Asus PadFone brings phone, tablet, docking station and stylus to Ice Cream Sandwich

The Asus PadFone is not your average Android handset. Alone, the smartphone is a fairly unassuming 4.3-inch qHD device with a nice ribbed metal backing, akin to the Transformer Prime series, and a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. It’s not going to win on specs alone — 1GB RAM, 8MP camera, 16/32/64GB internal storage, 21Mbps HSPA+ baseband, 1520mAh battery — but it has a few larger companions at its side.

The first is the docking station — essentially a 10.1-inch empty shell — in whi…

Google VP says Android 5.0 is coming, hints at fall 2012 but “we’re flexible”

Not much is known about the next major Android OS upgrade to version 5.0. This is rumoured to be called Jellybean, following the tradition of past lettering: Cupcake (1.5), Donut (2.0), Eclair (2.1), Froyo (2.2), Gingerbread (2.3), Honeycomb (3.0) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0). Various far fetched rumours have surfaced over the past few weeks stating that an upgrade could come as early as Q2 2012 (which I personally can’t see happening), and that it’ll work on both smartphone and tablets.
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