The open source resurrection of WebOS is underway, allowing device makers and hackers to install the operating system on tablets or other gadgets as early as September.
WebOS is the platform that HP acquired along with Palm …
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HP TouchSmart 320 Review: Great Value for an All-in-One, Touchscreen Is a Nice Extra
Touchscreen computers have it tough. While tablet and phones leverage touchscreen technology really well, standard computer operating systems just haven’t been built with a touch-first focus. That’ll change a bit with Windows 8, …
HP’s WebOS Going Open Source, Tablets May Return
WebOS, the software behind HP’s failed TouchPad tablet and Palm’s failed Pre smartphones, is getting another shot at life as an open source operating system.
That means anyone, from bedroom programmers to rival tech companies, …
One Last Shot at a $99 HP Tablet
The HP TouchPad: If you blinked, you may have missed it. The tablet launched on July 1 and was killed off on August 18. TouchPad, we hardly knew ye.
In no time at all, HP dropped the TouchPad’s starting price—originally …
New Mouse from HP Has a Dedicated Facebook Button
The days of typing “Facebook.com” into your browser’s address bar? Gone! Bookmarks? Pah! Shortcuts? Those require double clicks. Two clicks? Did we lose a war?! There’s got to be a better way! HP might have the answer with its …
HP’s ‘Folio 13′ Ultrabook Isn’t a MacBook Air Clone
I’ve been thinking of the “Ultrabook” category of laptops–devised and named by Intel–as being pretty much synonymous with “MacBook Air lookalikes that run Windows.” But HP’s new Folio (no relation to the Foleo) is …
HP 3D: Passive vs. Active
HP announced a 3D PC display and a 3D PC yesterday. To me, at least, the most interesting thing about them is that the company chose a different flavor of 3D for each device.
First the display. Its official moniker is the HP 2311gt 3D monitor, and it’s a 23″ LED-backlit display. Like most 3D movies you see in theaters, the 3D is …
Hello, 3D PC! HP Unveils TouchSmart 620 All-in-One
Okay you visually healthy don’t-need-glasses tech buffs, here’s your chance to don a pair of Buddy Holly-thick specs (thicker, in fact) while parked in front of a computer monitor that doubles as your PC. Meet the HP TouchSmart 620 3D Edition, another svelte, tower-free desktop HP’s adding to its already crowded lineup of all-in-one …
Do Windows 8 Tablets Stand a Chance?
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
According to Comscore, tablets now represent 2% of all U.S. based internet traffic. The dominant contributor to tablet traffic is, of course, …
HP Changes Its Mind, Won’t Spin Off PC Division
Hewlett Packard is reversing its decision to spin off its Personal Systems Group (PSG). The company announced in mid-August that it was looking to get out of the low-margin consumer market to adopt a more IBM-like approach revolving around enterprise consulting and infrastructure services.
That was under former CEO Leo Apotheker, …
HP Needs Whitman to Provide Renewed Leadership and Vision
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
This week HP is back in the news again, this time because they’ve fired CEO Leo Apotheker and hired board member and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. …
If HP Undoes Apotheker, Might WebOS Make a Comeback?
The New York Times has published a stunning takedown of HP’s board of directors, accusing the board of being “rife with animosities, suspicion, distrust, personal ambitions and jockeying for power that rendered it nearly dysfunctional.”
This very board, according to All Things D and Bloomberg, is thinking about ousting HP’s current …
