Internal HP Memo Admits TouchPad is Faulty

Release Date 8 Jul, 2011 in ITProPortal

 
   

HP TouchPad, Smartphone Hacked

InformationWeek - Kelly Jackson Higgins - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
The WebOS mobile operating system platform is vulnerable to XSS, cross-site request forgery based upon a researcher's published proof-of-concept for an attack. By Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading A researcher discovered a zero-day flaw in HP's new ...

Om Malik: 6 things to like about the HP TouchPad

NewsFactor Network - 8 Jul, 2011
Superb multitasking. When HP bought Palm and the webOS platform last year, the company wisely continued one of the most compelling functions found in the operating system: simple but effective multitasking. Applications open in full-sized windows, ...

HP TouchPad to Receive Software Upgrade for Performance Improvements

PDF Devices - Monica Samuel - 8 Jul, 2011
HP TouchPad has disappointed many early adopters with its software performance. Some users are complaining about long download times for apps and poor browser performance. Still others are unhappy about the weight of ...

HP's TouchPad push: If they bring out the stars, will buyers follow?

Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog) - 8 Jul, 2011
HP will today roll out TV ads featuring British comedian Russell Brand â€" and eventually include other celebrities such as TV stars Lea Michele and Miranda Cosgrove, and Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, touting the TouchPad and other webOS products ...

Beat the Traffic releases webOS app for TouchPad

NewscastStudio (blog) - 8 Jul, 2011
Beat the Traffic is now available on the HP TouchPad, using the webOS operating system. As with all of Beat the Traffic's mobile apps, Beat the Traffic for TouchPad enables commuters to check up-to the-minute live traffic maps in more than 110 cities ...

Internal HP Memo Admits TouchPad is Faulty

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 8 Jul, 2011
Hewlett Packard's newly launched webOS based TouchPad tablet PC device has not been able to get early rave reviews, owing to some faults in the OS. The company, instead of denying the faults like tablet rivals, has acknowledged the reviews and asked ...

HP Pre 3 apparently delayed in the UK 'til late July

Unwired View - 8 Jul, 2011
By Florin on 07 Jul 11 Last time we heard about them, the HP TouchPad and HP Pre 3 were supposed to be released in the first half of this month. Unfortunately, it looks like HP won't be able to ship the devices in due time. ...

Joining Hands and Azkend hit TouchPad as 10tons signs up library to HP

Pocket Gamer.Biz - Keith Andrew - 8 Jul, 2011
It's well established that, despite impressing critics when it comes to both hardware and its implementation of webOS, TouchPad's Achilles Heel was always likely to be the number of games it would have to offer at launch. ...

Internal HP memo admits Touchpad faults

TG Daily - Mark Raby - 8 Jul, 2011
The same day HP released its flagship tablet to retailers, it sent a memo to employees acknowledging the product needs work. HP's Touchpad is the first device to be powered by the webOS operating system since it was acquired by HP as part of its buyout ...

Security flaw found in webOS 3.0 for the HP TouchPad

PreCentral.net - Tim Stiffler-Dean - 8 Jul, 2011
If you've just purchased or are thinking about getting a shiny new HP TouchPad, you may want to take a few minutes to read this first. Our old friend Daniel Herrera, who once exploited a major security bug in older versions of webOS, has spoken up once ...

HP Pre 3 set for August 31 release: bad news for webOS

ElectricPig.co.uk - Nick Marshall - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
The big brother to the HP Veer, the Pre 3, is now slated for an August 31 release date according to Play.com. While this still falls into the “summer season” promised by HP, previous reports suggested we'd see the webOS flagship by ...

HP TouchPad reviews addressed in e-mail to staff

MyBroadband - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
Derrick joined MyBroadband in 2011 as a junior journalist with a strong background in computer hardware and gaming. He is also regular columnist and hardware... It seems high level management are taking note of the reviews the HP TouchPad has received. ...

HP WebOS boss urges staff to look past TouchPad reviews

PCR-online.biz - Mat Bettinson - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
HP's Palm boss has sent out an internal email urging staff not to feel dishearten following a raft of negative reviews of the firm's newly launched WebOS-powered TouchPad tablet. Jon Rubenstein, HP senior veep ...

Researcher Demonstrates HP TouchPad, Smartphone Hack

Dark Reading - Kelly Jackson Higgins - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
A researcher discovered a zero-day flaw in HP's new TouchPad that lets an attacker inject code into the Contacts application in order to steal information from the device or to build a botnet. Orlando Barrera -- who late last ...

 

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