An auction of a rare nature is being conducted through eBay. Rare because the item coming under the hammer is a 32 GB, 3G capable TouchPad Go from HP. The item is coming up from China and appears to be one that did not make it to the stores for sale at any time. Also, lest you have forgotten what the TouchPad Go is, particularly after the series of low cost 7 inch tablets that … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Go being Auctioned off on eBay
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HP to Decide the Fate of webOS in Two Weeks
While HP might have been able to wash its hands clean with the TouchPad tablet PCs, it still has another aspect of its botched attempt at the tablet segment so far to take care of; the WebOS platform that it had acquired in 2010. However, HP CEO Meg Whitman has now confirmed they will come to a conclusion with the WebOS within the next two weeks. The HP chief exec also added … [Read more...] about HP to Decide the Fate of webOS in Two Weeks
HP Slate 2 launched
While the HP Slate tablet device may have missed out on the popularity that its Android running stablemate -- the TouchPad has garnered in its extremely short life span, that the tablet continues to live has been made evident by the unveiling of a next gen version of it. Also, as it is with all the next gen versions, HP has tried its best to revive interest in the Slate that … [Read more...] about HP Slate 2 launched
Taiwanese Manufacturer Trims Workforce Following Dismal TouchPad and PlayBook Sales
The HP TouchPad may have lived an extremely short life span, but it has had the most dramatic moments otherwise unseen with any other tablet device. Also, while HP pulled the plug on the tablet, those employed at its manufacturing partners almost halfway round the globe in Taiwan are also among those to have found themselves in the firing line. Further, while the TouchPad may … [Read more...] about Taiwanese Manufacturer Trims Workforce Following Dismal TouchPad and PlayBook Sales
HP and Dell to Launch Windows 8 Tablets
HP and Dell have confirmed that they will be releasing Windows 8 based tablet computers in the 3rd quarter of 2012. These two companies are moving in that direction because of the fierce competition in the Android arena. With the imminent launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire for $199, which runs on the Android OS, is triggering a price war. Many tablet companies are slashing … [Read more...] about HP and Dell to Launch Windows 8 Tablets
Android for TouchPad Released, in Alpha Stage Now
HP TouchPad should ideally be running the Android operating system. Unfortunately, that is still some way off and the best that we can have at the moment is what CyanogenMod has come out with—an upgrade to the Android 2.3 as an alpha build which they have named the CyanogenMod 7. However, installing it on the device requires courage, both in technical spirit as in the mind. … [Read more...] about Android for TouchPad Released, in Alpha Stage Now
For HP Canada, the TouchPad Saga Comes to an End Forever
Consumers will always go mad for a quality product that is priced super cheap. So when HP decided to bring down the price of its TouchPad tablet PCÂ to just $99, from the $499 that it started out with, what followed should be hardly surprising. In fact, such was the crowd frenzy that it reminded of the days not too long ago when the iPad used to be in short supply and people … [Read more...] about For HP Canada, the TouchPad Saga Comes to an End Forever
Dead HP TouchPad Go Shows up at FCC
There has been a lot of tablet PCs that have been released after the first gen iPad made its grand debut more than a year ago. There has been some disappointment, too, of perhaps equally grand scale like when Microsoft culled the dual screened Courier tablet device notwithstanding the huge fan base the tablet enjoyed. However, none perhaps scripted as interesting a story line … [Read more...] about Dead HP TouchPad Go Shows up at FCC
Hp TouchPads on offer for its employees, mad rush continues
Employees of HP thronged the company site to pick up the super cheap TouchPad that the company had promised for them and lived up to its promise by keeping to schedule with its release today. Such was the clamor for the WebOS tablet that the site was slowed down to a crawl with customers in general and specifically HP employees logging into the site to place their order. HP … [Read more...] about Hp TouchPads on offer for its employees, mad rush continues
HP to Future Endeavor 525 webOS Employees
HP has been restructuring the company in lieu of spinning off its entire PC division and suspending its tablet activities. Its sole tablet in the market is the HP TouchPad which saw hundreds of thousands of units sold, when they dropped the price from $499 to only $99.99. It seems HP is eliminating a ton of jobs due to its suspension of the webOS development team. HP had … [Read more...] about HP to Future Endeavor 525 webOS Employees