Hewlett-Packard today announced that it will not spin off its Personal Systems Group (PSG) and will remain part of the company. “HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees,” said Meg Whitman, […]
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HP begins pushing out webOS 3.0.4 for HP TouchPad
There is a small surprise for HP TouchPad owners today. Hewlett-Packard has released webOS 3.0.4 for its discontinued tablet. According to Ari Jaaksi who heads up webOS and services at HP: “We have a big number of TouchPads out there, and we wanted to continue serving users and developers.” As the new version number implies, it is not a major […]
Alpha release of CyanogenMod for HP Touchpad now available
About a month after the latest video, CyanogenMod has released an alpha version of its HP TouchPad Android port. Most of the hardware seems to be working well but this release is far from ready for prime time: In truth, this “alpha” version is not intended for the general public. Rather, those technically competent hobbyists and developers who are interested […]
HP decision on webOS future coming this week?
A report by AppleInsider.com suggests that Hewlett-Packard could reveal its plans for webOS as early as sometime this week. An initial bidding process is now complete, suggesting that HP may have found a buyer for the beleaguered group. Rumoured interested parties include Amazon, Facebook, and HTC. A company-wide (or only Palm-unit-wide?) meeting is apparently scheduled to take place today at […]
HP App Catalog reaches 1,000 TouchPad app milestone
HP’s webOS Developer Advocate, Josh Marinacci, today announced via Twitter that HP’s webOS App Catalog has reached the milestone of 1,000 available applications for the HP TouchPad: We just hit 1000 webOS apps specifically for the HP TouchPad. Not bad for a “dead” platform. 🙂 When HP launched the HP TouchPad this past July, it had just over 300 TouchPad-optimized […]
Amazon looking to buy webOS?
Rumours have already suggested that HTC and Samsung could buy HP’s webOS. You can now add Amazon to the list of potential suitors according to a VentureBeat.com report. A “well-placed source” is indicating that HP wants to get rid of webOS as quickly as possible and that Amazon is “the closest to finalizing the deal.” The report adds that there […]
Hewlett-Packard announces Meg Whitman as CEO
Hewlett-Packard today announced that LĂ©o Apotheker has stepped down as CEO, president and director. He has been replaced by Meg Whitman who steps in as president and chief executive officer. According to Ray Lane who also became executive chairman of the board today: “We are fortunate to have someone of Meg Whitman’s caliber and experience step up to lead HP. […]
Prototype HP TouchPad Go spotted?
The HP TouchPad Go (codename Opal), the smaller 7-inch sibling to the HP TouchPad, has made an appearance on a Chinese forum courtesy of someone claiming to have had one for three months. With HP recently announcing that it would no longer offer webOS hardware, it is unlikely that the hardware manufacturer will ever release it despite it apparently being […]