Pad MeMO ME171, News

Back at CES, ASUS announced a pair of MeMO tablets: the 171 and 370T. The latter caused quite a stir, as it packs NVIDIA's powerhouse Tegra 3 superchip under the hood, along with a 7-inch 1280x800 display, all for under $250. The former, however, is a different beast altogether, as it sports an interesting array of included accessories.

While we patiently wait for more details about the 370T to surface, ASUS has quietly launched the landing page for the 171, showcasing its dual-use nature. Before we go any further, though, here is a quick look at what the 171 has to offer:

  • 7-inch display
  • 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8260 processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 16GB built-in storage, microSD slot
  • 5MP rear shooter
  • 1.2MP front-facing camera
  • microUSB and microHDMI ports
  • Android 3.2 (will be upgraded to 4.0)
  • Integrated stylus
  • MeMIC Bluetooth headset for calls

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Notice the last thing on that list?

22
Feb
cwm

[Download] ClockworkMod Recovery Now Available For The Transformer Prime, CM9 Teased As Well

Posted by in Eee Pad Transformer Prime, News

Well, that didn't take long. Not hours after ASUS released a tool to unlock the Transformer Prime's bootloader, we get word that ClockworkMod Recovery is available for the quad-core tablet. According to the source link, the team has been working on CWM for the Prime for a while but without an unlocked bootloader, they couldn't test it. Now that the device is wide open, it's time to get your custom recovery on.

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As if that wasn't enough, though, the team behind the custom recovery is also teasing CyanogenMod 9 on the tablet. No downloads are available for this one, yet, but we get a nice two-minute demonstration of the tablet running the custom ROM.

22
Feb

ASUS Releases Transformer Prime Bootloader Unlock Software, Now Available For Download

Posted by in ASUS, Development, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, News

Early last month, it was revealed to much outcry that the Transformer Prime had a locked bootloader. Angry customers took to the forums to vent and started a petition to get Asus to change its stance. And just 24 hours later, that's what happened, with Asus promising an unlock tool down the road.

Today Asus delivered, with the unlock tool hitting the TP's support site:

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TL;DR: Caveat emptor.

The company strongly suggests customers stay away from unlocking the bootloader, stating:

You also acknowledge ASUS does not guarantee service satisfaction to any Revised Product, including events involving paid service requested by you to be performed to the Revised Product.

21
Feb
introduction

[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Huge Giveaway: Win One Of Four GSM Unlocked Galaxy Nexuses Or Four ASUS Transformer Primes From Bitdefender And Android Police

Posted by in Apps/Games, Contests / Giveaways, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus
Last Updated: March 4th, 2012

After our holiday / new year giveaway onslaught, you probably thought we were done with big-ticket item giveaways for a while here at Android Police. You thought wrong.

Bitdefender (check out our review of their Mobile Security app here) and Android Police have teamed up to bring you one of our biggest giveaways ever, giving you a chance to one of eight awesome grand prizes (or one of 10 runner-up prizes) - one of four ASUS Transformer Prime 32GB tablets, or one of four GSM unlocked Galaxy Nexus smartphones. In addition, 10 runner-up winners will be selected to receive free one-year subscriptions to Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android.

17
Feb
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Paper Camera Updated To Version 2.0, Adds Video Capability, Android Beam Support

Posted by in Applications, Droid 3, Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note (GT-N7000), Galaxy S II, News

Paper Camera, one of the most successful camera apps on the Android Market, got an update to version 2.0 today. You may remember our preview of version 2.0 earlier this month, 2.0 being the update which promised to add video capability to the already awesome app. Well, JFDP Labs LTD has made good on that promise, and thrown in a few other tweaks as well.

At the moment, only the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy SII, Galaxy Note, Droid 3, and Transformer Prime have official video support, but JFDP advises that other devices "might have some degree of support."

Besides added video capabilities, Paper Camera has also received support for Android Beam, allowing users to transfer images seamlessly between devices powered by Ice Cream Sandwich.

17
Feb
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New Transformer Prime Update (9.4.2.14) Rolling Out Now - Little Official Word, But Reports Of Better Battery Life And Speeds

Posted by in Eee Pad Transformer Prime, News

Just 9 days ago, Asus rolled out an update for the quad-core Transfomer Prime that brought things to build 9.4.2.13. Today, a new (apparently incremental) was released that brings things up to 9.4.2.14. The only official word we have on the update is from Gary Key, Technical Marketing Manager at Asus, in an XDA thread:

.14 will be released tomorrow (US/TW, WW/DE/Others early next week) ,should solve the power problems that some users experienced after the .13 update.

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Early downloaders are reporting that lower power states (such as when the device is idling) are back, which is resulting in better battery life.

15
Feb
P_500

ASUS Singapore Indicates Delay For Ice Cream Sandwich Update On The Transformer, Again - Now Pushed Back To As Late As March

Posted by in ASUS, Eee Pad Transformer, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

ASUS Transformer owners will be forced to wait even longer for a promised update to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), the company revealed on its Singapore Facebook page late last night. Here's the statement:

ASUS Singapore

Dear fellow Asus members, we would like to say that we appreciate all the support we see in our Asus Facebook page every day. It makes our contributions worthwhile and fulfilling.

We are informed that the ICS upgrade for TF101 will be ready within the Feb/March 2012 period. You will be able to receive the upgrade notification via FOTA once we have a confirmation date.

08
Feb
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New Transformer Prime OTA (Build 9.4.2.13) Update Rolling Out Now, Brings Improved Wi-Fi Connectivity And A New Kernel

Posted by in Eee Pad Transformer Prime, News

Transformer Prime owners in the U.S. are waking up this morning to a notification of a new OTA update that should bring improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth performance, along with a new kernel. Since there's no official changelog just yet, little is known for sure what else this update packs, but we're hearing that it also brings a fix for the random reboot issue that plagued many users after the update to Ice Cream Sandwich last month.

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As soon as more information becomes available, we'll let you know. Until then, you can see if the update is available on your device by heading into Settings > About tablet > System firmware update.

31
Jan
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Having Issues Updating Your Transformer Prime Due To The 'Serial Number Not Found' Problem? Ratchet Is Here To Save The Day

Posted by in Eee Pad Transformer Prime, News

Despite its former problems, when the ICS update started rolling out to the Transformer Prime earlier this month, users were elated. However, some users were immediately hit with a problem while trying to update: serial number not found. This error, as simple as it sounds, completely prevents the Prime from being able to perform any sort of update, be it manual or OTA.

ASUS is aware of the issue an working on a fix, but in the meantime, our beloved dev community has been cooking up something of their own, and it looks like it's ready to go. The fix is called Ratchet and it basically rewrites the configuration partition, allowing the user to manually enter  serial number.

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