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The rumours continue to swirl around HP and WebOS but AppleInsider is claiming that the fate of WebOS could be decided today (11th October). Reports suggest that the initial bidding process is complete and that an annoucement may be made after a meeting today to confirm the next step in the sale process. There's been much speculation as to who the
It's been an insane day and evening here in the UK if you were interested in HP's TouchPad firesale. Rumours persisted throughout the day as to when various on-line retailers were going to cut the prices and there was disbelief that the prices were going to be as good as the US $100. Word leaked out that it was going
A few days ago we received the sad news that HP was discontinuing webOS devices. The only good news out of that was for gadget lovers - HP has slashed prices on the recently released TouchPad (it's already out-of-stock at Walmart online). The bad news for HP, beyond the bad press and bad stock prices, was that Microsoft leaped on
Today HP announced they are discontinuing operation for webOS devices including the Touchpad and webOS phones. WebOS was originally developed by Palm and first released as the Palm Pre in 2009. In 2010 HP purchased Palm. The Touchpad and HP Veer and HP Pre 3 were all announce in February 2011. Unfortunately they couldn’t penetrate the market and sales were
It's finally the end of the line for Palm and WebOS. HP killed off the Palm name a few months ago and it now looks like it's fatal for WebOS too. In a press release today, HP reported "that it plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones. HP will continue
The HP TouchPad came on to the market with two main criticisms, first the lack of apps, and second, pricing was on a par with the iPad 2. Even with these two points, most reviews gave the TouchPad the number 2 tablet slot for WebOS's ease-of-use. A month on from the TouchPad's launch, much of the original criticism can be
My HP TouchPad arrived on my doorstep last Tuesday and it's been an interesting week since I opened the box. Here are a few thoughts on the first WebOS tablet. First impressions do count and the box itself started well. It has an almost airtight sliding drawer construction that makes it impossible to open quickly. This slowly reveals the TouchPad as it pulls