ASUS has released an update to their ASUS Transformer TF101 today to add Face Unlock and a few other features. This update to the ASUS Transformer TF101 that has already been running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brings its software to version 9.2.1.24 and adds functionality and improves system stability.

ASUS Transformer TF101 9.2.1.24 Update Features:

• Improves system stability
• Improves Email App stability
• Improves MyNet stability
• Improves MyLibrary stability
• Add System Bar Lock: Lock the system bar when playing games
• Add Face Unlock feature: Unlock your tablet with face recognition
• Add Email App new feature: Email download size/Thread/Out of office notification/Mail Sync schedule

ASUS has announced they are pushing out an update to their Transformer Pad TF101 tablet bringing it to build version 9.2.1.21. With this update you should notice a nice amount of stability and system improvements to make using the tf101 a much smoother experience.

ASUS Transformer Pad TF101 Update 9.2.1.21 Features:

• Improves system stability
• Improves email stability
• Improves AppBackup App
• Improves MyLibrary stability
• Supports Wi-Fi Direct
• Supports unzip in File Manager
• Add restore tab function in Browser

IF you haven’t already been pushed the update OTA (over the air) you can always manually check. To manually check for the update go to your settings menu and navigate to updates. Let us know how you like the update and if you notice anything buggy or just out of the ordinary.

The next Asus Transformer Pad will be released by the end of May this year with the name Asus Transformer Pad TF300T. While this is a new device it will be released as the more cost effective Transformer Prime. At the time of its launch it will be available to only one retailer in the UK with the keyboard dock included for around £399 or $483 USD and should prove a good selling device for Asus.

Asus Transformer Tab TF300T Features:

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• NVidia Tegra 3 CPU
• 10.1″ Display
• 16 GB Internal Storage
• 8 MP Camera

UK Press Release about the Transformer Pad TF300T:

United Kingdom (April 23, 2012) – Announced at Mobile World Congress in February, the new ASUS Transformer Pad is a powerful, yet affordable, tablet with a host of features onboard. Available in three stylish colors, the ASUS Transformer Pad is aptly named thanks to the mobile dock that allows it to transform from a tablet into a notebook. When docked, total battery life is rated up to 15 hours, while also increasing productivity with a full QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch touchpad and USB/SD Card ports. Housed in the Transformer Pad is a powerful NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-core CPU, ASUS SonicMaster technology for an incredible audio experience and an 8MP auto-focus camera that shoots crystal clear photos. The Transformer Pad is running the AndroidTM 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich) that is upgradable and features exclusive software for added productivity.

The Transformer Pad comes in three stylish colors: Royal Blue, Iceberg White and Torch Red. It also boasts an elegant concentric patterned finish that hints at the ASUS Zen philosophy found in the ZENBOOKTM and Transformer Pad Prime. With a profile that’s 9.9mm thin and 635g light, the Transformer Pad can easily be carried around all day, and when combined with the ASUS exclusive Mobile Dock, it turns into a productivity workstation. A QWERTY keyboard and multi-touch touchpad offers a true notebook experience, while a USB port and SD card slot provide additional storage options.

Powering the Transformer Pad is NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 4-PLUS-1TM quad-core CPU with an integrated 12-core GeForce® GPU that provides superior performance, multi-tasking, smooth Full HD 1080p video playback and console-quality gaming. The “PLUS-1″ is an extra battery-saver core in the CPU that handles low-power tasks like active standby, music and video, and is transparent to the OS and applications. It offers the best combination of ultra-performance with low power consumption – up to 10 hours on the Pad and extended up to 15 hours when combined with the Mobile Dock.

If you have soft bricked your Asus Transformer Prime there is good news thanks to XDA member “MasterZen88″. He has a fix for your bricked Tegra 3 Android tablet that will let you stop stressing the issue of an expensive paper weight. The tool he has created is called WSG UnBricker and is a helpful tool to unbrick and recover your Asus Transformer Prime from its unusable state.

WSG UnBricker is a Windows based batch file that allows you to easily unblock without much knowledge of the Android OS itself. Only use this if your Transformer Prime is bricked and you have no other options.

This is a Full Fastboot based solution that should allow you to flash any partition…

How to Fix your Bricked Asus Transformer Prime:

1. Download and extract WSG Unbricker (Download Link)
2. Keep the file structure of the unzipped files or it will not work
3. First and most important read the included readme before starting
4. Run WSGFlasher.bat by double clicking it
5. Select the action you want to do and sit back
6. Congrats your Asus Transformer Prime is now UnBricked!

