A report from earlier this month suggested there won't be any new Asus phones launching this year, and we now have official confirmation that the brand is moving away from smartphones altogether. Asus chairman Jonney Shih confirmed that the brand is not planning any new smartphone releases during a special event gala at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. According to reports, Asus will focus its resources and R&D on commercial PCs and physical AI (i.e., robotics and smart glasses).
* An Asus PR rep looks into it, comes back and says they cannot provide 5070 Tis due to supply constraints, saying their models are "end of life."* We ask Asus to clarify whether the RTX 5070 Ti is end of life. They confirm it's end of life.* We reach out to retailers to see whether they can purchase RTX 5070 Ti stock for their stores, to fact check Asus' claims. They say there is no supply.
We have seen quite a number of laptops bearing mind-blowing flexible screens that fold or roll, and while they do help push the envelope of laptop design, they might be the future, but it is definitely not yet here. Foldables still scratch easily and are expensive, rollables are at a concept stage, and both rely on technology that is impressive in a demo booth but nerve-wracking when you actually need to get work done and cannot afford downtime or repair bills.
In a post on its dark web leak site, seen by The Register, Everest said: "Files contain this information and much more: Binary segmentation modules, Source code & patches, RAM dumps & memory logs, AI models & weights, OEM internal tools & firmware, Test videos, Calibration & dual-camera data, Image datasets, Crash logs & debug reports, Evaluation & performance reports, HDR, fusion, post processing data, Test APKs, experimental apps, Scripts & automation, Small config binary calibration files."
These high-ended variants are currently in short supply. We are working closely with key component suppliers to ramp up production and fill the demand gap that exists. Our goal with the Rog Ally is for it to remain a core pillar within the Asus gaming portfolio,
Asus launched its Android 16 beta program for the Zenfone 12 Ultra back in August, and after almost exactly three months of testing, it's now finally ready to roll out the finalized version. It's not just rolling out to the Zenfone 12 Ultra, but also the ROG Phone 9. The new build is 36.0810.1810.43, and the download size is over 1GB.
Microsoft and Asus launched two Xbox-branded ROG Ally handhelds this month, with the higher-end ROG Xbox Ally X priced rather steep at $1,000. Now, Microsoft has said that Asus guided the pricing for the new devices. According to the Xbox parent, the Taiwanese firm, which manufactured the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, determined the prices based on market considerations, features and other factors.
"I think it's a positive signal to Asus and to the gaming industry that end users are really eagerly waiting for the new graphics card and new chassis coming to the market," said Arnold Su.
