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HP's Slate 7 tablet undercuts the competition at $169.99
- HP is finally getting back into the consumer tablet race as their previously-announced Slate 7 will begin shipping in the next few days. The Slate 7 represents the company’s first attempt at a consumer tablet since the ill-fated TouchPad hit…
LG buys webOS code and patents from HP to power smart TVs
- Despite its troubled history and ultimately being put on life support as an open source project under a wholly-owned HP subsidiary called Gram, it seems WebOS will be getting yet another lease of life -- just not as a smartphone…
HP exec derides Microsoft Surface as "slow" and "kludgey"
- In an interview with IDG, HP PC Business chief Todd Bradley dismissed Microsoft's first foray into the tablet market. Surface, he said, is "slow" and "kludgey". Bradley added that he hardly considers Surface competition for HP, although it's worth pointing…
HP releases Open WebOS 1.0, demos it on a TouchSmart PC
- HP has officially released version 1.0 of Open webOS, the open source spinoff of its once-promising platform for mobile devices. The launch completes a nine-month roadmap traced by the company at the beginning of the year, with over 450,000 lines…
Majority of HP's webOS Enyo team is heading to Google
- The majority of the Enyo team behind HP’s webOS HTML5 application framework has been scooped up by Google and will start work there soon. Among those departing are Matt McNulty – together with other team members, it’s being reported that…
HP profits drop 44 percent, CEO pleads for patience
- Veteran Silicon Valley executive Meg Whitman pleaded for patience yesterday as she revealed that HP’s first fiscal quarterly earnings (PDF) had dropped 44% due to a decline in sales across three of its key units: personal computers, printers and enterprise equipment. …
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP effective immediately
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Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett-Packard effective today. No reason was given for his departure although it seems that both parties split on good terms, as first reported by All Things D. Rubinstein has reportedly completed his mandatory...
HP's webOS to be fully open-sourced by September
- HP is moving ahead with its plans to open-source webOS and has provided a few details on how the process will develop. According to the company, the mobile operating system will be given to the open source community under an…
HP tried to sell WebOS to Amazon and others for $1.2 billion
- In the aftermath of HP's Touchpad blunder, the company reportedly tried to jettison its Palm / WebOS properties to potential buyers for a cool $1.2 billion. If that number looks familiar, it is because that is the same exact price HP…
HP TouchPad fire sale more smoke than fire
- HP launched one final liquidation sale on their discontinued HP TouchPad Sunday night to try and meet the incredible demand that the tablet generated from the original sale in August. But despite the bargain-basement pricing, many were still left unsatisfied.
HP keeps webOS alive as an open source project
- After months of uncertainty HP has finally come to a decision on the future of webOS: the operating system will live on as open source. Suddenly this weekend's final $99 TouchPad fire sale is looking more tempting. In a press release…
HP's $99 TouchPad fire-sale is back one last time
- In August, Hewlett Packard made the shocking announcement that it would halt its webOS projects and potentially exit the PC market by selling or spinning off its Personal Systems Group (PSG) division. Along with the news the company began a…
HP's CEO: Investors need to lower expectations while I reform company
- Hewlett Packard released its fourth quarter results yesterday, announcing a 91-percent drop in earnings as the embattled computer giant fights the blows dealt by its failed attempts to enter the tablet market and the ousting of its former CEO, Leo…
HP CEO still undecided on whether to jettison webOS
- Despite previous reports that Hewlett-Packard was nearing an announcement regarding the fate of its webOS operating system, chief executive Meg Whitman is still undecided. The computer giant was expected to make an announcement late yesterday evening.
HP planning Windows 8 tablets; webOS future uncertain
- HP is planning to release Windows 8 tablets once Microsoft launches their new operating system next year. This is good news for company faithful although HP’s WebOS mobile operating system remains in a state of uncertainty.
Rumor: Amazon in talks to buy HP's webOS unit
- Another day, another webOS acquisition rumor. This time word on the grapevine is that Amazon is seriously interested in picking up what's left of Palm, and that its current parent company HP is more than ready to rid itself of…
HP slashes over 500 jobs at webOS division
- HP has confirmed that a round of layoffs in its webOS division is now underway. Although the company declined to provide an actual number, AllThingsD is reporting that the move will affect as many as 525 employees in the hardware…
HP readies up to 200,000 TouchPads in final production run
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HP is said to be producing one final run of their discontinued TouchPad tablet to the tune of up to 200,000 units. The company had previously hinted that there could be more tablets on the way to satisfy customer demand...
Samsung chief: We'll 'never' acquire WebOS
- Samsung is not interested in purchasing or licensing WebOS from HP, according to the company’s CEO Gee-Sung Choi. At IFA in Berlin earlier this week, the head of the South Korean company said they will “never” seek such a deal…
HP addresses TouchPad questions
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HP is surprised at the enthusiastic response from the price drop and as a result, has been flooded with questions from users and potential customers alike. The company took to their blog yesterday to answer some of the more pressing questions regarding...
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