Archive for September, 2011
A top app making a big splash
One of the most hotly awaited apps for TouchPad hit the App Catalog earlier this week, where it’s been receiving rave reviews. Splashtop Remote Desktop HD lets you access whatever’s on your deskbound computer -- apps, streaming media hubs and other websites, data and other files -- right on you
Get an inside look at webOS
Ever since it burst on the scene in 2009, webOS as attracted fans and enthusiasts who wanted to find out more, get started developing apps, learn about homebrew options, or just get a look under the hood to understand what makes the OS tick. That enthusiasm often proved contagious, with webOS fan
Apotheker Out, As HP Names Meg Whitman CEO
HP's board of directors today announced that Léo Apotheker has "stepped down" as CEO. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer. "We are fortunate to have someone of Meg Whitman's caliber and experience step up to lead HP," said HP Board Dire
HP Begins Layoffs at the Palm Global Business Unit
HP is currently in the process of letting a large amount of former Palm Inc. employees go amid the recent decision by HP to terminate its mobile hardware business. WSJ's Digital Daily reports that as many at 525 people will be fired, more than half the current headcount. "As communicated on Augu
Have yourself a Supersonic Friday!
Let’s be frank: Could there be any better way to start your weekend then kicking into some radiant Supersonic HD neon-racing action on your HP TouchPad with a soundtrack provided by Finnish artist collective Kitkaliitto pouring out in all its Beats Audio goodness? Of course there is. And that w
Good things (like promo codes) come to those who wait
We promised our non-U.S. TouchPad fans that we’d have some app promo codes for them too, and the first three are now available exclusively for users in Canada, the UK and Ireland. Once again, these are first-come, first-served, so grab them now -- previous codes for the U.S. were snapped up in a
More Details on the Final TouchPad Production Run
Taiwanese Industry publication DigiTimes has posted