By Brandon Russell |
Windows 8 isn’t expected to drop until the end of 2012, but HP may already be preparing to shop around one tablet equipped with Microsoft’s upcoming OS. An internal slide — cleverly titled “The Right Business Touch” — acquired by Neowin — reveals what appears…
By Brandon Russell |
Oracle, a company that specializes in enterprise software products — particularly database management systems — once considered entering the smartphone market to compete directly with Android. In fact, according to the company’s CEO, Larry Ellison, Oracle at one point contemplated the purchase of Research In…
By Brandon Russell |
Intel is reportedly preparing to unveil its first string of Ivy Bridge processors on Monday, April 23. The quad-core chips, which emphasize graphics and multimedia processing strengths, will be available for both mobile and desktop devices, CNET said. Dual-core chips are expected to land later this…
By Todd Haselton |
HP on Wednesday officially announced that it is restructuring the company and merging the Imaging and Printing Group with its Personal Systems Group to create a new Printing and Personal Systems Group. Todd Bradley will head up the new division and the current executive vice…
By Sean P. Aune |
As HP tried to find a new niche for itself, rumors are arising that the company may combine its flagging PC business with its still successful printer division. A story has been circulating today that originated over at All Things D that HP CEO Meg…
By Todd Haselton |
HP on Tuesday announced that it was releasing additional developer tools for its Open webOS project. The company released a new mobile web browser called Isis, which is built on QtWebkit — a technology that was first open sourced by Nokia — and supports both…
By Brandon Russell |
After failing to find a buyer for Palm’s assets, HP begrudgingly announced that webOS would be an open affair. With the dust finally settled, HP CEO Meg Whitman saw fit to reveal details about her feelings towards webOS’ future, explaining how HP has a clear…
By Sean P. Aune |
Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm, has fulfilled his duties to HP and has made his way out the door. When Hewlett-Packard purchased Palm in 2010, they got Jon Rubinstein, the CEO of the company at the time, in the deal. His agreement with HP…
By Noah Kravitz |
The official open-sourcing of webOS began today with the release of Enyo 2.0 to developers. Along with today’s release, HP also detailed a nine-month roadmap culminating in the full release of Open webOS 1.0 this September. The full details are available on the HP webOS Developer Blog.…
By Killian Bell |
If you weren’t already disappointed that you missed out on a $99 TouchPad tablet during HP’s fire sale last year, then you will be now. We already know that hackers are working on porting Google’s Android operating system to the device, but we didn’t expect it…
By Sean P. Aune |
It might be surprising to some, but even though HP has opted to put webOS out to the open source pasture, the company still plans to support the software, and to do that, someone has to be in charge of it. HP named HP Names…
By Killian Bell |
Despite announcing the death of its webOS hardware back in August, 2011, HP is still rolling out updates for its failed TouchPad tablet. The latest release, webOS version 3.0.5, introduces a number of new features and a list of tweaks that will undoubtedly be welcomed…
By Killian Bell |
Since the release of Apple’s iPad back in 2010, numerous manufacturers have attempted to secure their own portion of the market with rival devices running rival operating systems. Unfortunately for them, the iPad is just too strong to be taken down, and many vendors —…
By Adriana Lee |
As 2011 ticks that last digit over, it’s natural to take a moment and reflect. It’s perhaps the only time when being a bit sentimental isn’t corny or cheesy, but expected, especially after a year that made us laugh, scream, cry or cheer. At various…
By Brandon Russell |
After dragging its feet for the better part of 2011, HP finally decided to make webOS an open affair rather than kill it off altogether. Newly released information is shedding light on what may have happened during this period of darkness, revealing HP to be…
By Noah Kravitz |
Looking back I can hardly remember what gadgets were hot on my mind as I boarded the short flight from Oakland to Las Vegas for CES 2011. I remember that show featuring an onslaught of dual-core mobile devices and a sexy electric car that still…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s the end of the year, and Noah K rounds up the biggest and baddest rumors of 2011. From phones to tablets, from Apple to Zinc, Noah covers all the happenings that made the 2011 tech headlines. Top Apple Rumors of 2011 Top Android Rumors…
By Adriana Lee |
Interesting things have been happening in the smartphone technosphere this year. Android, once the young upstart, is now a juggernaut with an army of devices stomping all over the mobile scene. Although Apple‘s iPhone is still the one to beat, the company seems more interested in suing…
By Emily Price |
HP is looking to get rid of its remaining stock of TouchPads tonight on eBay. The company will be selling the 16GB version of the tablet for $99 and the 32GB version for $149, starting at 6pm. Each customer is restricted to buying two tablets,…
By Sean P. Aune |
After what seemed like an endless stream of delays, HP has finally decided the fate of the webOS platform. While we had many promised decision dates on the Palm-developed operating system, newly installed HP CEO Meg Whitman announced today via press release that the company…
By Brandon Russell |
It looks like HP is holding round two of its $99 TouchPad fire sale starting Sunday, December 11 at 6:00 pm CST. Cue “The Final Countdown” by Europe, because these may be the last batch we’ll ever see. The sale will be held through HP’s eBay store…
By Killian Bell |
I still feel a little sorry for HP’s webOS devices after they were discontinued earlier this year. Despite their terrific operating system, the device’s weren’t at all popular until they were significantly reduced to as little as $99 in a fire sale shortly after their death. With…
By Noah Kravitz |
HP CEO Meg Whitman said earlier this week she needs another two weeks to figure out what to do with webOS, the reigning “I coulda been a contender!” of the mobile computing world. In the short span of a year HP went from investing billions…
By Killian Bell |
Still wondering what’s going to happen with HP’s webOS operating system? Yeah, so are we. Fortunately we don’t have long to wait now before the company officially announces its decision on the future of the mobile platform. HP’s recently appointed CEO Meg Whitman revealed in…
