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HP board considering to oust CEO Leo Apotheker

Rue Liu, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

According to Bloomberg, HP's board is now mulling over whether to fire its CEO, Leo Apotheker, after barely 11 months in the position. Apotheker became HP's CEO in November of last year, following a scandal that saw the departure of former HP CEO Mark Hurd. Reportedly, the board is now considering former EBay CEO Meg Whitman as an interim replacement. Read The Full Story

Apple keeps 8 year lead in US satisfaction rankings

Chris Davies, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple has again scooped top spot in the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2011, maintaining a now eight year lead ahead of its computing rivals. The Cupertino firm climbed a single point from its 2010 score, to 87, and finished nine points ahead of its closest rival, HP. The ACSI credits Apple’s “winning combination of innovation and product diversification” for its success.

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HP ad for Ultrabook computer surfaces, HP thinness inbound?

Shane McGlaun, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

There was a lot of belly aching with computer makers surrounding the Ultrabook platform from Intel. The source of the bother for the computer makers was that Intel promised the Ultrabook would come in at under $1,000. The problem was that major computer makers claimed that there was no way to build the machine and make money at that sales price thanks to the cost of the hardware. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad Android port gets 3D gaming support [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Efforts to get Android running properly on the HP TouchPad continue, with both cores of the tablet's 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor now usable and hardware graphics acceleration supported. The handiwork of the Cyanogenmod team, the new video demo - which you can see after the cut - shows a modified TouchPad running various 3D games as well as playing 720p HD local video and HQ YouTube clips. Read The Full Story

HP confirms webOS staff slash: 500+ could go

Chris Davies, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

HP is shedding as many as 525 people from its webOS team, with the staff cull expected to begin sometime this week. The company confirmed to AllThingsD that the job cuts were taking place - though refused to specify an actual number or any other details of the losses - though reiterated its intent to explore "ways to leverage webOS software." Read The Full Story

HP 7-inch Opal TouchPad prototype leaks

Chris Davies, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

HP's 7-inch TouchPad, codenamed "Opal", has leaked into the wild, despite HP itself having cancelled the webOS project. Originally intended to be the follow-up to the existing TouchPad, the 7-inch version has made an appearance in prototype form on the Chinese ZooPDA forums, running a 1.5GHz Snapdragon APQ8060 processor and a 4:3 aspect, 1024 x 768 touchscreen. Read The Full Story

HP unveils eight new displays, four IPS panels with one sub-$200

Rue Liu, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

HP unveiled eight new displays today, including four from its HP ZR-series that use IPS panels, of which one is touted as the industry's first sub-$200 display to feature IPS technology. The other four displays include one affordable HP Compaq model for business and three digital signage models. Read The Full Story

IDC: Tablets beat estimates, Android down, iOS up, Amazon’s tablet is actually an e-reader

Rue Liu, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Research firm IDC released some interesting data this morning regarding tablet shipments for Q2 of 2011 as well as predictions for the second half of the year. Beating estimates, tablet shipments are now expected to reach 62.5 million in 2011, up from the original forecast of 53.5 million units. Apple's iPad 2 shipments continue to surge as Android slips and RIM enters. WebOS share will disappear by Q1 of 2011 and the much anticipated Amazon tablet is actually an e-reader. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm sidesteps webOS acquisition questions

Chris Davies, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Qualcomm has become the latest company to be questioned around its webOS intentions, with CEO Paul Jacobs suggesting at IQ2011 this morning that the platform is "a little up in the air at the moment" but not denying any acquisition possibilities outright. Asked at the annual innovation showcase whether Qualcomm was interested in buying webOS from HP, which announced plans to axe development of smartphones and tablets like the Pre3 and TouchPad earlier this year, the CEO lamented the platform's fading star. "We do like the idea that webOS would continue" Jacobs admitted, "we put a lot of effort into that relationship." Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad (briefly) up for sale in UK again

Chris Davies, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

The discontinued HP TouchPad has turned up in stock at UK retailer PC World, though it's unclear how long supplies of the webOS tablet will last. Priced at £249.99 ($398) for the 32GB TouchPad with the wireless charging dock and case - the 16GB bundle sold out in short order - the cost is a long way off the $99.99 bargain US shoppers were treated to last month. Read The Full Story

HP Pavilion dm1 ultraportable gets official price and launch date

Shane McGlaun, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Back in January at CES, we laid hands and eyes briefly on the HP Pavilion dm1. It's been a long time since CES, but we are finally getting the official launch date and price on the little notebook computer. The little notebook is aimed at the consumer and has some nice features. The dm1 gets the HP Soft-touch imprint design, Beats audio tech, and the HP Premiere Experience. That last bit is some sort of exclusive innovation to improve the Windows experience. Read The Full Story

HP TouchPad backorders shipping in 6 to 8 weeks

Rue Liu, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

HP sent an email to customers today, informing them of a 6- to 8-week wait for the backordered HP TouchPad tablets. The tablet has been sold out at retailers and on HP's website after the $99 fire sale that followed HP's announcement of discontinuing WebOS. Many customers that ordered through HP at the fire sale pricing are still waiting for the device as HP plans one last production run. Read The Full Story