Amit Chowdhry | December 9, 2011 | 525 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Meg Whitman, Palm webOS, webOS

According to PreCentral, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman will be calling an all-hands meeting later today to make a final decision on webOS. There are only about four possible scenarios coming out of this meeting: a.) webOS will be killed off b.) They will keep webOS and focus more on mobile development c.) Try to find another buy for Palm / webOS d.) Postpone the decision again. My guess is that HP spent so much time, energy, and money investing in webOS that they will not just kill it off. My best guess is that they will keep it, but may not focus as much on using webOS technology as they have in the past with the development of the TouchPad. I have a feeling that they will just keep it on the back-burner given that the company’s core business is still PC manufacturing and enterprise IT. [PreCentral]
Amit Chowdhry | November 22, 2011 | 421 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Palm webOS, webOS

When Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) acquired Palm in April 2010, the company said that they are planning to “double down” on the webOS operating system. Now that is proving to be a very costly mistake.

Amit Chowdhry | November 6, 2011 | 845 views | 2 Comments
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP TouchPad, Palm Inc., Palm webOS, webOS

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has announced that developers in the U.S., Canada, and Europe will have a chance to buy a 32GB HP TouchPad for $150 or €150 in Europe for a limited time and while supplies last. It is unknown how many TouchPads are available for sale, but HP is allowing applicants to request up to two TouchPads at the discounted price. Anyone who is interested would have to apply by November 18th. If they receive an acceptance, then the coupon will have to be redeemed before November 27th. Visit the Palm Device Developer program website for more details. [Engadget]
Amit Chowdhry | October 28, 2011 | 621 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Meg Whitman, Palm Inc., Palm webOS, webOS

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker was replaced by Meg Whitman last month. One of the reasons why Apotheker resigned was because investors thought he was crazy for considering to spin off the company’s PC division. The board of directors at Hewlett Packard including Whitman has decided that they will be keeping their PC division.

Amit Chowdhry | April 13, 2011 | 798 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP TouchPad, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Palm webOS

PreCentral.com bloggers has received an unreleased copy of webOS 3.0 and they recorded a video of it in action. The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) webOS 3.0 mobile operating system has several new features from the previous version. webOS 3.0 will be used on new HP Pre smartphones and the TouchPad tablet. Some of the new features include:

Amit Chowdhry | February 9, 2011 | 970 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP Pre 3, HP TouchPad, HP Veer, Jon Rubinstein, Palm Inc., Palm webOS

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has made some major product announcements today. They announced a new tablet called the TouchPad, a new webOS phone called the Veer, and the Pre 3:
The TouchPad is a 9.7-inch screen with a front 1.3 megapixel camera. It has 16 and 32GB models and runs on a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor. The resolution is 1024×768. The TouchPad supports multi-tasking, Adobe Flash, Quickoffice, Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, and HP Wireless Printer support.

Amit Chowdhry | January 24, 2011 | 997 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP Topaz, Palm Inc., Palm webOS

Details about the HP Topaz webOS tablet has been leaked. The Topaz is expected to have a 9.7-inch screen. Rumor has it that Hewlett Packard will be officially announcing the tablet on February 9th. Below are specs about the device as leaked by Pre-Central.

Amit Chowdhry | January 19, 2011 | 1,326 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Palm Inc., Palm webOS

Engadget has revealed additional details about the Palm webOS tablets that have the codename “Topaz” and “Opal.” The Opal will measure 180x144x13mm and will have a 1,024×768 pixel TFT LCD display. The Topaz tablet will ship 3 months before and it will have a 241x190x13mm size.
