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Microsoft courts webOS developers with free phones, tools and training

August 22, 2011 5:23 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Hewlett Packard, HP, Microsoft, webos, Windows Phone 7, WP7

They say that when one door closes another opens. Following HP’s webOS announcement Friday, Microsoft has decided to aim for the jugular by offering free devices, tools and training to “any published webOS devs”. Though all signs indicate webOS will live on, the road ahead just became even more grueling.

Microsoft’s Senior Director of Windows Phone 7 development, Brandon Watson, spoke volumes in his 140 character tweet this morning. The news of his invitation for published webOS devs to join team Windows Phone spread like wildfire. Currently there are just under 30,000 apps in the Windows Marketplace. Far less than either Android or iOS, but still a sizable collection.

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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

The HP Pre 3 review that never was

August 19, 2011 10:48 am by Ben Sillis

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: HP, opinion, Pre 3, webos

For the last couple of days, I’ve been testing the HP Pre 3, putting it through the usual rigorous treadmill of testing we do here. Then last night, HP canned the platform it runs, webOS, essentially pulling the plug on a phone that was barely on sale: for while I’ve always said you should never buy a phone based on what it might do in the future, there’s no point buying a smartphone with no future.

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HP ditching mobile: will webOS really live on?

August 19, 2011 9:27 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: HP, opinion, Pre 3, TouchPad, webos

Oh, HP TouchPad and HP Pre 3, we hardly knew you! Over night, HP announced that it’s killing off its webOS devices and plans to spin-off its PC division as a seperate entity while the bulk of HP turns towards enterprise software with the acquisition of British firm Autonomy.

While the devices are dead, This Is My Next reports that webOS boss Stephen DeWitt repeatedly told employees: “We are not walking away from webOS.” But though HP is making all the right noises about licensing or selling webOS, who might pick up the baton? Can webOS really live on?

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Apple tops the mobile PC Market, passes HP with 13.5m units shipped

August 18, 2011 3:50 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, DisplayResearch, HP, ipad 2, mobile PC, Q2 2011

The latest findings from DisplayResearch show that Apple has passed HP in mobile PC shipments during the second quarter. Thanks chiefly to the success of the iPad 2, Apple managed to ship a reported 13.5m units, representing a rise of 136 percent from the year-ago quarter. Not a bad to start the day for the Cupertino gang.

According to DisplayResearch, the 13.5m units Apple shipped in the second quarter represent 21 percent of the mobile PC market. This information along with other manufacturers’ data is contained in the company’s “Quarterly Mobile PC shipment and Forecast Report” which it release today.

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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

Intel guarantees Ultrabooks will undercut the MacBook Air

August 5, 2011 9:31 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, Asus, Asus UX21, HP, intel, macbook air, Ultrabook

The new Intel Ultrabook class of laptops is aimed squarely at battling the MacBook Air but lots of reports have suggested PC makers are struggling to keep the cost of components down.

Now DigiTimes is reporting that Intel has put together a reference list of materials to show potential Ultrabook creators how to bring their models in at under $1000. Will it be able to get them onside?

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