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HP TouchPad: one last batch incoming

August 31, 2011 9:28 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: HP, HP TouchPad, webos

Update: Sadly, we’ve just heard from HP that the final run of the HP TouchPad is a US-only deal. Here’s the company’s official statement:

“We are pleased by the response to webOS and look forward to customer feedback so we can further enhance the platform. A limited quantity of TouchPads will be available in the coming weeks in North America only. In EMEA we are discontinuing the webOS hardware operations and will not offer any additional products beyond what might be currently available in selective outlets.” Oh well…

Bummed that you missed out on a cut-price HP TouchPad? You could be in luck. HP has revealed that it plans to push out “one last run” of the webOS tablet to satisfy the demand created by slashing the price of the hardware. It also might just have more than a little to do with appeasing suppliers stuck with stacks of HP TouchPad components.

How many more units of the HP TouchPad will be up for grabs isn’t clear but the company is promising to get the final batch on the shelves imminently. Read on for full details of what appears to be the HP TouchPad’s last hurrah, unless HP goes and changes its mind again…

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HP TouchPad Android video: alpha port up and running!

August 30, 2011 10:46 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Android, Cyanogen, Cyanogenmod 7, HP TouchPad

Behold the HP TouchPad running Android! Last week we heard about TouchDroid, a project by to bring Android to the HP TouchPad, and even saw an Android Froyo HP TouchPad listed on eBay but Cyanogen has delivered the first video of the webOS hardware running Google’s OS.

The HP TouchPad in the video is running the Cyanogenmod 7 of Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 and the port is in very early alpha stages. Cyanogen says its working on a touch bug right now and aims to “create a ‘multi-boot’ solution where the end user will be able to boot into webOS, Cyanogenmod and/or other OSes”. The group says it’ll be “a long while” before it can release the HP TouchPad Android port to the masses but you can see it’s early efforts after the jump…

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First HP TouchPad running Android 2.2 hits eBay

August 25, 2011 5:05 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Android 2.2, Android Froyo, HP TouchPad, webos

Last time we checked the HP TouchPad was in the midst of a fire sale. Priced at $99 here in the US, the first (and possibly last) webOS slate has sold out across most sales channels. Earlier this week we told you about an Android port in the works and today it seems one TouchPad enthusiast has done just that. A 32GB HP TouchPad running Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box has just been listed on eBay for a whopping $700 (£427). We’ve heard of a mark up, but 250 percent seems a tad high if you ask us.

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HP TouchPad Android port incoming: a rebirth already?

August 22, 2011 10:02 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Android, Google, HP, HP TouchPad, port, TouchDroid, webos

The HP TouchPad could have a new life as an Android tablet if a band of dedicated developers pull off their new project. TouchDroid is a plan to port Android to the HP TouchPad and open up the Android Market on the tablet. The team of four (Thomas Sohmers, Frankie F, John Hale and Jacob Bell) has already got a website up touting for donations to the cause and has outlined how they plan to turn the webOS device into a member of the Android army.

To start with, the TouchDroid project is aiming to get Android Gingerbread up and running on the HP TouchPad but has its sights set on jumping to Android Honeycomb soon and even getting Android Ice Cream Sandwich onboard once the combined tablet/smartphone OS emerges. You can follow the group’s progress at the link below. Click the headline and hop into the comments to tell us: do you fancy playing with a HP TouchPad with Android inside?

Out TBC | £free | Touch Droid

Is the iPad 2 the perfect webOS tablet?

August 19, 2011 5:54 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple iPad 2, HP TouchPad, IOS, Pre 3, webos

Early today when HP announced it was closing shop on webOS hardware we began to speculate over possible hardware partners for the waning OS. Apparently HP engineers had begun experimenting with possibilities long before the announcement. The Next Web is reporting that a source “close to the subject” has first hand knowledge of webOS running on Apple hardware. Even more shocking? The iPad 2 runs webOS twice as fast as the HP TouchPad.

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HP Pre 3 hits official store for £299: are you tempted?

August 17, 2011 9:22 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: HP Pre 3, HP TouchPad, HP Veer, webos, webOS 3.1

We told you the HP Pre 3 would arrive today after Clove spilled the beans yesterday, now the third member of the webOS amigos has joined the HP Veer and HP TouchPad on the HP Palm official store.

You can get a SIM-free HP Pre 3 in your hands within 1 to 2 business days if you slap down £299 for the privilege. For that you’ll get a 1.4GHz processor, a 3.6in touchscreen, webOS 3.1 and Touch To Share smarts when you pair it with the HP TouchPad .

It’s been a long seven months since the HP Pre 3 was announced and we’re wondering whether you’ve been eagerly awaiting its arrival or distracted by other things. Click the headline and head for the comments to let us know whether you’ll be plumping for the Pre 3 now it’s finally arrived.

Out now | £299 | HP

HP TouchPad Go: 7in webOS tablet revealed

August 12, 2011 11:33 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: HP, HP TouchPad, HP TouchPad Go, webos

The HP TouchPad has just had a price cut in the US and looks like it’s struggling but the company is forging ahead with its next webOS tablet. The HP TouchPad Go, a 7in model, has popped up in documents from the Federal Communications Commission. We first heard about a 7in webOS tablet in January this year when it was referenced in HP documents with the codename Opal.

While HP hasn’t officially announced the HP TouchPad Go yet, the FCC filing reveals that it’s currently rocking a dual-core 1.5Ghz processor and 3G. Those specs could obviously change before it makes it to the shelves but it’s rumoured to be set for release later this month. Are you tempted by a more pocket-friendly HP TouchPad or have previous 7in models like the BlackBerry PlayBook put you off? Click the headline and hop into the comments to tell us.

Out TBC | £TBC | HP (via BGR)

HTC buys Beats by Dre firm: bus-bothering speakers incoming

August 11, 2011 9:21 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: beats, Beats by Dre, HP, HP TouchPad, HTC

HTC is on a spending spree. After snapping up cloud company Dashwire last week, it has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Beats Electronics, the creators of the Beats By Dre headphones line. The $300m deal will see HTC putting Beats audio technology into future devices.

HTC CEO Peter Chou says: “We obsess over every detail of a consumer’s mobile experience and audio is a critical part of that.” The first HTC product with Beats tech is due for release later this year but HTC hasn’t revealed any other details yet.

Beats Electronics current deal with HP, which puts Beats audio into PCs and the HP TouchPad, will continue but HTC will have exclusive use of the technology for phones.

Is souped-up sound quality a big selling point for you when it comes to assessing a new smartphone? Click the headline and head to the comments to tell us what you think of Beats being baked into new HTC phones.

Out TBC | £TBC | HTC

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