Make sure you have $99 to spare this coming Sunday if you do not wish to miss out on the HP TouchPad craze again. For the TouchPad is back with its now famous $99 price tag one more time (and probably the last) and would be making an appearance at HP's ebay store on that day. One though will also have to act really fast since there surely will be a lot of TouchPad fans lurking … [Read more...] about Refurbished TouchPads to go on sale Sunday 12/11/2011 for $99
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HP TouchPad WebOS updated to version 3.0.5
WebOS' fate might be hanging in balance right now but has just received a fresh lease of life with a new update just made available. However, WebOS 3.0.5 is not about any massive upgrade and shouldn't be expected to bring along a huge improvement in performance. However, the update still brings along some nice changes. Like the update is supposed to be addressing the issues … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad WebOS updated to version 3.0.5
HP TouchPads to Be Used by UK Prosecutors to Conduct Court Proceedings
In a surprising development in technology, attorneys in the UK courts have been provided with HP TouchPads for maintaining digital copies of their documents pertaining to their ongoing cases. Lawyers of the Crown Prosecution Service will have access to 35 HP TouchPads into which the police will be feeding information directly. These TouchPads cost £1,000 ($1,560) each and are … [Read more...] about HP TouchPads to Be Used by UK Prosecutors to Conduct Court Proceedings
HP TouchPad Users Can Now Connect to the Android Market
Google has opened up the Android Market to those devices that did not come pre-installed with the app store. A minor update was all that was needed so users of the HP TouchPad, the Barnes & Noble Nook, or the Kindle Fire can now have access to the Android Market. All that they have to do is download and install Android Market on their device. The Android Market website has … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Users Can Now Connect to the Android Market
TigerDirect Has the HP TouchPad in Stock
The HP TouchPad lit the geek world on fire a few months ago when it was offered for $99 and sold a few hundred thousand units in a matter of days. If you did not get a chance to buy it you are in luck, TigerDirect is now stocking the unit for purchase. You can now buy the TouchPad 32 GB version for $300, which is fairly expensive given the future of webOS remains uncertain. … [Read more...] about TigerDirect Has the HP TouchPad in Stock
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
The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
New CEO Meg Whitman is re-evaluating the decision to both kill of their entire PC division and the HP TouchPad. The first tablet issued by HP received a lukewarm response by the media and experienced lackluster sales in the retail sphere. It was not until the device came down to $99 was everyone breaking down doors to find one. HP has told Fox News that the HP TouchPad may live … [Read more...] about The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
BlackBerry PlayBook price reduced
Its turning out to be a season of discounts in the tablet segment, it seems. Also, while all of it started with the TouchPad that attained instant stardom with its now famous $99 price tag, none of the tablet PCs following its footsteps has ever trudged so low. Nonetheless, any amount below the stipulated price is always welcome and the latest tablet device out to woo us with a … [Read more...] about BlackBerry PlayBook price reduced
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
Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October
HP's exit from the tablet segment was sudden and unexpected, which left its component suppliers and manufacturing partners in China and Taiwan very little or no time to realign their inventories of the abandoned TouchPad tablet PC. In any case, they were left with TouchPad components such as batteries, chassis and so on that could be used to build another 100,000 to 200,000 … [Read more...] about Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October