Archive for July, 2011
HP TouchPad Arrives in Asia Pacific
TouchPad is spreading its wings into Asia Pacific. It will be available in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong in August. Check out the video on YouTube of Anthony McMahon, vice president of webOS for Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific and Japan, talking about TouchPad in Asia Pacific. You ca
Two Bloomberg Interviews with Todd Bradley
On the heels of their July 12th article discussing the recent management shakeup at HP, last week Bloomberg interviewed Todd Bradley, HP's Executive Vice President of the Personal Systems Group, from the Fortune's Braintech conference in Aspen, Colorado. During the course of the six minute YouT
HP MovieStore Joins Kindle and 7digital Apps on WebOS
As HP prepares to rollout the substantial WebOS 3.0.2 for the TouchPad at the end of the month, a number of new services and apps are arriving in advance of the big update. Here's a roundup of the most notable of the most notable new media-related applications. First off, we have HP's MovieStore
Tune in, turn on, and rock out!
New HP webOS apps can now bring millions of movies, TV shows, and songs directly to your HP TouchPad. With the HP MovieStore powered by RoxioNow -- a Rovi company, U.S. TouchPad customers can rent or buy recent films and TV programs from leading studios and networks. Videos can be downloaded so yo
Now you can curl up with a good book (or two, or three, or 950,000) on your TouchPad
The Kindle Beta for webOS app is now available for the HP TouchPad. Your TouchPad now has access to more than 950,000 titles from Amazon's Kindle Store, as well as thousands of the most popular classic public domain titles. Paid titles offer free downloadable samples, and Amazon's Whispersync techn
HP WebOS Roadmap Leaked
Last week, Precentral received quite the bounty from an anonymous HP insider in the form of a leaked HP roadmap. The internal presentation covers a period of time ranging from the HYPERLINK "http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/10124/hp-veer-4g-initial-impressions/" Veer 4G's launch in May/June
PC Mag & Gizmodo Take HP to Task
Earlier this month we took a look at the initial crop of HP TouchPad reviews from around the web. For two rather unique takes on the TouchPad, we have two newer opinion pieces that take a fresh look at the TouchPad in the immediate aftermath of its launch and this week's news of Jon Rubinstein's r
HP Announces TouchPad 4G for AT&T
Coming less than two full weeks after the wi-fi version hit store shelves, HP and AT&T have officially announced the TouchPad 4G for AT&T. In an announcement made via their (still) Palm-Branded blog, HP has moved swiftly in announcing the next iteration of TouchPad. Much like the Veer 4G t
HP’s Jaaksi and Rubinstein Defend WebOS
Now that the TouchPad has been on retail shelves for nearly two weeks, a growing number of complaints from both professional reviewers and users alike have prompted HP to respond to various criticisms leveled at the first WebOS tablet. HP's Senior VP of WebOS Ari Jaaksi took to his personal blo
No Future WebOS Devices Coming to Sprint
In a move not surprising any long-time WebOS watchers, This is my next's Nilay Patel has posted exclusive word from a "trusted source" Sprint insider that the Pre 3 is not coming to Sprint. In fact, no future WebOS-powered devices are reportedly coming to the carrier. With Sprint now firmly ou