It's been a long ride for the PadFone. ASUS' last smartphone was the Android 2.1-powered A10 from two years ago, then five months later the company ended its smartphone partnership with Garmin (though ...

The Padfone is a peculiar beast, to be sure. Given the right accessories (and enough money, I suppose), Asus’s newest smartphone can easily transform into a tablet and a faux-notebook in the blink of ...

Let's start off with the phone. Like many of the latest Android flagships, the PadFone Infinity comes with a 5-inch, 1080p display and a quad-core chip. In terms of resolution, viewing angle and color ...

If you thought the Galaxy Note 2 pushes design boundaries, take a gander at the new PadFone 2 from Asus. A thinner version of the first PadFone, this device also morphs from tablet and smartphone on ...

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Today at Computex Asus unveiled the expected Padfone modular mobile package that uses an Android smartphone to power a 10-inch tablet. The announcement didn't have surprises over the leaked ...

It's a pad! It's an, um, fone! It's the amazing PadFone! The Asus PadFone is a unique combination device: it's a 4.3-inch, Android-powered smartphone that slides into a slot in the back of a 10-inch ...

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Asus is planning to launch its Padfone hybrid computer -- which can combine a mobile phone, a tablet and a notebook -- at the Mobile World Congress on 27 February. Asus co-founder Jonney Shih first ...

Asus hasn't arrived at the perfect union here; as a smartphone, the Padfone X is capable, but unexciting, and as a tablet, it's clunky and has some performance issues. That said, the device is an ...

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Asus is at it again with their phone-inside-of-a-tablet line of products called the Padfone. Announced this ...