HP is the latest company to release a teaser video ahead of a product announcement. It has released a very short video just days ahead of its upcoming February 9th ‘Think Beyond’ event. In it, we catch a glimpse of a few buttons and curved edges. It appears to be a new handset rather than one of the anticipated tablets. […]
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HP to unveil PalmPad at CES 2011?
FoxNews.com is reporting that HP will unveil its Palm tablets (codename Topaz) at CES 2011. A number of new details have have also been revealed. As rumoured, the tablet will be known as the PalmPad. Three models will be unveiled but will only be distinguished by unspecified “minor hardware differences.” All three will run a new version of webOS (version […]
New evidence of multiple upcoming webOS devices?
There is new evidence that gives credence to earlier rumours that HP was planning to release five or six new webOS devices in 2011. Folks over at WebOS Internals have dug through the webOS 2.0 Doctor tool (which allows webOS device ROM restorations) and found some codenames hinting at future devices. Aside from roadrunner (now known to be the Palm […]
HP completes Palm acquisition
It’s official: HP today announced it has completed its acquisition of Palm Inc. The combination gives HP significant headway into one of technology’s fastest-growth segments with Palm’s innovative webOS platform and family of smartphones, plus a rich portfolio of intellectual property from the smartphone pioneer. HP’s global scale and financial strength plus Palm’s award-winning webOS experience, as well as its […]
HP launches iPAQ Data Messenger and iPAQ Voice Messenger
Do you remember the HP Silver and Oak, codenames for two devices that appeared on a leaked 2008 Vodafone roadmap? They are a bit late but HP finally unveiled them today. HP announced that it is partnering with Vodafone to launch two new smartphones in Europe. The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger is a 3G candybar smartphone with 20-key keypad and […]
Gadgetorama unboxes the HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger
Welcome to the inaugural Gadgetorama unboxing. The HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger was announced earlier this year but only landed in Canada in late September. The HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger is powered by a 200MHz TI OMAP850 processor and Windows Mobile 6 Standard. It comes with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM, a 2-inch 220×176 display, 802.11 […]
The road to the new iPAQs
This weekend, The Globe and Mail featured an article that looked at how HP got back into the mobile device game with the arrival of David Rothschild, vice president of the handheld unit. HP used a processed it called the best imaginable provider to understand what its customers were looking for rather than trying to deliver solutions that matched current […]
New iPAQs: A closer look at the 600 and 900 series
Sitting pretty at the top of the new iPAQ family are the new iPAQ 600 Business Navigator and iPAQ 900 Business Messenger. Both will be powered by a 520MHz Marvell processor and Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. As reported earlier, both will come with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. Both will also feature integrated GPS and QVGA touchscreen displays (2.8-inch […]