Top brass at HP have officially confirmed one of their upcoming tablet computers will be based on Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 8. This should put to rest a long standing rumor that the company was developing one in the shadows. The new device is going to be known as the Slate 8. HP has clearly made some ground making up for the TouchPad debacle of last year. … [Read more...] about HP Confirms Their Upcoming Slate 8 Windows Tablet
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HP landing page may have Amazon Cloud Player app in future
The Amazon Cloud Player app might soon be seen in action on the HP TouchPad. Or so believes webOSroundup contributor George Salcedo who made an interesting discovery, though rather inadvertently. While trying to download a song from his Amazon Cloud Player into the TouchPad, when a check mark is placed against a particular song and the download button is tapped, the scene … [Read more...] about HP landing page may have Amazon Cloud Player app in future
HP TouchPad Now on Pre-Order
The race to acquire the HP TouchPad starts now. HP is now accepting pre-orders for the world's first tablet running WebOS, while the tablet itself is slated to start shipping July 1st. On offer will be two versions with 16 GB and 32 GB of internal memory prices at $499.99 and $599.99 respectively. Apart from being the first tablet running Web OS, the TouchPad is also … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Now on Pre-Order
HP Touchpad webOS 3.0 tablet revealed
Today HP had a press conference in San Francisco and unveiled their new Tablet PC to be released very soon, the HP TouchPad using WebOS 3.0. The HP TouchPad has a 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 capacitive touchscreen and dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor, squeezed into a 242 x 190 x 13.7 mm chassis weighing around 740g. Onboard storage will be either 16 GB or 32 GB … [Read more...] about HP Touchpad webOS 3.0 tablet revealed
HP tablet to ship ‘few weeks’ after Feb 9 launch
Change is in the air in the HP camp and the first thing they'd like to ensure is that their product gets inducted into a market pronto when they say they will officially launch Much to the glee of HP fans in particular or tablet enthusiasts in general, the WebOS based devices that the company has lined up for a February 9 launch will become a market reality within just weeks … [Read more...] about HP tablet to ship ‘few weeks’ after Feb 9 launch
‘HP Touchpad’ to be patented
HP wants the term "HP Touchpad" and has started the legal wranglings in order to procure and trademark this phrase. So once that becomes a reality, the small touch sensitive area beneath the keypads of the laptops/netbooks/notepads that we have till now known as touchpads will have a new meaning. Chances are that the new range of tablet PCs that the Silicon Valley based … [Read more...] about ‘HP Touchpad’ to be patented
HP to announce WebOS tablet Feb 9 2011
At the CES show in Vegas HP did not show off any of their tablets they had in development, much to the chargin of people hoping for a sneak peak. HP's Vice President Todd Bradley proclaimed that the HP Slate running WebOS will be debuted on February 9th 2011 at an exclusive HP event. HP has said that the tablet will be one part of their ecosystem they are trying to promote, … [Read more...] about HP to announce WebOS tablet Feb 9 2011
HP Slate 500 delays pre-order shipments
If you were lucky enough to get in the first round of pre-orders for HP's new Slate 500 device, you might have to wait another six weeks for it to arrive! HP's on again, off again development struggles with ushering out a Slate PC to the salivating market is mired in a shipping debacle once again. No ship dates were given, but GottaBeMobile is reporting that HP found a bug … [Read more...] about HP Slate 500 delays pre-order shipments
HP shows off new Zeen Tablet PC in Taiwan
HP has finally demonstrated a viable Tablet PC in Taiwan yesterday that runs Google Android and is compatible with their new wireless printers. The Tablet seems to have a 7 inch display with HP's Touch Smart Interface for operating the Zeus Line of printers. One of the drawbacks of this device is that despite the fact it runs Android, it does not have access to the Android … [Read more...] about HP shows off new Zeen Tablet PC in Taiwan
HP tablet in Q1 2011 is confirmed
From the slippery tracts of the Land of Rumors and Speculations to the firm grounds of certainty and confirmation, the Hp tablet is indeed on a firm track to reality. We had earlier carried reports of HP's Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley having broken the news of the coming of the long delayed tablet sometime in the first quarter of next year. However, it was rumor at … [Read more...] about HP tablet in Q1 2011 is confirmed