HP TouchPad Review

Release Date ‎Aug 1, 2011‎ in Palm Infocenter

 
   

HP offers TouchPad on discount month after launch

Reuters - Poornima Gupta, Bernard Orr - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 5 (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard (HPQ.N) is offering a hefty discount on its TouchPad tablet a month after it launched the WebOS-based mobile device in a booming market dominated by Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPad. The company is offering an ...

If you want an HP TouchPad (and we're not sure that you do), today is the day ...

Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) - Bruce Tomaso - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Okay, here's the best TouchPad deal yet. webOSroundup has a link to a Fatwallet.com $100 off coupon on the TouchPad that's usable at Staples stores, but only valid through this weekend. So, on top of the HP $100 discount, you can take another $100 off ...

TouchPad discounts all over the place today as HP tries to get its webOS ...

Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) - Victor Godinez - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
In my review in today's paper of Hewlett-Packard's new TouchPad tablet running the webOS software it acquired from Palm, I said that while the device would have been competitive if it had launched at the same time as the original iPad, now it's facing ...

Get a 16GB HP TouchPad tablet for $379.99

CNET - Rick Broida - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Chunky but lovable (just like the Cheapskate), the HP TouchPad 10-inch tablet is on sale this weekend for $399.99. What do you want from a tablet? An effortless operating system? Popular mainstream apps like Angry Birds, Evernote, and Kindle? ...

HP TouchPad Gets 3 Price Cuts in 1 Week

PCWorld - Jared Newman - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
How low can HP's TouchPad go? Over the last week, the WebOS tablet has seen three discounts and price cuts, each one deeper than the last. HP started offering $50 instant rebates on its 10-inch TouchPad last ...

HP slashes TouchPad price for the weekend

Washington Post (blog) - Hayley Tsukayama - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
The TouchPad runs on webOS, has a 9.7-inch screen and touts easy multitasking among open apps. (AP) The HP TouchPad has only been on the market for a month, but the company is already offering a crazy deal on it: For this weekend ...

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 ...

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 Rolls out WebOS Software Update for TouchPad

PCWorld - Agam Shah - ‎Aug 1, 2011‎
A webOS software update for Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet will be delivered over-the-air starting on Monday, a company executive said on Twitter. The TouchPad has been criticized for its slow performance and HP said it would ...

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, ...

Come And Get It: HP TouchPad Now At Staples For $299

CRN - Kevin McLaughlin - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Discounts on Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad are cropping up this week like mushrooms after a spring rain shower, and savvy shoppers can score the 16GB version of the tablet this weekend for $299 -- or $200 less than the comparable ...

HP TouchPad sees more discounts

Afterdawn.com - Andre Yoskowitz - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Earlier this week,HP started a promotion that will chop $50 off the price of their newly-launched WebOS-based TouchPad tablet. With the discount, the tablet will sell for $450 (16GB model) or $550 (32GB model). Following the news, the discounts kept on ...

Staples Offering HP TouchPad's For As Low As $299 For The Weekend

Tablets Planet - Albert Madison - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Staples stores are having a big sale this weekend and you could be on the receiving end of a $299 HP TouchPad 16GB Wi-Fi or a $399 32GB Wi-Fi model if you beat the 8/7/2011 deadline. These discounts, which amount to $200 off MSRP, are available ...

HP TouchPad Drops to $299 at Staples This Weekend

Gotta Be Mobile - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
We shared a great TouchPad deal with you this morning, but we just found an even better deal at Staples. Instead of saving $130 ont he TouchPad, you can cut $200 off the price of either the 16GB or 32GB HP TouchPad tablets. The deal combines an instant ...

Suddenly, at Least Temporarily, the TouchPad is the Mythical Cheap iPad ...

Technologizer - Harry McCracken - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
First, HP introduced its TouchPad tablet at the same starting price as Apple's iPad: $499. Then it introduced a $50 instant rebate, bringing the price down to $449. Then it announced a special ...

 

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