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A few years ago we got tablets either in the 7” variety or the 10.1” variety from Android manufacturers, while Apple has stuck with its 9.7” display for the iPad, a 7.9” for its iPad mini, but it seems that 8” tablets could be the happy middle between 7” and 10.1” offerings, according to Taiwan manufacturers of tablets who spoke to DigiTimes. According to them, customers are starting to favor the 8” size as it is more usable compared to 7” tablets due to its slightly larger screen, and because it is smaller, it is also cheaper than its 10.1” counterparts.

According to their report, more manufacturers are starting to hop aboard the 8” bandwagon as well, and DigiTimes has named companies such as HP, LG, Lenovo, and ASUS who are expected to follow suit. Assuming that their report on the trends is accurate, it would certainly contradict rumors of Apple and Samsung who are reportedly looking to build 12” tablets which would be going in the other direction, but what do you guys think? Is an 8” tablet a happy middle between a 7” and a 10.1” tablet? In any case we guess we will just have to wait and see if the trend proves to be true.

8″ Tablets Expected To Be The Happy Middle Between 7″ And 10.1″ Offerings original content from Ubergizmo.

Last week, we stumbled onto a leaked slide that outed ASUS’ plans to create a number of new mobile products, including a new PadFone, FonePad and a device called the MemoFone HD 5. If you were interested in hearing more about what ASUS is working on, you’re in luck as today, we’re getting some more information regarding their FonePad HD 7, MeMo Pad HD 10 and MeMo Pad HD 8. (more…)

New ASUS FonePad, MeMo Pads Specs Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

The ASUS MeMo Pad FHD 10 LTE made its unofficial debut back in June when ASUS CEO Jerry Shen decided to tease those in attendance of Qualcomm’s Computex keynote by flashing the unannounced tablet to the crowd. After the impromptu unveiling, ASUS has kept quiet in regards to the MeMo Pad FHD 10 LTE, but today, the company published an official promotional video on its YouTube channel that finally shows what the tablet is made of. (more…)

ASUS MeMo Pad FHD 10 LTE Specs Outed In Promo Video original content from Ubergizmo.

A muddled sense of direction isn’t the only problem affecting the new generation of Nexus 7 slates, it seems, as some users are also reporting issues with multitouch on the 1,920 x 1,200 display. The clip below the fold demonstrates the bug, and shows the touchscreen registering phantom inputs before freaking out for a couple of seconds. Over the past few weeks, chatter on the XDA Developers and Google Product forums suggests it’s fairly common, with a response from Google on the latter stating: “The Android team is aware of this issue and investigating.” We haven’t had the same troubles with a 2013 Nexus 7 in our possession (running Android 4.3 build JSS15J, FYI), and while the root of the problem is still up for discussion, let’s hope funky software is to blame — no one wants the hassle of replacing faulty hardware, especially Google, when an OTA fix will do.

Filed under: Displays, Tablets, ASUS, Google

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Via: GSMArena, Android Police

Source: Google Product Forums, XDA Developers (1), (2)

Wanna mod that shiny new Nexus 7? Today’s your lucky day. Google just posted the factory image and binaries for its second generation 7-inch tablet — also known by the product name “razor” and device name “flo”. The factory image lets you restore your new Nexus 7 to the exact software it shipped with in case you grow tired of that custom ROM you cooked up using the binaries (natch). Speaking of which, the packages include drivers for audio and sensors from ASUS, NFC from Broadcom plus graphics and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink from Qualcomm. This comes mere hours after some open source drama surrounding the binaries (which now appears to be resolved) and with plenty of time to spare for UK customers. Follow the source links below and have fun hacking this weekend.

Filed under: Tablets, Mobile, ASUS, Google

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Source: Google Developers (factory image), Google Developers (binaries)