Neowin News Feed for: Touchpad

Rumor: Logitech working on Windows 8-based touch mouse

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:58:12 +0100

A new report claims, via unnamed sources, that Logitech is working on both a touch mouse and a rechargeable touchpad that are made specifically for Windows 8 and its touch UI features. Read more...

HP forming new consumer tablet unit; boost for Windows 8?

John Callaham — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:13:50 +0100

In a leaked memo, HP states it will be launching a new Mobility division that will develop consumer oriented tablets in a move that could be a boost for Windows 8 and Windows RT. Read more...

HP tried and failed to sell webOS for $1.2 billion

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:43:48 +0000

A new rumor claims that HP tried for months in 2011 to sell off its webOS division and all of the assets from its Palm acquisition for $1.2 billion but found no takers at that price. Read more...

WebOS just died and became immortal

Tyler Holman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:11:36 +0000

TouchPad fans can take solace knowing that webOS isn't going anywhere - in every sense of the term. HP's Apple crushing dreams might be crushed, but webOS lives on: say hello to the mobile Ubuntu. Read more...

HP to release new webOS hardware, including tablets

Andy Weir — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:04:56 +0000

HP's decision today to take webOS open-source certainly came as a something of a surprise - and the company's CEO dropped another bombshell in confirming that HP plans to build more webOS tablets. Read more...

Report: Only 1.2 million non-iPad tablets sold in 2011 in US

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:22:55 +0000

A new report from the NPD Group claims that so far in 2011, only 1.2 million tablet devices not made by Apple have been sold, showing that the rest of the tablet industry is well behind the iPad. Read more...

The TouchPad Lives!

Tyler Holman — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:11:03 +0000

After being discontinued back in August, the future looked bleak for HP's TouchPad. But now images have surfaced of what appears to be a new 7-inch incarnation of the ill-fated tablet. Read more...

TouchPads still available from HP for WebOS developers

John Callaham — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:28:15 +0000

HP still has some of its canceled TouchPad tablets available for sale, but it looks like only registered WebOS developers will get a chance to purchase these products. Read more...

HP Slate 2: Too early, too expensive, and a stylus

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:50:05 +0000

HP's decision to release the Slate 2 in response the Touchpad's failure is premature and irresponsible. This is not the way you get back in the game, and definitely not at $699. Read more...

HP: WebOS shut down news an "unfounded rumor"

John Callaham — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:50:20 +0000

Todd Bradley, the head of HP's PC division, says a recent story claiming it would soon shut down its WebOS business is an "unfounded rumor" even as the company moves on with Windows 8 based tablets. Read more...

HP may finally shut down webOS division

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:44:40 +0100

A new rumor claims that HP is getting close to shutting down its webOS division, which it purchased in April 2010, after deciding earlier this week to keep its PC business in-house. Read more...

HP rumored to be testing Windows 8 on TouchPads

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:59:07 +0100

A new rumor claims that HP is testing out Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system on their discontinued TouchPad hardware, which normally runs on WebOS. Read more...

Rumor: HP could dump its current CEO

John Callaham — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:18:04 +0100

A new rumor claims that HP's board of directors will meet soon in order to decide whether or not to fire its current CEO Leo Apotheker, with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as a possible successor. Read more...

HP could name PC spin-off HP PC

John Callaham — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:55:51 +0100

If and when HP decides to spin-off its massive PC division into its own company, it's possible that the new name for the organization could be HP PC. Read more...

HP employees offered chance to buy final TouchPads

Paul Ferson — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:01:41 +0100

Employees at HP have been given another chance to buy some of the final-ever TouchPad tablets from the company, after the $99 fire sale earlier in the year. Read more...

HP sued by shareholder; claims execs mislead investors

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:41 +0100

A shareholder in HP has sued the the company claiming that HP's management team mislead its investors on its business model and financial situation. Read more...

Flash Android on your HP TouchPad now, if you dare

Owen Williams — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:45:49 +0100

The team over at TouchDroid (who disbanded over the weekend) have figured out how to flash Android 2.3 on the HP TouchPad, complete with working touch-screen. Read more...

CyanogenMod 7 demoed on the HP TouchPad

Matthew Jones — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:10:37 +0100

An Android port to HP's discontinued TouchPad could be closer than previously thought, after the CyanogenMod team showed off an early build running on the tablet. Read more...

More TouchPads on the way, ''next to no'' progress on Android port

Matthew Jones — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:53:13 +0100

Missed out on a TouchPad earlier this month? All may not be lost, with reports Best Buy and possibly HP will get fresh stock in coming days. Read more...

Report: HP had nearly finished a 7-inch TouchPad

Mike Brown — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:11:39 +0100

A post mortem report on HP's Palm acquisition suggests the company had a 7-inch TouchPad almost ready to go, alongside other projects that also got scrapped. Read more...