Asus reconfirms: they’ll have an Android phone this year
It’s been a while since we last heard about Asus’ Android plans, and if you were worried that the Taiwan-based company has forgot about Google’s mobile OS, well, it didn’t.
While its Taiwanese neighbor Acer has already announced its first Android phone (the Liquid A1), Asus hasn’t provided too many details about its own Android handset. [...]
Garmin Asus eyes China, plans to sell 1 million phones globally
Although it announced only two phones until now (Nuvifone G60 and Nuvifone M20), Garmin Asus plans to sell one million handsets this year and during 2010.
The joint venture will enter the Chinese market by the end of 2009, initially trying to sell its products unlocked, and only then to make agreements with China’s mobile carriers. [...]
Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20 comes with Opera Mobile 9.5 preinstalled
Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20, the smartphone that was just launched in Asia and may also be released by AT&T in the US, is being shipped with Opera Mobile 9.5 preinstalled.
Together with M20’s smartphone capabilities (delivered by Windows Mobile 6.1) and its Garmin-branded navigation features, Opera Mobile 9.5 should make the handset a good choice for [...]
AT&T getting the Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20 too?
It looks like AT&T will soon launch not one, but two Nuvifones: Garmin Asus G60 (of which we already heard about), and the Garmin Asus M20.
The info doesn’t come from AT&T, but from a Garmin Asus representative who, during M20’s release in Taiwan, said that the device “is destined for AT&T in the US.”
Unlike the [...]
Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 available for pre-order in Poland
Already available in some Asian markets, the Garmin Asus Nuvifone G60 will soon be released across Europe too – it can already be pre-ordered in Poland.
Even more, Polish customers can also pre-order the Garmin Asus Nuvifone M20, a smartphone that comes with Widows Mobile 6.1 on board.
Both the G60 and the M20 are offered by [...]
Garmin-Asus launches the nuvifone G60 in Asia; M20 available starting August
After several delays, Garmin-Asus has finally announced the release of its Nuvifone G60 phone.
The handset will be first available in Taiwan, starting July 27. By the end of August, the G60 will be launched in Singapore and Malaysia too.
Also in August, Garmin-Asus plans to release the Windows Mobile Nuvifone M20. The smartphone should go on [...]
Garmin-Asus Android phone promised for Q1 2010
Garmin-Asus, the joint venture announced at the beginning of the year, plans to release an Android smartpone in the first quarter of 2010.
The news comes many months after Garmin (without Asus) has announced that it’s working on an Android device, which should have been launched this year.
Quite possibly, the Garmin-Asus Android phone will be a [...]
Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60’s release pushed back to Q3 2009
Last time we heard about it, the launch of Garmin-Asus’ Nuvifone G60 was planed for the first half of 2009.
However, now Garmin says that its very first smartphone will not hit the market until the third quarter of the year.
According to Twice, the Nuvifone G60 is still “in the testing phase of the certification process”.
That’s [...]
Asus P835 officially unveiled: WVGA display, 5MP camera and more
Despite the alliance with Garmin, Asus doesn’t give up on announcing its own handsets after all.
The Taiwanese manufacturer has just unveiled the Asus P835, a brand new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone that offers a large 3.5 inch touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, plus a set of other nice features.
In Asus’ own words, the [...]
Asus P565 pulled off the shelves after the alliance with Garmin?
Unveiled back in November 2008, Asus P565 is a Windows Mobile smartphone that features a VGA touchscreen display, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, a 3.2MP camera and an 800 MHz CPU – thus being a pretty cool device.
However, it looks like Asus’ partnership with Garmin, announced at the beginning of February, has determined the Taiwanese company to give [...]