HP TouchPad Review

Release Date ‎Aug 1, 2011‎ in Palm Infocenter

 
   

HP, Staples Serving Up $100 Discount on TouchPads

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
If you've got your eyes on Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet, you may want to hold off on your purchase until the weekend. HP is reportedly shaving $100 off the price of the 16GB TouchPad in a special deal that runs from Aug. 5 to 7. ...

HP's TouchPad Gets a $100 Price Cut, This Weekend Only

TIME - Jared Newman - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Did Tuesday's $50 price cut on the HP TouchPad strike you as ho-hum? Perhaps this weekend's $100 price cut will do the trick. The instant rebate will be in effect from August 5 through August 7 on HP's website, ...

HP TouchPad launches Wi-Fi version on Aug 12

AsiaOne - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
The Wi-Fi version of the HP TouchPad will be available in Singapore on August 12. The HP TouchPad has a vibrant 9.7-inch capacitive multitouch display, virtual keyboard, instant-on access, support for Adobe Flash Player and access to thousands of webOS ...

Tests Show HP TouchPad Update Falls Short

PCWorld - Melissa J. Perenson, William Wang - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
HP's first major firmware update does little to improve the overall performance and usability of the TouchPad. By Melissa J. Perenson, Testing by William Wang, PCWorld My first review of the HP TouchPad said it and many others agreed: This tablet was ...

Deal alert: Get $100 off the 16GB HP TouchPad from 5-7 August

ZDNet (blog) - Matthew Miller - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Summary: HP will be holding a special fire sale on the 16GB TouchPad webOS device this weekend so get those credit cards out and ready. I played with a webOS-powered HP TouchPad at Best Buy for a while and ...

Overclocking the HP TouchPad cranks up the speed

ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
Summary: The HP TouchPad has a vibrant homebrew community that makes patches available to help speed things up. It is possible to overclock the TouchPad, turning it into one of the fastest tablets around. ...

HP TouchPad Overclocked at 1.7 GHz

YouTube - ‎Aug 3, 2011‎
James Kendrick of ZDNet Mobile News demonstrates using the HP TouchPad overclocked at 1.7 GHz. The performance as demonstrated is quite good from opening apps to running the web browser. Performance is maintained even when close to 10 apps are running ...

HP TouchPad 16GB Wi-Fi Tablet, $420

PCWorld - Kim Saccio-Kent - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
HP's recently released TouchPad tablet is very similar to the Apple iPad in design, but it runs on the WebOS operating system (read "HP TouchPad vs. Motorola Xoom vs. ...

Hands On: HP TouchPad Update Provides Mixed Results

PC Magazine - David Pierce - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
Some of what HP promised really did come true, but webOS 3.0.2 ignores some of the major issues with the TouchPad and only marginally improves others. By David Pierce When the HP TouchPad was released, the biggest complaints about the device were ...

HP Drops TouchPad Price to Spur Sales

PCWorld - Daniel Ionescu - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
The HP TouchPad and Android-powered tablets are barely making a dent in the stellar sales of the Apple iPad. The numbers are so bad that iPad rivals are starting to slash the prices of their devices, ...

HP Updates TouchPad OS, Prices Drop

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
HP pushes webOS 3.0.2 out to the TouchPad tablet, in its first major software update; retailers Amazon and Best Buy drop prices. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek HP promised to deliver a software update to the TouchPad by the end of July to fix a large ...

One Month Later, HP Cuts Price of 'TouchPad' Tablet by $50

TIME - Doug Aamoth - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
Some retailers, such as Amazon.com, are offering additional discounts as well: Amazon sells the 32-gigabyte version of the tabletâ€"originally priced at $600â€"for $540 now. In our TouchPad profile by Harry McCracken, ...

HP Rolls Out TouchPad Update

PC Magazine - Leslie Horn - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
HP released an update for the TouchPad on Monday in hopes of addressing some of the early issues with the webOS tablet. "Over the last month, we've heard from our valued community members about ways to improve the experience on the HP ...

HP TouchPad gets $50 rebate, OTA update

CNET - Don Reisinger - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
The HP TouchPad is now more affordable for those who are looking for something other than an iPad 2. The tablet is now on sale for $449.99 and $549.99 for the 16GB and 32GB models, respectively, a drop of $50 apiece. ...

HP confirms UK Pre 3 release in August

ZDNet UK (blog) - Ben Woods - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
Blogging on the inner workings of business tech including, but not limited to, business intelligence (BI), analytics, enterprise software, desktop and portable hardware, IT in education, open-source p… ...

