In a move that has surprised us all, HP has decided to turn its WebOS platform open-source. CEO Meg Whitman has said that in addition to allowing the world to help improve it they will also keep a group of about 600 employees working on it at HP. A mere 6 weeks after the launch [...]
This time, we have a video on Youtube from team-touchdroid Looks like they have ten point multi-touch working. I hope this encourages all of us to step our game up a notch, and claim that bounty for a working android port on the HP touchpad. With the second round of discounted HP Touchpads is still [...]
In a surprising move, HP has decided to manufacture and sell one last run of Touchpads. From their site- “Despite announcing an end to manufacturing webOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand. We don’t know exactly when these units will be available or how many we’ll [...]
Yet another Indian company has announced a new tablet, and guess what ? It is priced at a meager $99. While the HP’s fire sale last week is still fresh in our minds, we have another tablet that sells for $99. The Bangalore based firm, LACS(Lakshmi Access Communications Systems) has introduced its tablet called Magnum [...]
Zerofill has tweeted HP, and emailed the CEO to try and purchase 5 Touchpads for the community to use. The goal is to give the device, recently canceled, a new lease on life by porting an android operating system to it. There was a huge number of Touchpads sold since the drastic price drop, [...]
In a stunning move, HP has decided to halt sales of their WebOS-based tablets and phones. The press release states, in part, ”HP reported that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. HP will continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS [...]
Qualcomm (known for the SoC’s used in HTC phones and tablets, among others), have released their next roadmap, showcasing their Snapdragon CPU development. The main change is a complete overhaul of their naming scheme. Gone are the days where consumers had to choose between an QSD8250 or an MSM8255. The new lineup will consist of a more [...]
HP, Verizon, and Acer are all offering discounts and price cuts to try to spur sales of android tablets. With so many tablets on the market already, and more on the way, it’s becoming harder to separate your product from everyone else’s. So cutting prices is one of the only areas left to make your [...]
Staples is running a promotion until 7/30/2011, offering a $100 off coupon for tablets. The HP Touchpad, Amazon Kindle, and B&N Nook are not included. Models that are available are the Motorola Xoom, Acer Iconia A500, and several 7″ tablets. A good idea is to call your local store for what they have in stock. [...]
I recently was at a local electronic retailer who had several tablets out for display. I decided to check out how they stack up against each other, so following is my impressions. The Toshiba Thrive, with HC 3.1, was first up. Right away, I was impressed by the screen. It seems very bright, with excellent [...]
