Archive for October, 2011
A new Office app (just in time for your next TPS report)
So it’s one of the deep questions of our time – which version of The Office is best? The Brit-com starring the cheekily caustic creator Ricky Gervais, or the import featuring marvelously madcap milquetoast Steve Carell? Perhaps the Carell-free edition currently airing on US primetime schedules?
Best Buy to Offer $150 TouchPad PC Bundle
Even with an uncertain future facing the platform, HP has just announced a new TouchPad-related deal via a joint promotion with retail giant Best Buy. This latest "deal" offers consumers a $150 32GB TouchPad (HP's standard, non-bundle clearance price) with the purchase of select HP or Compaq Deskt
Guardian Reports WebOS Days Are Numbered
The UK's Guardian paper is reporting that an imminent shutdown is looming for the last vestiges of HP's WebOS division. According to a new piece posted today by Charles Arthur, the report states that up to 500 jobs could be lost due to the closure of the WebOS division between now and November.
HP Decides Not to Spin off PC Division, webOS Future Still Uncertain
Thursday, October 27th marked the end of a long period of uncertainty for the HP faithful, as the company announced via conference call to not spin-off their Personal System Group and personal computer business. A period of evaluating various strategic alternatives revealed the unsurprising analys
WebOS Dev Head Leaves for Nokia
While the exodus of top WebOS and Palm talent from HP has slowed in recent weeks, HP's former VP of Worldwide Developer Relations Richard Kerris has just announced that he has left HP and is now employed by Nokia. Prior to the move to Nokia, Kerris was most recently heard from publicly announcing th
TouchPad Receives WebOS 3.04 Update
Despite the level of uncertainty surrounding the future of WebOS and HP's Personal Systems Group, the TouchPad has nevertheless received a new OTA update, making good on HP's promises to continue updating the device and the OS. Bearing version number 3.0.4 build 77, this rather surprising release
What’s new in webOS 3.0.4?
A new over-the-air update for HP TouchPad is now available. (For details about how over-the-air updates work, click here.) Some of the new functionality you'll find in the new update include: A new Camera app for photos and video The ability to pair non-webOS phones to your TouchPad, so you can an
Which is more funner: Three fun guys or 550 fungi?
So, what's your idea of fun this weekend? Checking out the new Jack Black/Steve Martin/Owen Wilson battle-of-the-birdwatchers flick "The Big Year" or exploring a brand new virtual museum of mycology (that's mushroom-osity, for the non-mycologists among you) on your TouchPad? Whichever you
A new view of the world
The Maps app on your webOS phone is getting a new view of the world. It now uses the same "much, much better" approach to maps as the HP TouchPad. Powered by Microsoft Bing Maps, you’ll find some new features when you launch the new Maps app. Some of the highlights (depending on your
A thousand (and one incredible one) reasons to visit the App Catalog
Earlier this week, the App Catalog welcomed the 1,000th app optimized for HP TouchPad. (Of course, there are already thousands of compatible webOS apps, but these 1,000 apps have been developed specifically for TouchPad.) The app earning the honor of #1,000? Gun Bros, a free game from Glu Mobile. A