Happy Monday, everyone. Hopefully you all had a very restful weekend and are eager to catch up on all the tech news that happened today. Even if your weekend was less than restful, we've still got major news. For starters, T-Mobile is hiking up its unlimited, 5 GB, and 10 GB data prices. Yikes. And we all know how important mobile data is these days. That's why the new iPad can apparently last 25 hours as an LTE hotspot
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‘HP’ Stories
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: March 26, 2012
HP Omni 27 Review
HP’s made a name for its TouchSmart series of all-in-one desktops over the last few years, culminating in some quite desirable models as of late. But what about those consumers who want a large, stylish machine and have no particular need for expensive touchscreens? Enter the Omni 27, a self-contained PC with a gigantic 27-inch screen and a major in personal media, with a minor in usability tweaks for those of a less technical disposition. Read on to see how the Omni 27 stacks up against its more established competition.
Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook versus HP Folio 13
Yankees and Red Sox. Edison and Tesla. Dell and HP. Both American PC titans have release shiny new ultrabooks this year, hoping to find a small place in your carry-on bag. The Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook is a few weeks newer, but not so much newer that the HP Folio 13 is out of the running: both are slim, stylish notebooks with 13-inch screens, Intel Core processors, SSD drives and the latest version of Windows. So which between the two of them should get your hard-earned dollar? Let’s break it down.
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: March 21, 2012
Happy Wednesday, everyone. Hope you're having a great hump day. You know who had a really great Wednesday? Social gaming startup OMGPOP, which was officially acquired by Zynga today. In not-so-great news, Google Wallet is still struggling, and now the search giant may reportedly be considering a revenue share deal. Another company that's still struggling is RIM, which is telling the few users who actually bought a Blackberry Playbook: just say no to jailbreaking.
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Dead Trees and PCs: HP’s Innovation Challenge
It’s tough to be too enthusiastic about HP’s plan to merge its printer and computing groups into a single unit. Former EVP of the PSG group Todd Bradley will lead the freshly-minted Printing and Personal Systems Group, as HP attempts to cut costs and “drive innovation” of its product range. Yet HP’s track record in creating exciting, distinctive devices is hardly glowing, and there are some serious pitfalls ahead that could easily derail the new strategy.
HP reorganizes by cramming printers into computer arm
HP announced today that it was reorganizing to improve performance and drive profits across its entire portfolio. The reorganization is taking its Imaging and Printing Group along with the Personal Systems Group and merging them into a new group called Printing and Personal Systems Group. With the merging of the two groups, the former leader of the Imaging and Printing Group, Vyomesh Joshi, is retiring.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: March 20, 2012
Happy Tuesday, everyone. Are you ready to get a full dose of tech news in just a few short paragraphs? Here we go. For starters, it's been revealed that Apple's new iPad is already account for 5% of all US iPad traffic after just a few days on the market. But in less favorable iPad news, Consumer Reports has found that the new tablet gets as hot as 116 degrees when it's running intensive applications. That's hot. You know what else is hot? The news that HTC and Beats Audio have acquired music service MOG.
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HP merging its PC and printer business
HP is getting ready to announce a major reorganization today that will involve the consolidation of its PC unit, the Personal Systems Group (PSG) and its printer division, the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). According to insider sources cited by AllThingsD, the move is an attempt to streamline the company's operations, cut costs, and provide customers with more unified product offerings.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: March 15, 2012
Happy Thursday, all. We're halfway through March already. Where has the time gone? Especially that hour we lost on Sunday. Anyway, I digress. So here's what you need to know about today - Sony's Bloggie Sport HD camera began shipping today, and HP is releasing more WebOS 3.0.5 code as a community edition. There's more news, of course, so keep on reading...
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HP releasing more webOS 3.0.5 code as a “Community Edition”
As much as we rooted for it, webOS was unfortunately the little train that couldn’t. While HP have nixed plans to make any more hardware running the ill-fated operating system, they began open sourcing webOS earlier this year. Today they announced plans to release additional parts of webOS 3.0.5, which they’re calling a “Community Edition”.
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HP Envy 14 Spectre Review
The HP ENVY 14 Spectre was easily one of the most promising ultrabooks we saw at CES 2012, and a few months of waiting hasn’t dampened our enthusiasm. The premium notebook combines high-end features and unique materials into a 14-inch body that’s distinct from just about everything on the market, which is something you couldn’t say for many of HP’s previous entries in the ENVY line. Does this unique machine rise above the pack? Let’ find out.
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: March 6, 2012
This morning we're getting geared up for the iPad HD reveal -- what's that you say? It's still over 24 hours away? It certainly seems like it's falling down directly upon our heads with all the information being jammed out from so-called sources close to the matter and such, so it'll be a blessing upon our hearts when the actual device is revealed at tomorrow's iPad 3 event. We'll be there live, if you did not know already, and you can catch all the liveblog action at http://live.slashgear.com/ at 10AM PST sharp! Meanwhile let's talk about that product some more - first with the iPad HD "confirmation" then with the iPad mini 7.1-inch unit - guess which one is more likely to be real.
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