By Killian Bell |
At the same time it announced its plans to kill of the TouchPad tablet and the Pre smartphone, HP also announced that it was going to quit the personal PC business and focus on the enterprise market. At least that’s what we all thought. But…
By Killian Bell |
Recent speculation may have led you to believe that Samsung was gearing up to acquire HP’s newly abandoned personal computer business, but just like HP itself, Samsung just isn’t interested. In a statement issued this morning, the Korean company confirmed that it has “no intention”…
By Emily Price |
All it took was a discontinuation of the operating system and a little fire-sale price drop action to make the HP TouchPad finally a winner. The tablet’s dramatic price drop this past weekend made the tablets fly off the shelves, particularly those on Amazon where…
By Killian Bell |
Following the significant reductions made to its TouchPad tablet over the last few days, it seems inevitable that HP will also be slashing the price of its yet to be released Pre 3 smartphone. Just like the TouchPad, the Pre has been discontinued by HP,…
By usersubmit |
It may seem that HP is dead in the water. With their discontinuation of webOS, and spin off of their PC business, things look grim for the once hugely influential company. So what’s next for the tech giant? As it happens, the decision to spin…
By Killian Bell |
Those of you in the U.S. have been enjoying $99 TouchPads for three days now, and us Brits are feeling a little left out. Sure, HP has announced the device’s demise, and we’re not sure what’s going to happen to its webOS operating system, but…
By Killian Bell |
How many of you bought a bargain HP TouchPad for just $99 this weekend? Yeah, I’m guessing quite a few of you did. I did the same; I ordered one from the U.S. this morning. Now, even more so than before, I’m wondering what will…
By Emily Price |
HP dropped the price of the TouchPad to $99 this weekend, which was just the price drop the tablet needed to get it to literally fly off the shelves. I called all the Staples in my area yesterday (where the tablet was just $50) trying…
By Adriana Lee |
Remember when going smaller and smaller was the big phone trend? Tired of the bricks and bags, the cellular industry starting putting out some pretty teeny tiny mobile phones over time, even spawning parodies like the Zoolander microscopic wonder. Boy, do things change, especially when…
By Emily Price |
The death of webOS is pretty sad for some (especially Noah), but it also means that now you can score a pretty hefty discount on webOS devices. HP has slashed the price of the TouchPad down to a mind-boggling $99 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version,…
By Noah Kravitz |
Mike was right. I cried yesterday. Sure, my cheeks stayed dry but much as Eddie Murphy once said, “Karate man bruise on the inside,” tech bloggers don’t like to cry real tears over dead gadgets. At least not in public, anyway. So any glistening on…
By Killian Bell |
After just 49 days on the market, HP discontinued its TouchPad tablet yesterday, but it’s possible that the company knew the device couldn’t compete with the iPad a long time ago — and that, along with the Pre, its mediocre performance prevented the webOS team…
By Mike Perlman |
Remember Noah’s fantastically composed, yet desperate letter to HP beckoning them to fortify the strength and reach of HP’s webOS? Sadly, it was all for naught, for the word around town is that HP is closing the doors on webOS for good. HP announced today that…
By Killian Bell |
Electrical retailers all over the world are sat on a pile of 16GB and 32GB TouchPad tablets that they just can’t shift. So what is HP doing to help the situation? Adding a 64GB model to the mix! That’s right — HP has just unveiled a 64GB…
By Killian Bell |
Despite its recent price $100 price reduction, it seems HP is still struggling to shift its TouchPad webOS tablet, and according to AllThingsD, Best Buy has thousands of them sat around that it wants HP to take back. Best Buy is said to have initially…
By Killian Bell |
After a lengthy 7-month wait, HP has finally (and very quietly) launched its Pre 3 smartphone in Europe. Customers can purchase the device for £299 (approx. $490), which comes SIM-free for use on any network, from the Palm Eurostore with shipping within 1-2 business days.…
By Noah Kravitz |
Tablets are hot. Laptops are versatile. eReaders are inexpensive. So which is the best fit for your back to school bag? At the end of the day you may well go with the gear that sings to your heart. Let’s face it, a lot of…
By Adriana Lee |
The original TouchPad tablet may not have set the world on fire, but this has simply left some webOS fans holding out for signs of the next-gen TouchPad 4G, a rumored device that could’ve just hit the FCC. But has it? The TouchPad 4G is…
By Killian Bell |
HTC has just acquired a $300 million majority stake in Beats Electronics, which will see the Beats by Dr. Dre audio technology integrated into its devices later this year, finally delivering better mobile audio. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, said that the company’s new partnership…
By Killian Bell |
Following some pretty disappointing sales figures since its launch, HP reduced the price of its TouchPad by $100 last weekend in the hope that it would give the device a better chance against Apple’s hugely successful iPad. The reduction clearly did some good, because HP…
By Noah Kravitz |
Dear HP, Don’t let us down. Please. We’re rooting for you, but also we need you. So don’t let us down. You know what I’m talking about. I’m talking about smartphones not InkJets, tablets nor desktops – I’m talking about mobile and how the future…
By Emily Price |
A 4G-capable version of the HP TouchPad is now available on Amazon. The 32GB tablet is available for preorder now from the site for $700, $100 more than its regularly-priced Wi-Fi counterpart. HP ran a sale on the Wi-Fi version of the TouchPad this past…
By Adriana Lee |
Curious about the webOS tablet experience, but put off by the $500–600 asking price? Well, this weekend only, HP is selling its Touchpad tablet for a hundred off the full retail price. This means you have until Sunday August 7th to grab a $400 16GB…
By Emily Price |
Very rarely to you see a company update its device and drop the price in the same fatal swoop. In an effort to address some of the customer concerns with its TouchPad, HP released a software update for the TouchPad this week addressing some of…
