Having scored myself an HP TouchPad, I am now watching CyanogenMod’s progress on porting Android Gingerbread to the HP TouchPad more closely than before. Their latest update indicates that several new features are now supported or actively being worked on. Wi-Fi, Android Market access and the accelerometer now are now working while the team continues to make progress on sound […]
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Gadgetorama unboxes the HP TouchPad
Better late than never! When HP announced that it was getting out of the webOS business, I was on holidays. I was unable to get my hands on one when the HP TouchPad’s price dropped to $99 shortly after. Fortunately, I have been able to remedy this and got one for the family to play with. This unboxing bears the […]
Spun-off HP PC division could offer Android and Windows tablets
While Hewlett-Packard is still considering what to do with its PC division, the Personal Systems Group, Todd Bradley, the division’s EVP, is dropping some hints as to what he would do if he were to lead the newly spun-off company. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Bradley suggested that the new company would not limit itself to webOS […]
HP to split webOS group into software and hardware groups?
Much as Palm did back in 2003 ago when it split its own hardware and software into separate companies, Hewlett-Packard is breaking up the webOS group, according to internal HP emails obtained by PreCentral. The hardware will remain with the Personal Systems Group under the recently appointed Stephen DeWitt while the software will move to HP’s Office of Strategy and […]
HP announces one last HP TouchPad production run
It seems that its demise and subsequent price drop have been the best thing for the HP TouchPad. HP today announced that it will produce one more run of its webOS tablet to try to meet demand. Despite announcing an end to manufacturing webOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand. We […]
HP to resurrect TouchPad tablet if computer business spun off?
With HP currently looking at what to do with its PC division, one option is that it could spin off the division to become a completely separate company. Todd Bradley, Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group, has indicated that such a spin-off is the likeliest option at this time, calling it the “best value” for HP shareholders. One interesting tidbit […]
Quickoffice update for HP TouchPad adds document editing
HP is not quite done with the HP TouchPad. It today announced the release of an update for Quickoffice. Called Quickoffice HD, it adds a number of new features, including the much anticipated ability to edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents. Formatting options include changing font type, color, size, underlining, italics, and bold in Word, and formatting cells and using […]
Samsung to buy webOS from HP?
Citing “sources from notebook players,” Digitimes is reporting that Samsung is looking at buying webOS from HP. The move may have been triggered by Google’s acquisition of Motorola. Acquiring webOS would give Samsung its own mobile operating system should Google start to give preferential treatment to Motorola over its other Android partners. HP recently announced plans to get out of […]