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 […]
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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 […]
Free HP TouchPad apps for Canada, the UK and Ireland
After offering a number of free apps to its US HP TouchPad users, Hewlett-Packard is now making good on its promise and offering a number of free app codes for non-US users. The lucky countries this time are Canada, the UK and Ireland. Here are the apps and matching codes offered: Big Boss: Design your “Boss” – a gigantic monster […]
Samsung dispels webOS purchase rumours
Samsung today dispelled rumours that it would buy webOS with some strong words from its CEO. Bloomberg quotes CEO Choi Gee Sung as saying that Samsung would “never” buy the mobile operating system from HP. He added that “It’s not right that acquiring an operating system is becoming a fashion.” Samsung already has its own mobile operating system, Bada, and […]
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 […]