Jon Rubinstein is known for playing a key role in the development of the Apple iPod, iMac, and Palm’s webOS. In April 2006, Rubinstein left Apple from the SVP of the iPod division to become the executive chairman of the board at Palm Inc. He was made CEO of the company in 2009 and replaced Ed Colligan.
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Hewlett Packard has announced two new devices. The Slatebook x2 is a 10.1-inch Android tablet and the Split x2 is a hybrid Windows 8 PC / tablet.
Hewlett Packard has announced a new line of PC laptops. The new ProBook 200 and ProBook 400 laptops are fitting for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they are up to 36% thinner than the company’s previous generation of laptops and are cost-effective machines with a starting price of $249.
We first wrote about the HP Slate 7 back in February, but there was no word at the time about when it would arrive. The Slate 7 is now available for purchase at a price tag of $169.99.
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Hewlett-Packard is meeting with shareholders today in Mountain View, California. While the proceedings are expected to be routine, Meg Whitman will be making a presentation to reiterate her plan to turn around the company in 2013 and 2014. However several shareholders are seeking to have HP’s management changed around according to AllThingsD.
Hewlett Packard is the first company on LinkedIn to hit one million followers. LinkedIn VP of marketing Nick Besbeas said that the company built a following by posting relevant updates and insights. They also used targeted LinkedIn Follow ads. The ads helped HP add around 300,000 followers in a two-month period. HP has around 180,000 Twitter followers and around 2.2 million Facebook followers.
LG Electronics has acquired the software and intellectual property rights for webOS from HP. HP acquired webOS developer Palm for roughly $1.2 billion back in April 2012. After creating new smartphones and tablets using webOS, HP stopped making them due to weak sales. So HP decided to open source the operating system in December 2011.
Today Hewlett Packard has announced a new device called the Slate 7. The Slate 7 is a 7-inch $169 tablet with a dual-core ARM A9 processor, 1024 x 600 FFS+ display, 16GB RAM, and 8GB memory. The Slate 7 has a pair of cameras and is powered by Beats Audio. It has an HP ePrint application. The Slate 7 runs on Android 4.1.1. There isn’t any GPS, NFC, or cellular radios.
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