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Garmin-Asus nüvifone A50 Navigating To Optus Next Month

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4:30PM July 26, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Another day, another Android-powered smartphone hitting the Australian market. The latest is the Garmin-Asus nüvifone A50, a device that relies heavily on its internal GPS components to create a completely location-aware smartphone. More »


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Weekend Gadgets: Cameras And Phones

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4:05PM June 18, 2010 | Nick Broughall

This weekend, I’m going to be spending some time with Androids and cameras. How about you? More »


Mobile

Is It True? Are Optus Really Releasing The Nüvifone?

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12:50PM June 7, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s been so long since Garmin announced the nüvifone, I thought it was turning into vapourware. But no, Optus has announced that they’ll be one of the first carriers in the world to launch the Garmin Asus branded A10 smartphone, starting from today. More »


Mobile

Garmin-Asus Reveals Two Nuvifones – Android A50 And WinMo M10

10:12PM February 11, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

No surprises here, with both the WinMo-running M10 and Android-powered A50 both leaked in January by Asustek’s president. The partnership between Garmin and Asustek has resulted in a few lacklustre phones, but the A50 actually sounds more than decent. More »


Mobile

The Next Fruits Of Garmin And ASUS’ Relationship Appear

8:59PM January 22, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It’s not the Android phone that Asustek’s president was bragging about yesterday, but the WinMo 6.5.3 model we heard whispers of actually looks nicer than expected, if this Taiwanese pre-order picture extravaganza is anything to go by. More »


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Garmin’s Tardy Nuvifone G60 Finally Coming In Q4

11:05PM August 7, 2009 | John Herrman

Fun fact: A healthy couple could’ve produced two children in the time it’ll take Garmin to bring the Nuvifone from the press office to customers’ hands, in Q4 of this year. By then, the oldest would be learning to walk. More »


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Garmin Neverfone Nuvifone G60 Ships Next Week To Someone

9:31PM July 24, 2009 | John Herrman

Garmin, which has been fairly frank about how totally, like, hard it is to make a new smartphone, has finally announced they’ll be shipping the Nuvifone S60 to Taiwan on the 27th. It only took the—wait, 19 months? More »


Computing

Leftover Bits From Computex…

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3:00PM June 10, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Thanks to my Friday flight back from Taipei, Monday’s public holiday and yesterday’s switch to a new CMS, I haven’t been able to share with you some of the bits and pieces I found over at Computex last week. Until now… More »


Mobile

Garmin Postpones Nuvifone G60 Until H2, Gets This Close to Earning Lame ‘Neverfone’ Nickname

7:46PM May 11, 2009 | John Herrman

The Garmin Nuvifone G60, a Linux-powered, ASUS-built left-field handset that was pretty exciting when it was announced nearly a year and a half ago, will be delayed yet again, says the company’s president.

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Garmin Nuvifone G60 GPS Smartphone Video Hands-On

5:05AM February 16, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I got some quality time with a Garmin Nuvifone G60, riding around Barcelona in the back of a jet-black Mercedes limo. My hands-on impression: This smartphone-meets-GPS-meets-media-player feels like a winner.