On Thursday I joked about making Windows Phone 7 my post-WebOS platform. It seems I wasn’t the only person who had that thought. Microsoft’s Brandon Watson, who has been getting attention by sending free phones to people like Molly Wood and Scott Adams, tweeted an offer to give free phones and training to published WebOS […]
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Techcitement Review: The HP TouchPad, A Postmortem
Why in the world am I reviewing a product that has been discontinued, you ask? Partly because you can likely expect lots of close out deals on the TouchPad now. I still feel strongly that WebOS is a great operating system and hope HP finds a role for it, What about the hardware though? That’s […]
HP Sells PC Division, Shelves WebOS Devices
It turns out the rumors of HP selling their PC division were spot on, and now HP is seeking a separation from Personal Systems Group (PSG).
Tablet Thursday Digest: Injunction Junked
Well, that was fast. The injunction against the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab has — albeit temporarily — been lifted in the European Union (a notable exception is Germany, where the ban is still in place). This news came Tuesday a day after several blogs, such as PC World, pointed out that it looked […]
HP Releases Pre3 To No Fanfare Whatsoever
You remember the Pre3, right? The phone announced alongside the Touchpad and the Veer? The one that fans ignored the Pre2 for, because it was going to be so much better? The one that was supposed to come out Summer of 2011, which has two whole weeks left? The one that hasn’t shown up on […]
Apps vs Sites — First Blood
You know what I just cannot stand? Apps that are just shortcuts to a company’s mobile site. For every site that makes an app that brings something even slightly different to the table, you have a dozen that are basically glorified browser shortcuts. I think a lot of this stems from the old days of […]
Tablet Thursday Digest: Lawyering Up
Sure, there were little stories like HP officially dropping the Touchpad’s price to $399, but for all extents and purposes there’s really only one bit of tablet news this week: the heating up of the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung. Apple managed to get an injunction from a German court blocking the sale of the […]
See The Universe On Less Than 30 Altairian Dollars A Day And Your iPad
If you didn’t get what this is about from the headline, then shame on you for not being geek enough. The much beloved Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is coming to iOS. Not the books, mind you — Hothead Games has created an actual interactive guide, complete with the biting humor of the original. Joel […]
Seriously? Didn’t HP Figure Out Their Touchpad Cost Too Much Already?
HP’s Touchpad hasn’t exactly gotten off to a great start. Reviews have been less than enthusiastic, with comparisons widely made to the iPad of last year, rather than this year’s iPad2. The hardware is too bulky, the software too buggy before this week’s update, and the lack of apps just appalling. Last week’s $100 price […]
Hacking — Now So Easy a Child Can Do It
For those who don’t follow DefCon, you’re missing out. A great assemblage of hackers and crackers in both the black hat and white hat variety, you’re almost guaranteed some great stories (not to mention drama). This year, DefCon thinks of the future with DefCon Kids, their first ever meeting aimed at younger hackers (think Oliver […]