Just a friendly reminder that the HP TouchPad, the first webOS tablet, is available in Canada as of today. Only the Wi-Fi-only model is currently available in Canada. HP TouchPad Wi-Fi-only specifications: Processor: Dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 Operating system: webOS Connectivity: None Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Input: Software keyboard Display: 9.7-inch XGA multi-touch Memory: 1GB RAM […]
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Canadian retailers dropping HP TouchPad price by CA$70 ahead of launch
The HP TouchPad is set to make its Canadian debut on Friday, July 15th. Just days before the launch, a number of Canadian retailers have dropped the price by CA$70. Best Buy, Future Shop, London Drugs and Staples are now offering the 16GB version for CA$449.99 and the 32GB version for CA$549.99. Some retailers (for example, HP itself and The […]
HP shuffles webOS management team
HP today announced some management changes for its webOS global business unit. Stephen DeWitt has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of the webOS global business unit. Jon Rubinstein, “the visionary behind webOS” and who previously held the position, becomes senior VP for Product Innovation in its Personal Systems Group. “With the successful debut of our first wave […]
Russell Brand on the HP TouchPad and webOS
Now that the webOS-powered HP TouchPad is available in the US (and in Canada on July 15th), HP has turned to Russell Brand to help it promote its new tablet. As you would expect from Brand, the spots aim to be funny (I’ll let you decide for yourselves if they succeed). Each short video focuses on one aspect of the […]
HP offers webOS early adopters $50 rebate on 32GB TouchPad
HP this week announced a CA$50 rebate on the purchase of the 32GB TouchPad. But there is a catch: The offer is limited to people who already own a webOS smartphone. When the first webOS phone came out, a lot of you took a chance on our new platform. We appreciate your support — as customers, as champions, and even […]
HP talking to companies about webOS licensing
Remember those comments that HP would be open to licensing its webOS operating system? HP CEO Leo Apotheker confirmed in an interview that those hints have progressed to talks with a number of interested companies. He said, “I can share with you that a number of companies have expressed interest. We are continuing our conversations,” but provided little additional information. […]
HP TouchPad to get first official Facebook tablet app? (Updated)
TechCrunch has learned that the first official Facebook tablet app may not make its debut on the Apple iPad as most would have expected. Instead, it could launch this Friday along with the webOS-powered HP TouchPad. This is not to say that Facebook is not working on an iPad version as well but it does appear that we will see […]
HP 7-inch webOS tablet coming in August?
A report from the Taiwan Economic News suggests that Hewlett-Packard could launch a second webOS tablet, this one with a 7-inch display, as early as August. This is likely none other than the tablet codenamed Opal. According to an unnamed subcontractor, Inventec, which is manufacturing the HP TouchPad, has also received orders for this second tablet. Between the two models, […]