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Palm confirms new devices, webOS upgrade

Sean Hollister — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:36:00 +0000

Ever since HP CEO Mark Hurd said he wasn't interested in smartphones, it's like the company's been making up for lost time -- first by denying the exec's predilections, and more recently by actually asking us to speculate wildly. Now Palm's Developer Relations team has reportedly stepped in to confirm that speculation, telling devs that future devices and a new version of webOS are on the way. While there's no knowing if those devices are smartphones or when we might see them, we're told to expect a "very exciting" next year.

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HP’s CTO makes more noises about Slate not running Windows

Dave Freeman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:45:42 +0000

At a recent conference about tablets and the future of publishing, there was a Q&A with the CTO of HP's person systems group. While he used typical CTO doubletalk, there was a few nuggets of information to be gleaned from his rather cryptic words on the future of products like HP's Slate PC.

HP partners with video conferencing firm Vidyo, drops hints at mobile applications

Donald Melanson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:19:00 +0000

The ink's barely dry on HP's acquisition of some assets from Phoenix, but that's not the company's only recent deal -- it also announced a partnership with video conferencing firm Vidyo last week. That wouldn't necessarily be all that notable in and of itself, but HP seems to be going out of its way to talk up the potential mobile implications of the deal, with HP's Halo marketing manager Darren Podrabsky offering the following tidbit to PreCentral:

We've talked about the desktop. Think mobile. Think about your phone. HP just acquired Palm. Think about how many legs something like this has. Feel free to speculate.

Of course, there isn't much more than speculation about those possible mobile applications at the moment, with the official press release on the partnership (after the break) only confirming that that one of the first uses of Vidyo's technology will be an "executive desktop solution" running on an HP TouchSmart PC. Still, as the man says, feel free to speculate.

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HP to buy HyperSpace and HyperCore assets from Phoenix

Scott Merrill — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:49:46 +0000

Phoenix technologies, makers of computer BIOS, have a number of other assets that I never knew about: something called HyperSpace, which is a minimalist instant-on Linux OS for notebooks, and something called “HyperCore” – a complimentary hypervisor for HyperSpace that allows it to run some Windows services. Both of those products will now be owned [...]

Palm loses webOS notifications architect to Apple

Vladislav Savov — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:17:00 +0000

Rich Dellinger might not be a name you instantly recognize, but he is the dude credited with bringing about the unintrusive banner notification system that forms part of webOS' widespread appeal. And, as of today, he's also in the employ of one Steve Jobs. The new Senior UI Designer at Apple, Inc looks to have made his way through Palm's exit doors in the immediate aftermath of the HP takeover announcement, and joins Matias Duarte on the list of significant talent departures from the webOS design team. We expect Rich will be getting his teeth stuck into the iPhone's admittedly tired and obtrusive notifications, and hopefully sprinkling some of that webOS fairy dust into the next iteration of Apple's iOS. Let's be honest, who here hasn't dreamt of an iPre?

[Thanks, Tal]

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Verizon’s FiOS DVR Manager for webOS is out, getting good reviews

Chris Ziegler — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:01:00 +0000

You might recall that Verizon recently touted expanded device compatibility for its DVR Manager app, a boon for anyone looking to nab the latest episode of Income Property while hundreds of miles away from the homestead (we know, it happens all the time) -- but what Big Red didn't really highlight in its press release was that webOS was one of the platforms now being supported. As with the app's counterparts on other mobile operating systems, the Palm-flavored build lets customers "set parental controls, set bookmarks, browse and search TV programming, view the DVR status to see how much space is left for recording, browse and search VOD listings, and see their lists of scheduled and recorded programs" -- and so far, it's getting well over four stars on a five-star scale since going live in the App Catalog, a good sign for usability. We don't mean to get too hopelessly optimistic, but heck, who knows -- this might even be a good sign for Verizon's continued interest in Palm's (or make that HP's) platform in the long term.

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HP not out of the WebOS smartphone business after all

John Biggs — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:17:02 +0000

Now doesn’t this make you feel better? Mark Hurd at HP originally said that there would be no more WebOS smartphones… but now there will be! A Christmas miracle! He said: When we look at the market, we see an array of interconnected devices, including tablets, printers, and of course, smartphones. We believe webOS can become the [...]

Hands-on Video with the Viliv X10 Windows 7 version

Matt Burns — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:45:07 +0000

Viliv unveiled the Android-powered X10 a few days back at Computex. There was indication that Viliv might offer a Windows 7 version and UMPC Portal got a little face time with the slate. Is it just me or does it look and feel a lot like the HP Slate was meant to be?

