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#535878 20-Oct-2011 22:28

I agree, nothing really taxes it too much, I think more efficient software will help more than more cores. The web browser in particular is a bit pokey.

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#542215 7-Nov-2011 20:19

Hey folks. A new firmware update is out which fixes browser issues, dock battery drain and introduces an app backup app (in anticipation of ICS I assume) among other fixes.

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#542218 7-Nov-2011 20:31

hairy1: Hey folks. A new firmware update is out which fixes browser issues, dock battery drain and introduces an app backup app (in anticipation of ICS I assume) among other fixes.

Cheers, Matt

Yes I have just downloaded and installed it. I have disabled 'auto airplane app' that I was using to conserve battery to see if the update does what it says.

I must say I am pretty impressed by ASUS' update frequency.

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#542246 7-Nov-2011 21:29

Yes. The updates are thick and fast alright. I have lost count of the updates I have had since purchasing. Very impressive.

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#542248 7-Nov-2011 21:36

I'm also impressed with the updates, and i've read we'll get Ice Cream Sandwich some time too :-) ICS is meant to add hardware graphics acceleration, so it should be faster than 3.2 as well.

The Transformer Prime's looking pretty good. I don't need quad core as the Transformer's plenty fast enough for me, so I won't go for it, but maybe V3 will be interesting...

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#542249 7-Nov-2011 21:36

timmmay: I'm also impressed with the updates, and i've read we'll get Ice Cream Sandwich some time too :-) ICS is meant to add hardware graphics acceleration, so it should be faster than 3.2 as well.

The Transformer Prime's looking pretty good. I don't need quad core as the Transformer's plenty fast enough for me, so I won't go for it, but maybe V3 will be interesting...

Honeycomb already has hardware UI acceleration

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#542250 7-Nov-2011 21:39

Yes, I read that it's not always turned on by default, so ICS might (or might not) be a bit faster.

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#542262 7-Nov-2011 22:02

My wife has a Transformer on 3.2.1 (updated a while ago) and hasn't seen any other updates. Did you guys go and get it or was it pushed?

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#542264 7-Nov-2011 22:03

It was pushed to me. You can go into settings and check for updates, I forget exactly where, try system or something. Sometimes updates seem to be staggered, maybe to reduce load on the server, or maybe it only checks occasionally.

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#542364 8-Nov-2011 08:52

timmmay: It was pushed to me. You can go into settings and check for updates, I forget exactly where, try system or something. Sometimes updates seem to be staggered, maybe to reduce load on the server, or maybe it only checks occasionally.

Go to: Settings > About Tablet > System Firmware Update and select 'check for update' if required.

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#542385 8-Nov-2011 09:39

I just checked my JB HiFi purchased Transformer and no update available yet for it. Hopefully soon. The battery drain is annoying

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