With HP tablet dead, who can challenge Apple?Reuters Canada - Liana B. Baker - Aug 21, 2011NEW YORK (Reuters)- The sudden demise of Hewlett-Packard Co's WebOS TouchPad after just seven weeks on shelves was a reminder of how tech giants have failed so far to take a bite out of Apple Inc's iPad. The TouchPad joins Dell Streak ... |
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HP drops webOS products, lessens reliance on PCsSan Francisco Chronicle - Tony Avelar - Aug 20, 2011An employee works on data storage servers at 3Par's headquarters. HP, which owns 3Par, says it is shifting its focus to cloud computing services. Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning a sweeping overhaul of its businesses, agreeing to buy Autonomy Corp. for ... |
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HP Reboots to Confront the "Tablet Effect"Barron's - Tiernan Ray - Aug 20, 2011Amid consumers' passion for the iPad and rivals, the tech giant will explore the sale of its PC division and dump its own tablet, the TouchPad. Thursday night, Leo Apotheker, the chief executive of ... |
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HP tablet withdrawn after four daysHerald Sun - Aug 19, 2011By The Australian THE much awaited Hewlett-Packard TouchPad tablet was withdrawn from the Australian market today just four days after its launch, making it one of the shortest-lived electronics products in Australian history. ... |
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HP shares fall 20% amid analyst downgradesLos Angeles Times - David Sarno - Aug 19, 2011The technology giant's stock drops to its lowest point in more than six years as analysts express concerns about HP's plans to exit the PC market. By David Sarno, Los Angeles Times Wall Street showed Hewlett-Packard Co. what it thought of the company's ... |
Smartphone Wars: Will Android and iOS Continue to Dominate?PCWorld - Ginny Mies - Aug 19, 2011HP announced Thursday that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, which includes the HP Veer 4G, the HP Touchpad tablet and the yet-to-be-released HP Pre 3 smartphone. With the iPhone and Android ... |
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They Said What?! HP Execs Break Down PC, webOS DecisionsPC Magazine - Damon Poeter - Aug 19, 2011It may be that Hewlett-Packard's decision to stop making webOS devices like the TouchPad tablet and spin off its PC business will work out for the company in the long run. A streamlined HP that focuses on enterprise products and ... |
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HP's PC Business: Missed OpportunitiesPC Magazine - Michael J. Miller - Aug 19, 2011HP's announcement yesterday that it will examine "strategic alternatives"--specifically the sale or spin off its personal computer business--in many ways evokes memories of IBM's 2005 decision to sell its own PC business to Lenovo. ... |
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HP's WebOS Failure Proves It's Hard to Be Like AppleTIME - Jared Newman - Aug 19, 2011With HP's decision to stop making WebOS phones and tablets, one thing is painfully clear: Being like Apple is tougher than it looks. Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously said that his company "creates the whole widget," from ... |
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The Fate of PCs at HP: 10 QuestionsPCWorld - Nate Ralph - Aug 19, 2011How's that for a heady Thursday: HP --the world's largest PC manufacturer-- announces that they aren't really into the whole "building PCs" thing anymore, thanks to double-digit profit margins in many of the ... |
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Wall Street is giving Hewlett-Packard's business makeover a thumbs-down.USA Today (blog) - Scott Martin - Aug 19, 2011The world's largest computer maker stunned the technology sector Thursday with uncertain plans to sell or spinoff its core PC business. That alone raised brows across the industry. But the computing giant also announced plans to exit the tablet and ... |
HP's Bombshell: The Industry RespondsPC Magazine - Laarni Almendrala Ragaza - Aug 19, 2011HP's announcement yesterday that it was considering spinning off its Personal Systems Group (PSG) has set tongues wagging in the tech industry and beyond. Most are speculating on what this means for HP going forward, ... |
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Should Facebook buy webOS from HP?ZDNet (blog) - Aug 19, 2011By Emil Protalinski | August 19, 2011, 1:14pm PDT Summary: Some believe that Facebook should just buy webOS from HP. I look at the pros and cons and ultimately decide whether Facebook should make the acquisition. Unless you've been living under a rock, ... |
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Who Should Buy HP's PC Group?PC Magazine - Cisco Cheng, Laarni Almendrala Ragaza - Aug 19, 2011HP is considering selling off its Personal Systems Group. But who should buy it? Lenovo? Samsung? We take a look. By Cisco Cheng, Laarni Almendrala Ragaza HP's double bombshell at its third-quarter earnings call yesterday included the news that the ... |
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HP's PC Unit Could Be a Tough SellPCWorld - Agam Shah - Aug 19, 2011Hewlett-Packard may struggle to attract buyers for its Personal Systems Group (PSG), which might carry too high a price tag in a PC market struggling under the onslaught of tablets, analysts said. HP, the world's largest PC ... |