HP says it’s in the smartphone market, after all

Nilay Patel — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:57:00 +0000

HP CEO Mark Hurd certainly caused a few sad faces yesterday when he told investors and analysts that HP "didn't buy Palm to be in the smartphone business," and now the company is trying to walk that back a little -- rest easy, folks, because there are definintely more webOS smartphones on the way. Apparently what Hurd was really trying to say was that HP is excited about using webOS as the foundation for all types of smaller web-connected devices, and smartphones are just a part of that universe -- a part HP intends to pursue. Phew. Now, can we see these new webOS devices, please? Here's the full statement from HP:

When we look at the market, we see an array of interconnected devices, including tablets, printers, and of course, smartphones. We believe webOS can become the backbone for many of HP's small form factor devices, and we expect to expand webOS's footprint beyond just the smartphone market, all while leveraging our financial strength, scale, and global reach to grow in smartphones.

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Don’t forget about our HP Pavilion Laptop giveaway!

Matt Burns — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:50:03 +0000

You don't want to miss out on this one. Simply leave a comment about about why a high quality Dolby audio experience on a notebook is important to you, and you might win a brand spanking new HP laptop.

Daily Crunch: Shelved Edition

Bryce Durbin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:00:22 +0000

Finally, a worthwhile use for all those old National Geographics Junaio Augmented Reality browser comes to Android. Junaio Augmented Reality browser comes to Android. Earthworm Jim HD — It’s Earthworm Jim in high definition CrunchGear and Dolby’s amazing post-holiday giveaway: Three HP Pavilion Laptops with Dolby Advanced Audio

HP to cut 9,000 jobs

Matt Burns — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:01:31 +0000

Computers and machines are taking over and killing jobs, folks. It's time to go back to the pre-cotton gin era when work actually consisted of labor. HP is set to eliminate 9,000 jobs after spending $1 billion dollars implementing more streamlined processes with automating data centers.

Confirmed: Palm’s Matias Duarte joins Google as User Experience Director for Android

Nilay Patel — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:20:00 +0000

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Palm_s_Matias_Duarte_joins_Google_as_UI_Director'; We'd heard rumors this morning that webOS design guru Matias Duarte had left Palm for Google, but now we've got it straight from Mountain View: Mr. Duarte is the new User Experience Director for Android. If you'll remember, Matias previously worked on Sidekick with Android head Andy Rubin, so it's a reunion of sorts for these two -- we're pretty excited to see where they take Android in the future. As for Palm, well, we're sure HP has plenty of talented designers waiting to lead webOS into the wild world of tablets, netbooks and, uh, printers, so we'll see what happens there -- things could get crazy on both sides of this transition.

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HP Taiwan VP confirms webOS plans, indicates the Slate is on track for 2010 launch

Matt Burns — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:20:06 +0000

Well this is good to know. An HP Taiwan VP apperently let it slip that HP is working on mobile devices powered by webOS. It’s a shocker, I know. You would think that after HP spent over a billion dollars buying Palm, they would archive all of the acquired intellectual properties and keep moving forward [...]

HP developing “next-gen” wristwatch for the military

John Biggs — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:41:58 +0000

Printed circuitry on plastic isn't very new, but what is interesting is that HP is commoditizing it and creating wristwatches using display elements and chips etched right onto a roll of soft plastic. The printed faces can also contain solar cells to power the watch.

HP Labs has been developing a process to "print" the plastic display components for 10 years. The company originally intended to use the technology in portable memory drives, but creating larger screens out of plastic turned out to be a more economical and feasible venture, Taussig said.

Verizon adds the HP Mini 210-1076 to its netbook stable

Matt Burns — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:31:29 +0000

Verizon's latest netbook nearly completes its collection. The 10.1-inch HP Mini 210 offers the N450 1.66GHz Atom CPU along with 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Windows 7 Starter edition powers the netbook and it can be yours for for $149 with a 2-year data contract. Of course $50 more will get a larger screen and Windows Home Premium with the HP Mini 311.

HP is now shipping the Envy 17 and the rest of its latest notebook line

Matt Burns — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:50:14 +0000

HP announced a bevy of updated Pavilion and Envy models a few weeks back. Well good news, kiddies. LogicBuy sent us a note, pointing out that the whole line is now shipping including the clonetastic Envy 17 with it’s MacBook Pro-busting starting price of $1,399.

HP CEO confirms webOS-powered Slates (but you’ll never guess what else)

Greg Kumparak — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:21:27 +0000

The very instant it was announced that HP had purchased Palm,one idea set the hearts and minds of geeks everywhere aflame: webOS-powered tablets. webOS is a wonderfully glorious OS, hindered only by half-baked hardware - strap that thing onto a big ol' slab of glass, and you've got my money. Aaaaand sure enough, that's one of the things that HP's got lined up, along with... something else.

