Linked List: April 7, 2012

Saturday, 7 April 2012

Asus Plans Add-on to Fix Transformer Prime’s GPS Issues ★

Ina Fried:

Asus confirmed on Friday that it plans to address GPS reception issues with its Transformer Prime tablet by releasing a kit users can add to their existing tablet.

The company said on Friday that it will officially announce its plans on April 16, at which time tablet owners can register on Asus’ Web site.

A few questions: What is this, a dongle? The Transformer Prime was only released four months ago — aren’t they under warranty? Or is this Asus’s solution not just for ones they’ve already sold, but also going forward? Here’s your new tablet, hope you like GPS dongles.

‘Ready to Go’ ★

The Verge:

Google’s first foray into the tablet market with a co-branded Android device won’t be with us until July at the earliest. The current design was ready to go for May, but Google pushed back the planned release so it could tweak the device, sources close to the project said on Friday.

Not to be a dick, but if something won’t ship until July at the earliest, doesn’t that mean it was not ready to ship in May?