HP sends webOS to death in the hands of “the open source community”, may do tablets again in 2013
webOS’ fate has been sealed. If you were still wondering (in which case you’re unbelievably fanboyish), webOS is dead. Or, at least, the webOS that you and I know is. Officially. So how did HP choose to end this little mobile OS that (once) could? Simple. HP Symbianed webOS. Yes, webOS will be contributed to [...]
HP officially pulls the plug on all webOS devices
Well, this didn’t take long. HP has just confirmed that they will be discontinuing the TouchPad and all webOS phones. This will certainly affect the release of the white 64GB TouchPad we talked about earlier today. Furthermore, this brings credence to the reports Best Buy asking for a refund for HP TouchPads still sitting on the giant retailer [...]
White HP TouchPad 64GB now available in France with dual-core 1.5GHz
Coming fresh off some embarrassing rumors about Best Buy seeking a refund on its original TouchPad, HP has just released a new and improved model in the country of France. The new pad has been seen on the company’s French site, sporting 64GB of storage, a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060, a painted white back cover, [...]
Sources: No one wants an HP Touchpad, and Best Buy wants a refund
Sources tell All Things D’s Arik Hesseldahl that HP’s TouchPad—it’s first WebOS tablet offering—is selling so poorly that one big box retailer is asking for a refund. Best Buy has taken delivery of 270,000 HP TouchPads, selling 25,000. Another source said the 25,000 unit estimate might be considered“charitable.” Best Buy is reportedly so exasperated by [...]
HP Pre 3 will be available in the UK tomorrow for £360
It’s definitely been a long time since HP announced the Pre 3 back in February, yet here we are half a year later and the smartphone still isn’t available to purchase in the UK. However, that will change tomorrow. Well known online retailer Clove has announced on its blog that it will be receiving the [...]
4G HP TouchPad hits FCC, heading to AT&T
A 32GB 4G HP TouchPad has just hit the FCC on its way to AT&T. The device is expected at some point this month thanks to a leaked HP road map. Unfortunately, the 4G HP TouchPad will run on AT&T’s HSPA+ network rather than AT&T’s upcoming LTE network. The 32GB 4G TouchPad will be different [...]
UK: HP Pre 3 now up for pre-order with Orange and T-Mobile contracts, free from £20.42 per month
The HP Pre 3 was initially due for release in the UK this month, but it’s since been delayed. Now if you’re really anxious to get your hands on one, you have been able to pre-order it for quite a while now if you wanted its SIM-free and unlocked incarnation. If, however, you’re more into [...]
HP TouchPad will be available in Australia on August 15
The HP TouchPad, the company’s first webOS-based tablet, is already available in North America and in some European markets. So it’s expected that it will slowly make its way to other territories. After all, one of HP’s key strengths is distribution, so it may as well sell the TouchPad in as many countries as it [...]
HP TouchPad now available in the UK, Canada, Germany, and France
The HP TouchPad has finally become available outside the US, just five short months after it was announced. The few countries that were lucky enough to be granted the honor of selling the TouchPad starting today are the UK, Canada, Germany, and France. At least those have been confirmed until now. The TouchPad may have [...]
HP Pre 3 may get a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor (at least in the UK)
The HP Pre 3 was announced all the way back in February, yet unlike the HP TouchPad and the HP Veer that were also announced at the same time, HP’s flagship smartphone still isn’t available anywhere. In the UK, we heard that it would launch on July 8, but that obviously hasn’t happened and there [...]
AT&T to get the HP TouchPad 4G soon, with a 300 MHz processor speed boost
AT&T is about to get its very own version of the HP TouchPad webOS tablet. HP has just officially announced the TouchPad 4G, which will become available on AT&T “in time for back to school”. The TouchPad 4G will basically be the same TouchPad that we already know, except for one detail. The TouchPad 4G [...]
Sprint won’t get the HP Pre 3
The HP Pre 3 is the first high-end webOS-powered smartphone to be developed after HP purchased Palm. And while it’s still not available in the US, it is coming soon, and, HP hopes, will put webOS back on the map, so to speak. Sprint was the launch partner for the original Pre, a device that [...]
HP Pre 3 apparently delayed ’til late July in the UK
Last time we heard about them, the HP TouchPad and HP Pre 3 were supposed to be released in the first half of this month. Unfortunately, it looks like HP won’t be able to ship the devices in due time. According to Clove, which currently takes pre-orders for both the TouchPad and the Pre 3, [...]
7-inch HP Opal tablet may launch in August
Back in January we first heard some leaked tidbits about HP’s plans in the tablet space. And what we heard back then was that HP was working on two webOS-powered tablets. In the meantime, of course, one of those turned out to be the TouchPad, previously known by its codename Topaz. Yet alongside the Topaz [...]
HP TouchPad pre-orders now live in the UK, prices start at £399.99, shipping on July 15
After having reached pre-order status in the US and Canada, HP’s first webOS tablet, the TouchPad, is now finally available to pre-order in the UK as well. And just like on the other side of the pond, there are two versions up for grabs, one with 16 GB of internal storage, and another with 32 [...]
HP TouchPad can be pre-ordered in the US and Canada now
If you’re in Canada, wondering when you’ll be able to buy the HP TouchPad, we’ve got an answer for you: the world’s first webOS tablet should be available for purchase starting July 15 (unlike in the US, where customers will find it in stores starting July 1). Until then, you can pre-order the TouchPad at [...]
AT&T and Verizon may launch HP Pre 3 in July, complete with Skype integration
The HP Pre 3 was announced all the way back in February, yet since then we’ve heard little to nothing about this smartphone and its journey to the US market. We have however heard all kinds of things about the Pre 3′s small sibling, the Veer, or even the TouchPad, HP’s first webOS tablet, yet [...]
HP Pre 3 pre-orders start in the UK, £349.99 and shipping on July 8
This February, HP announced its new lineup of webOS-powered hardware for 2011, while also getting rid of the Palm brand. Since then, we’ve played with the devices, and while we’ve heard a lot of things about the TouchPad and the Veer, the Pre 3 isn’t a device we get to write about every week. Which [...]
Future HP TouchPad names revealed?
HP doesn’t seem to be wasting time trying to get its new webOS onto the mobile market. HP already has the HP Veer available on AT&T and the TouchPad is slated for a July 1st release, but we have just found some new info on a possible future TouchPad. HP has just applied for trademark [...]
HP Pre 3 and HP TouchPad headed to Rogers Canada
Expected to hit the shelves in the US starting July 1, the HP TouchPad (the world’s first WebOS tablet) will also be released in Canada soon. According to Mobile Syrup, the TouchPad will be launched by Rogers on July 15, for $499 (the 16GB version), and $599 (32GB) – as you can see, the prices [...]