Video: Palm WebOS, meet laptop

Greg Kumparak — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:48:37 +0000

Now, it’s not the mystical HP webOS tablet we’ve all been dying for for what feels like forever (read: two weeks), but it’s a step in the right direction. PreCentral forumgoer cdowers managed to hack webOS onto an old Dell laptop they had laying around — and surprisingly, this “hack” didn’t really require all [...]

webOS booted up on a PC, just for kicks (video)

Nilay Patel — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:20:00 +0000

It's always been possible to run webOS on a PC using the emulator built into Palm's SDK, but it turns out that the OS image used for the emulator can actually be installed on an IDE hard drive and booted from -- which is exactly what one enterprising member of the PreCentral forums did with his Dell C600 laptop. It's not too surprising webOS can do this, since it's built on Linux, but don't get too excited yet; the OS runs in a funky aspect ratio in a small portion of the screen and the lack of a touchscreen means you're stuck using the keyboard to navigate. Still, it's hard not to watch this without visions of webOS running on all manner of HP hardware in the very near future -- a tablet, perhaps? Video after the break.

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Palm Pre Plus launched on AT&T

Nilay Patel — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:43:00 +0000

The boardroom drama behind the HP acquisition wasn't the only Palm news today -- the company also launched the AT&T Palm Pre Plus. No surprises here -- it's going to $149, decidedly more than Verizon's $29 with free Mobile Hotspot service -- but hey, at least it's out there, and you get a free Touchstone in the deal, so that's nice.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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HP bought Palm after a five-company bidding war

Nilay Patel — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:13:00 +0000

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/HP_bought_Palm_after_a_five_company_bidding_war_Engadget'; Palm and HP seem like the happiest of corporate couples right now, but theirs was a heated courtship: according to Palm's latest statement to shareholders, a total of 16 companies were contacted about a deal, and HP was the winner of a month-long bidding war that involved serious offers from five companies -- a bidding war that involved Jon Rubinstein personally warning HP that it had to "significantly and immediately" increase its offer to remain in the game. What's more, HP's winning bid came in at just 20 cents a share more than its primary rival. Yeah, it's juicy -- read on for the full blow-by-blow.

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Verizon price cuts the Palm Pixi Plus down to free

Greg Kumparak — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:33:03 +0000

Downward, downward, ever downward. Verizon just keeps dropping the prices on their Palm devices lower and lower. The Pre Plus dropped from $149.99 at launch to a paltry $29.99, while its baby sister, the Pixi Plus, dropped from $99 to.. the same price as the Pre Plus: $29.99. Weird, right? A technically lesser phone floating around at the same price point as the heftier one? Verizon's gone ahead and patched up that little pricing oddity.

Sales of netbooks and CULV notebooks expected to increase this year

Frank Zhang — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:00:24 +0000

It looks like people are still buying computers. Research firm iSuppli Corp believes that netbooks and Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage (CULV) notebooks are poised for significant growth in 2010. Notebook PC shipments overall are expected to hit 209.5 million this year, up 25.5% from last year. In particular, sales of netbooks, or smaller and cheaper versions of a notebook, are expected to grow 30% to 34.5 million units. Meanwhile, CULV notebooks are expected to reach sales of 14.5 million units this year, a whopping 93% increase.

Barnes & Noble and HP join forces to launch specially branded online bookstore

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:00:49 +0000

Some Barnes & Noble nook news for your Wednesday afternoon. The giant bookstore has teamed up with HP (you know, the guys who now own Palm) to bring us the HP B&N Bookstore. It just makes things a little easier for HP folk to browse and buy B&N wares.

HP announces updates to the Envy 14, Envy 17

Dave Freeman — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:01:43 +0000

HP gave up the details on their updated Envy today. Nothing too terribly exciting, they're sporting the latest in the Dual Core CPU, discreet graphic chipset and motherboards. More details after the jump.

HP releases new Pavilion notebooks

John Biggs — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:01:01 +0000

If there’s anything better than consumer grade sub-$800 notebooks, God kept it for himself. HP just announced the dm4, dv5, dv6, and dv7 notebooks. All are running the latest processors and the dm4 and dv7 support discrete graphics. The dv6 is a touchscreen laptop, which is great for people who like to touch their screens. Not [...]

Verizon Drops Palm Pre Plus Down to $29.99 On Contract

Simon Chester — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:24:09 +0000

Well, here's a tasty bargain: Verizon are now offering the Palm Pre Plus for a meagre $29.99 (no rebate necessary) on a two-year contract. That price includes the free mobile hotspot, too!

Dynamism now has the Viliv S10 in stock, shipping same day as orders

Matt Burns — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:56 +0000

Are you one of the many that cried when you heard both the HP Slate and Microsoft Courier won't make it to market? Fear not, friend. The Windows 7 Viliv S10 netbook / tablet is now shipping.

Hewlett-Packard To Kill Windows 7 Tablet Project

Michael Arrington — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:52:49 +0000

Hewlett-Packard has killed off its much ballyhooed Windows 7 tablet computer, says a source who's been briefed on the matter. The device was first unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES 2010 in January and was supposed to hit the market in mid 2010. But our source tells us that HP is not satisfied with Windows 7 as a tablet operating system and has terminated the project (something CrunchGear mentioned months ago). HP may also be abandoning Intel-based hardware for its slate lineup simply because it's too power hungry. That would also rule out Windows 7 as an operating system.