HP already offering $50 "instant rebates" on TouchPad tablet

ZDNet (blog) - Sean Portnoy - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎
The sales woes for any tablet not named “iPad” continue, as HP's much ballyhooed TouchPad is already being discounted mere weeks after its launch. HP is now selling both its 16GB and 32GB TouchPad versions ...

webOS 3.0.2 hands-on

YouTube - ‎Aug 1, 2011‎
PreCentral goes hands on with the first update to the HP TouchPad, bringing it to webOS 3.0.2.

HP TouchPad: Still better than Honeycomb

ZDNet (blog) - James Kendrick - ‎Aug 1, 2011‎
I have been using the HP TouchPad as my main tablet for a month now, and while it may say something more about Honeycomb than the TouchPad, HP's product is better than every Honeycomb tablet I have tried. ...

Gadget Review: HP TouchPad

AsiaOne - ‎Jul 31, 2011‎
This 9.7-inch tablet PC runs on HP's own webOS platform, which supports true multi-tasking. Social networking fans will love the TouchPad's HP Synergy feature, which keeps your contacts, calendars, messages, photos, and e-mail automatically synced from ...

HP confident Kiwis will pay 40pc more for TouchPad

Stuff.co.nz - Claire Rogers - ‎Jul 31, 2011‎
Kiwi shoppers will pay 40 per cent more than consumers in the United States for Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet computer when it goes on sale here mid-month. The 16-gigabyte wi-fi tablet sells in the US for $499. That is equivalent to about NZ$570, ...

HP staples a temporary US $100 price cut to TouchPad

iTWire - Alex Zaharov-Reutt - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Those tablet price wars edge ever closer, with HP first cutting US $50 off the price of its TouchPad in the US, with US retailer “Staples” stapling a whopping $100 TouchPad price cut â€" but only from August 5 to August 7. ...

Snag a TouchPad For As Little As $345 This Weekend

Gizmodo - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Good news for webOS customers who waited to buy a TouchPad. With some couponing and savvy shopping, you could buy the 16GB TouchPad for as low as $345 this weekend. That's $155 off the original launch price of $500. Anyone with a Staples nearby can ...

HP TouchPad $100… Maybe $150… Off This Weekend!

Sure Start News - Lauren Patzer - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Hewlett-Packard is having a sale this weekend on the HP Touchpad. Both the 16GB and 32GB versions of the TouchPad are on sale with $100 off. The offer begins on August 5 th and ends on August 7th. HP has updated their web site with the offer, ...

HP cuts price of TouchPad tablet up to $120 after release of software update

Tuscaloosa News (subscription) (blog) - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
by wayne.grayson After less than stellar reviews, many of which focused on the unpolished feel of the tablet, HP has released a software update to the device and has cut the price of the device up to $120 in some cases. Many reviewers of the device ...

HP Cuts TouchPad Pricing Again, Offers $100 Discount

CRN - Kevin McLaughlin - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Hewlett Packard is offering $100 off its 16GB and 32GB WebOS TouchPad tablets in a limited promotional offer that will run over the weekend from Aug. 5 to Aug. 7. HP earlier this week introduced a $50 instant discount on ...

HP TouchPad to get a $100 price drop this weekend (only)

PopHerald.com - Jean Xiam Sun - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
HP's new but not Android tablet, the Hp TouchPad, is scheduled to get a cheaper tag price this weekend. According to a report posted by PreCentral, the new $100 off price will be effective this coming weekend, so buying the TouchPad today will only ...

HP TouchPad Review: Lost in iPad's Shadow and Too Sluggish for Business

BNET (blog) - Rick Broida - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
A technology writer for more than 15 years, Rick Broida is a regular contributor to CNET, Popular Science, Wired and other publications. He's also the author of numerous books, including How to Do Everything with Your ...

HP offers $100 discount on TouchPad for one weekend only

Engadget - Christopher Trout - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Back when we reviewed HP's webOS slate, we said it might be worth your time if it cost $100 less. Well guess what? It does, or will, this weekend. This is a fleeting discount, however, with the slab sale ...

The Tech-pert: HP TouchPad Tablet Review

Savings.com (blog) - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
The iPad alternatives are coming fast and furious these days, and one of the most intriguing by far is the HP TouchPad. For starters, it's one of the few tablets that doesn't run some form of the Android operating system. Instead it's powered by HP's ...

HP TouchPad Getting $100 Price Cut This Weekend?

MobileWhack.com - Jeff Baker - ‎Aug 4, 2011‎
Tablets are coming to us fast and furiously from hardware manufacturers across the board. However, it's been very hard for these manufacturers to scath the empire that Apple has built with their iPad and later, ...

 

Subscribe to RSS
Advertise here