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Asus has long been regarded as a progressive Taiwanese computer maker willing to take design risks in an increasingly ‘one size fits all’ PC desktop and notebook market. The new Transformer AiO series (all-in-one) are definitely ‘out there”.

Intel has used Mobile World Congress as the launchpad for new chips for use in smartphones and tablets.

Now that supply analysts have revealed what the iPad mini has done for Apple sales (approx 50% of its shipments of iPads in Q4) manufacturers are keener than ever to get into the 7” mini tablet market.

Can't wait for the Surface Pro? Asus is delivering its Intel-powered VivoTab Smart Windows 8 tablet this week.

The Taichi 21, Asus' entry in the burgeoning convertible ultrabook market will start shipping to retailers next week.

To be launched in Australia "later in 2012", the Asus Vivo Tab and Vivo Tav RT tablets are designed for use with Windows 8.

If the Nexus 7 tablet has you all a-quiver, you'll only have to wait a few weeks for the first deliveries to arrive in Australia. And unlike some smartphones, it's going to be widely available from plenty of retailers.

AMD's second-generation A-Series processors are intended for use in a wide range of PC styles, from ultra-thin notebooks to conventional desktops, as well as home theatre PCs and embedded systems.

There was a slow start to 2012 for the PC industry in the Asia Pacific region, with a sequential decline in shipments of two percent and just three percent growth in the first quarter of the year to reach 29.4 million units.

According to IDC, sales of WiFi-only tablets in Australia surpassed sales of combined WiFi/3G versions in Q4 of 2011 for the first time, accounting for 54 percent of the 644,000 units shipped in the quarter.

Are you annoyed that your iPad seems to charge really slowly - or that your Windows PC refuses to charge your iPad, instead giving you a 'not charging' message? Here's what you absolutely must know!

If you have a fairly recent Android smartphone or tablet running Gingerbread or Honeycomb you might be wondering if an upgrade to Android 4, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, is in your future. We take a look at what's in store.

Despite Hasbro suing Asus for seemingly blatantly copying terms like 'Transformer' and 'Prime', much like LG seems to have done with its 'Optimus' range (without getting sued, as yet), the latest Asus Android tablet, with fresh cream that's icy and covered in chocolate biscuit, has finally made its way to Australia.

The latest addition to Asus' Zenbook family features a 1.4GHz Core i3 processor.

The labelling on the packaging of some ASUS motherboards which are built for AMD processors may be leading to the wrong conclusion about what processors a given board will support.

The ZenBook, Asus' entry in the burgeoning ultrabook category, goes on sale in Australia tomorrow.

Intel has formally launched in Australia its Ultrabook concept for super-thin laptop computers and has announced that Dick Smith will be the first company to offer the Intel Anti-Theft service that relies on hardware-level security features to enable a stolen or lost Ultrabook to be disabled.

An earlier generation of convertible tablets had their fans but failed to win widespread favour. Asus hopes it Eee Pad Slider will prove popular, but the pricing practices of the three Australian retailers could cause confusion.