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Did you buy a TouchPad this weekend in hopes of an Android port?

Android If you didn't catch word of the TouchPad fire sale, chances are you didn't turn on your computer this weekend. Every tech nut, and everyone who's been waiting for the perfect moment to buy a tablet, left their houses in a mad rush Saturday...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 120 103 Reactions

HP says Veer and TouchPad updates will continue, Pre 3 to see a "limited" launch [UPDATED]

News There have been a lot of questions surrounding webOS and devices like the Veer, TouchPad, and Pre3 ever since HP announced that it was "discontinuing operations" on webOS hardware effective Q4 2011. Today Stephen DeWitt, SVP and general...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 6

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Should some smartphones be customizable and made-to-order?

Android The cell phone market exploded four years ago. Ever since, phones have become increasingly complex, functional and expensive. With literally hundreds of choices between brand, form factor and price point, it can be especially difficult to...

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HP's TouchPad fire sale may be the best thing to ever happen to webOS

Business And Money If you haven't already heard, HP's out of the webOS hardware business and they celebrated by announcing a fire sale of all of their remaining webOS devices (save for the Pre 3 and just-released 64GB TouchPad), slashing the TouchPad's price...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 132 99 Reactions

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Should Verizon take a chance and release the HP Pre 3 anyway?

Webos By now, you’ve heard what HP has done with webOS and the hardware that runs the mobile OS. And by now, we’ve heard from just about everyone how HP probably made one of the worst moves in the company’s history ....

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 17

HP offering refunds to TouchPad owners after massive price cut

News Just in case you missed it last night — or haven't been anywhere near the Internet all morning — HP has slashed the price of the Touchpad down to $99 for the 16GB mode and $149 for the 32GB variant. This surprise fire sale has thrilled...

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AT&T cancels Pre 3 launch plans as HP adds 64GB white TouchPad to its online store [UPDATED]

News Yesterday HP broke the hearts of webOS fans everywhere when it announced that it would "discontinue operations" of all webOS hardware, meaning phones and the TouchPad, in Q4 2011. The pain doesn't stop there, though, as a leaked AT&T email...

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Where HP and Palm went wrong with webOS

Palm Webos I look back at webOS – what it could have been and how both HP and Palm had no idea as to what to do with the little gold nugget in their hands – and I'm sad. No, I'm hollow. How did they let this happen? I can understand one company...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 8

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The perfect superphone part deux

Android Last month, we visited the topic of the “perfect superphone.” With any choice of manufacturer, any specifications and any mobile software, the sky was the limit. Through a lengthy explanation, I came to the conclusion that my perfect...

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Will an upgraded TouchPad make any kind of difference?

Webos There have been rumors about HP updating the HP TouchPad, the company’s first-ever webOS-based tablet device, even if the original TouchPad hasn’t been out for all that long. In fact, for those on AT&T’s network looking forward to getting...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 4

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HP announces plans to "discontinue operations" on webOS phones, TouchPad [UPDATED]

News Tough news for webOS fans today, as HP just announced that it will no longer sell hardware based on the mobile operating system that it bought from Palm last year. In a statement that just hit the wire, HP said that it plans to...

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Will the Pre 3 face similar disinterest from US carriers?

Palm Webos Back in April of last year, HP won the bid for Palm, hoping to breathe life into the web-based platform. Palm originally introduced webOS in the middle of 2009; it initially caught the eye of techies and journalists around the web, but was...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 14

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HP promises Pre 3 U.S. launch news coming soon, rumors of sluggish TouchPad sales at Best Buy emerge

News Been waiting with bated breath for HP to announce some U.S. Pre 3 launch details besides the vague "summer" window that we've been hearing since February? Well, you're not getting anything today, but that could change soon! HP recently put...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 109 102 Reactions

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AmazonWireless Freedom to Choose video contest lets you get in front of the camera

Android As I'm sure you've noticed if you're an avid PhoneDog reader — and why wouldn't you be? — we post a lot of videos on the site. Be it a review, Dogfight, or some kind of walkthrough, rarely a day goes by without a video from Aaron or...

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Is there a place in the mobile market for Grid OS?

Android The mobile space is growing – more like exploding – faster than we could have ever imagined. Four years ago, the mobile space was hit with a catalyst, better known as the iPhone. With iOS in tow, Apple showed the world exactly how...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 29 17 Reactions

HP's 7-inch TouchPad Go tablet passes through the FCC

News Time to cross another mystery off the list. It seems that a new HP tablet has been spotted passing through the FCC, and as you can see up above, the device in question carries the name "TouchPad Go." We originally saw that name pop up in a...

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HP TouchPad price permanently reduced by $100

News Been on the fence about picking up an HP TouchPad since its launch last month? This news may finally push you over the edge: HP today announced that it's permanently slashing the price of both models of the TouchPad by $100. That means...

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HP TouchPad 4G earns $700 pre-order price tag at Amazon

News AT&T still hasn't announced pricing or availability for its upcoming HP TouchPad 4G, but if you'd rather guarantee yourself one of the HSPA+-enabled slates rather than wait for trivial details like launch dates and on-contract cost, you...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 4

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How to prolong your cell phone battery's life span

Android Ever since I made the jump from BlackBerry to countless other mobile platforms, I have been primarily displeased with battery life. Some platforms are clearly less power-hungry than others, but in all of my testing and probing, I have yet...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 125 102 Reactions

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Should you buy a tablet instead of an eReader?

Android Back in late 2007, Amazon's Kindle eBook reader (eReader for short) kick-started a change to the way we read books forever. The days of buying print books are slowly fading as electronic renditions of leisure books, magazines and even...

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"Have you lost all hope that we'll ever see a new webOS-based smartphone released?"

Humza Ahmed WebOS TVs? I'd give it a month before ones spotted running Android.

Mark Belkowski webos is done, nothing else to talk about.

Matt Jackson Android "wasn't that good" when it first came out; neither was ios. The tragedy that is webos is in what it could have been. Poor hardware support brought it down before webos had the opportunity to fully flourish. With enough time it could have easily competed against Apple and Google.

Devin Tolliver @Jesse Ling. Even though webOS wasnt "that good", people saw its potential and what it could become. I'd go as far to say that it would be competing with Android and iOS if it had better hardware.