Take your time as your soft brick could become a hard brick if you don’t take the time to understand what your doing. We are in no way responsible for the use of this utility although will help as best we can with any questions you have.

Asus has announced that April 16th they will be updating their Transformer Prime with a GPS fix. Many users of the semi-popular Asus Transformer Prime have been complaining about GPS issues that have plagued the device for some time now. The fix is on its way and this time should actually fix all of the issues.

While Asus has tried unsuccessfully to update the software on the Transformer Prime to fix the issue it seems the end result will be a hardware fix instead. From the sounds of it the fix will connect to the device via USB to add the GPS functions expected.

“It needs around two weeks for the shipping after registration online,” Asus said in a statement to AllThingsD. So if everything goes as planned, the company will officially announce its plans on April 16, inviting owners to register for the free kit.

While nobody will be very happy with having to use something external its great to see Asus do something even at this extent to make things as right as they can. Assuming that most people don’t use GPS constantly you will just need to hook up the antenna when in use.

The Asus Transformer Prime is a love hate device that has many great features paired with the speed of a high end Android device. The Transformer Prime is now being pushed the 9.4.2.21 software update that makes some major changes to the device.

The 9.4.2.21 update to the Transformer Prime tablet is supposed to be updating the tablet with new Play apps, LAN cable support, Face unlock features and a few other minor items. This being said it has been reported that the update is missing the Face unlock features (we wonder if this was an Asus mistake or just not working yet).

If you haven’t received the 9.4.2.21 update on your Transformer Prime yet then you can manually grab it by going to “settings -> about -> check for updates”. Please let us know how you like the update and if there are other improvements are worth mentioning.

While we are a bit behind on this news ASUS has released a bootloader unlock tool for the Transformer Prime as promised. ASUS promised this tool to developers to grant them access to the popular tablets software since the device was shipped with a well locked bootloader. Now Custom Android builds can be created for the device that has been popular but with problems just the same.

The bootloader unlock tool will render your Transformer Prime’s warranty useless although if your looking for a customizable Android experience on the Prime you will want this tool. ASUS has not packaged the tool with any warnings but we can assume they have many.

To get the bootloader unlock tool for your ASUS Transformer Prime you will have to go to ASUS and grab it there:
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&p=20&s=16

We are always glad to see manufacturers in the Android community releasing tools such as this to allow us to do what we want with the devices we choose to purchase. ASUS is making its way to our favorite manufacturers with releasing these freedom tools.

ASUS has pushed another update to the Transformer Prime today bringing its software version to 9.4.2.13. The update addresses Wifi issues and a new kernel that should fix the random reboot problem the device has been having since its update to Ice Cream Sandwich. There is no official changelog that we can find from ASUS but will let you know when its available.

As we hear more information we will let you know. Until then please let us know if you have received the update and if you notice anything outside of what was mentioned above. As well as any issues that may arise from the update.

Many users of the ASUS Transformer Prime have been experiencing less than good behavior from their high end devices and ASUS has taken note and already pushed out an update to fix the issues. ASUS will be rolling out the update to software version 9.4.2.11 soon to all of the devices. Keep in mind that if your Transformer Prime is rooted you will lose root with this update.

Even thought the update to version 9.4.2.11 will break root access Stacy Bruce over at talkandroid states that it can be easily re-rooted using supercargo’s voodoo. Another note made by Stacy is that the GPS has been updated not only noticeably from a user standpoint but from version 6.8.13 to 6.9.13 along with the camera and faster browsing.

If you haven’t been pushed the update yet you can check manually via “Settings -> About Tablet -> System Firmware Update”. Please let us know if you notice anything that we missed here after updating as there are no change log or notes that we can find available to the public.

ASUS has decided to announce an update to the Eee Pad MeMo 3D in the form of a new 7 inch tablet with the name MeMO ME370T. The new MeMO will come with Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich and support capacitive stylus functions.

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME370T Features:

• 7” WXGA (1280 x 800) IPS panel with capacitive touch
• 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8260 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB/32GB eMMC internal storage and “ASUS Webstorage” options
• WLAN 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, and Qualcomm GPS One
• 5MP rear camera with autofocus and 1080P recording and 1.2MP front camera
• G-sensor, e-compass, light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor
• Micro-USB port, micro-HDMI (1.3a), and MicroSD card reader
• 4400mAh lithium-polymer battery with 8.5hrs video playback
• 7.8 x 4.6 x 0.50” and 14.2oz

We don’t see any word on price right now but will update as we do. The new MeMO tablet will be available along side the Transformer Prime TF700T in Q2 of this year.