Even though HP is apparently committed to webOS (whether by sale or some miraculous re-birth within the company), they will carry onward with fewer webOS members in tow. Following the abandonment of webOS hardware back in August, HP today started laying off an unconfirmed amount of webOS employees. (Some reports indicate layoffs may go as high as 525.) What’s uncertain even now is what exactly HP’s plan is. While they’ve already voiced interest in...
WebOS fans licking their wounds after HP’s untimely exit last month will no doubt find images of the unreleased 7″ TouchPad Go tablet creating an even greater feeling of sadness. Cheer up. Maybe a TouchPad Go or two will show up on eBay… Source: Zoopda | Via: ...
Miss out on the HP TouchPad fire sale from a few weeks back? Well, we have bittersweet news. Sweet: HP is planning to hold another TouchPad fire sale beginning September 28th at 9:00 AM PST. Bitter: The fire sale is only for U.S. HP employees…at least for now. The news was dispersed to HP employees via internal email. Similar to the first fire sale, pricing will be $99/$149 for the 16 GB and 32 GB TouchPads. Shipping will occur within 10 days of the initial...
The race to get the TouchPad up and running with the latest and greatest version of Android and fully functional to boot got another couple of checkboxes marked off this weekend. The talented Cyanogenmod developers whipped up a video showcasing the TouchPad’s newly added features compliments of Cyanogenmod 7: unctional WiFi, access to the Android Market, audio (albeit a bit fast) and an operational accelerometer. As of writing we’re also seeing news that the...
As one of the (apparently) few people who had a thing for webOS’ sleek lines and heaps of potential, it saddened me when HP made the surprise announcement that they were discontinuing all webOS hardware. And then but a few days later comments from HP indicated they could once again re-open the webOS hardware shop later on down the road. Needless to say, HP’s stance is confusing as much as it is disappointing. But there is hope for webOS aficionados. Rumors...
