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HP Tries To Clean Up Their Mess And States They Intend To Spin Off The PC Line

July 31, 2017August 30, 2011 by David K

Once you say you are ‘looking at your options’ and trying to figure out what to do with your PC line you’ve sort of let the cat out of the bag. Looks like HP has learned that becoming a business only company may not pan out for them so they want to get that cat … Read more

HP Suggests There May Not Be More TouchPads–I Blame Samsung

October 7, 2025August 29, 2011 by David K

Any of you still looking for a TouchPad? Fire sales are tempting. Well HP changed it’s tune. Originally it was talking about when more TouchPads would be available and now it’s moved to an ‘if’ they are available. They posted this today: Q: When is HP getting more HP TouchPads? One week, two weeks, a … Read more

Back to the past with HP and Palm

October 7, 2025August 22, 2011 by Gil Bouhnick

It was a crazy weekend for HP (and Palm, RIP).

First came the announcement of the discontinued webOS devices by HP, which probably means the slow death of Palm’s webOS, which in other circumstances might have been a great competitor to iOS and Android.

Second, came the TouchPad Rush, where hundreds of consumers were unable to put their hands on the webOS-based tablet after the price was cut down to $99.

And if someone imagined there was some hidden potential in HP’s mobile products – came an enormous number of threads where people are looking to port Android OS onto the miserable TouchPad tablet… talk about humiliation…

At What Price Would Your Buy An HP TouchPad

October 7, 2025August 17, 2011 by David K

Everyone has their price, right? Well in light of the fact that Best Buy is sitting on 200,000 HP TouchPads you have to imagine that the deep discounts continue and in fact grow quite a bit. But it all boils down to something simple – is there a price you’d pay for it? I mean, … Read more

If WebOS Fanatics Are Delusional, What About Windows Phone Users?

April 7, 2016June 21, 2011 by David K

By now you’ve probably heard that HP is taking pre-orders for the HP TouchPad – their iPad competitor with prices to match. What’s been shocking to me, is that people seem generally excited about this. I mean, when I look at WebOS I see a dying OS. And that has nothing to do with the … Read more

AT&T announces the HP Veer 4G

October 7, 2025May 4, 2011 by Doug Smith

If you are looking for a lot of goodies packed into a very small device with slide out QWERTY keyboard then get a load of AT&T’s HP Veer 4G. HP’s latest device to be featured on the Death Star weighs in at only 3.63 ounces and has a small screen at 2.6 inches (320×400). The … Read more

From the horse’s mouth, Dell, LG, Samsung, and HTC shipping WP7 phones in the fall. HP is no longer listed as a WP7 partner

October 7, 2025July 13, 2010 by Danny Lam

At WPC10, Microsoft announced that Dell, LG, Samsung, and HTC all plan on releasing WP7 phones sometime this fall. In addition, HP is notably missing from the latest list of official WP7 partners. I hope OEMs will start unveiling more their products soon, I’m getting antsy waiting for some decent hardware to compliment the amazing … Read more

HP realizes they suck at making phones. To stick with tablets and printers.

May 29, 2013June 3, 2010 by Matt Anderson

Looks like HP is lining up the canceled/delayed Slate with their recent Palm acquisition. Mark Hurd, CEO of HP was quoted with saying “We didn’t buy Palm to be in the smartphone business.” This is probably a good thing as much as the last Ipaq I used sucked. This along with issues of infrastructure and … Read more

HP To Buy Palm – It’s Official

March 13, 2014April 28, 2010 by David K

Hot off the presses WebOS lives: HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion Combination will accelerate HP’s growth within the more than $100 billion connected mobile device market PALO ALTO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2010 HP and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP … Read more