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Who Should Buy WebOS?PC Magazine - Jamie Lendino - Aug 19, 2011It's almost certain HP has doomed webOS to extinction, after canceling the TouchPad and all its smartphones, but there's still one more possibility. By Jamie Lendino Yesterday was quite a day for HP. Let's steer clear of the PC business part of the ... |
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HP Scraps WebOS, Focuses on Business MarketForbes - Aug 19, 2011Visit us today at http://www.mobiledia.com We write with a fundamental belief that it doesn't have to have happened yesterday to be news, and that people are more interested in how the facts of today will impact their lives for tomorrow. ... |
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Leo Apotheker's HP never wanted webOS to succeedZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - Aug 19, 2011Summary: Take a close look at HP's radical makeover's timing: The company never gave webOS a chance. Apotheker came in meaning to transform the company into his old home: SAP. ... |
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Report: HP'S webOS Ran Twice as Fast on iPadWired News - Christina Bonnington - Aug 19, 2011Sources at The Next Web reports that HP's webOS team hacked an iPad 2 to run the software â€" and it ended up running more than twice as fast on Apple's tablet as on the TouchPad. Even before the TouchPad tablet or Pre smartphone ... |
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Should HP Sell Its PC Group?PC Magazine - Joel Santo Domingo - Aug 19, 2011The PC market will suffer if HP shuts down its Personal Systems Group. Here's why. By Joel Santo Domingo During Hewlett-Packard's third quarter earnings call for 2011, the company announced that its board of directors has "authorized the exploration of ... |
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HP does away with WebOS and spins off PC unitMobile bloom News - Aug 21, 2011There was a major announcement from HP as the company made it official that the current batch of WebOS devices will be discontinued. The computer hardware manufacturer also cut down on its outlook for the coming quarters. It was also announced by HP ... |
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HP TouchPad fire sale proves the incredible demand for a cheap iPad rivalTECH.BLORGE.com - Dave Parrack - Aug 21, 2011Now that it's cheap everyone wants an HP TouchPad. Thus proving there is a huge demand for a cheap (but great) tablet to rival the Apple iPad. In case you haven't heard, Hewlett-Packard is getting out of the hardware business in order ... |
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HP Tablet Sales Weak â€" No Match For Apple iPadTech Gadgets Web - Aug 21, 2011HP's Tablet â€" TouchPad, launched just recently has seen a very low sales rate, adding to the list of Tablets like Dell Streak, Blackberry Playbook to end up no where. The desperation to beat Apple iPad is a clear vision for every company and as ... |
HP TouchPad Tablet Discontinued â€" Get One Now for Just $100Business Insider - Aug 20, 2011In a recent announcement, Hewlett-Packard announced that they're considering spinning off their PC hardware business, but even more recent was the decision to completely off webOS devices. Though they aren't eradicating the once popular Palm platform ... |
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Report claims iPad runs WebOS twice as fast as TouchPadMacgasm - Aug 20, 2011As sort of a weepy footnote to follow yesterday's announcement in which HP let us know that there would be no more development of WebOS, a report now claims that WebOS runs literally twice as fast on the iPad… suggesting that the hardware, ... |
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Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad in jeopardy!allvoices - Aug 20, 2011By harry68 Hewlett-Packard's CEO Leo Apotheker, who happens to be one of the most respected names in the personal-computer field, said that the company would explore options for its PC business that could involve a sale of the division. ... |
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HP TouchPad 64GB Up for Sale in US; HP Stock DivesPDF Devices - Monica Samuel - Aug 20, 2011Seriously, something is not quite right at HP quarters. It's not about HP TouchPad not doing as well as expected but the totally harebrained way they're dealing with it. To announce closing shop on the development of ... |
HP will not make PCs, tablets and mobile phones anymoreSUSPECT SPAM SITES - Sarah Parks - Aug 20, 2011Plans for the future of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HP) were confirmed after several rumors appeared recently. The World number one manufacturer of PCs will stop making them. Besides desktops and laptops, HP will drop the production of tablets and mobile ... |
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webOS on iPad 2 Performs Faster Than on HP TouchPadPDF Devices - Vail Gladu - Aug 20, 2011It looks like HP TouchPad developers had even more tepid feelings for the device than the customers. Despite the tall claims of HP's superiors that HP TouchPad would beat iPad 2 in the game, they didn't do much for its ... |
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HP Touchpad Now Only $100ThirdAge - Robert L. Gidley - Aug 20, 2011HP released the TouchPad, its entry into the tablet market in an attempt to grab market share from Apples iPad. A day after being discontinued, the HP Touchpad can now be had for as little $100 directly from Hewlett Packard. ... |
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