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HP PalmPad dual-mode multitouch display with active pen input tipped

, Jul 20th 2010 Discuss [2]

Having seemingly gained a name, HP's PalmPad webOS based tablet is now gradually getting fleshed out with hardware capabilities, too.  According to The Examiner, their source suggests HP will use a dual-mode touchscreen that combines a Wacom active digitizer with a finger-friendly multitouch capacitive layer.  The pairing would mean PalmPad users could navigate with their fingers while also using a special pen stylus for accurate drawing and text entry. Read The Full Story

HP Files for PALMPAD Trademark, webOS Slate Gets a Name?

, Jul 19th 2010 Discuss [3]

A file for a trademark doesn't necessarily mean that a device is up and coming, or that the name itself will actually get used on a product released in the future. But, more often than not, that's exactly what it means. And while we were warming up to the name Hurricane for the future webOS tablet, we guess we could get used to saying PALMPAD. Thanks to a new USPTO trademark filing, HP is trying to make sure that no one else out there can get their hands on this obviously desired title. Read The Full Story

Apple, Google and RIM all Palm suitors tips insider

, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

Numerous companies were tipped as potential suitors for Palm prior to HP sealing the deal, but according to BusinessInsider the roster includes heavyweights Apple, Google and RIM.  Their "source familiar with the negotiations" claims Apple eyed Palm for its patent and intellectual property portfolio, while Google are tipped as wanting the same thing but dropping out because they were unaware their Cupertino rivals were actually involved in negotiations. Read The Full Story

HP Showcases Flexible Displays, Hints at webOS Future

, Jul 12th 2010 Discuss [3]

There's been all sorts of speculation out there ever since HP acquired Palm. While plenty of folks out there would just be happy getting some new smartphones, there's even more who would love to see webOS on other things. Yes, tablets included. And while HP has said they're committed to exploring all of those options (smartphones included, thankfully), their own Research & Development department is obviously looking at other things as well. For example, while Phil McKinney of HP was on stage at MobileBeat 2010, he showcased something else HP is hard at work on: flexible displays. Read The Full Story

HP’s Palm acquisition finalized: “amazing roadmap” promised

, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

It's July 1st 2010, the first day of Q3 2010, and that means Palm has officially slotted into the warm crevices of mother HP.  Public announcements of what exactly we can expect from the combination vary from the mundane (webOS-based printers, anyone?) to the mysterious (HP's various tablet strategies and the company's refusal to clarify on any of them), but according to the Palm blog this morning they're aiming for "an amazing roadmap of new tools for your mobile and web-connected future." Read The Full Story

Wireless charging to see 65x growth by 2014 claims iSuppli; Nokia & RIM tipped as cutting their cords

, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Wireless charging solutions like the Palm Touchstone are likely to increase in shipments by a factor of 65x by 2014, iSuppli are predicting, suggesting that cordless power will spread from mobile phones to "portable media players, digital still cameras and mobile PCs."  They also predict the rise of a common standard which all manufacturers could promote cooperatively.  Current wireless charging shipments are believed to be around 3.6m units in 2010, though iSuppli expect that to rise to 234.9m in just four years time. Read The Full Story

Palm Foleo hits eBay [Update: Sold for $750!]

, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

Palm's Foleo was - depending on who you ask - either the ideal companion device, cruelly axed before it had a chance to shine, or a pointless distraction for the company's engineers and implicit in their downward spiral.  Either way, if you've always wanted to own one yourself, now you have the chance.  Ixle picked up a Foleo a month or so ago and has been blogging about it ever since; now he's putting the Palm pseudo-netbook back up on eBay. Read The Full Story

Palm tip “exciting” next year with new devices & webOS update

, Jun 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

While HP has been keen to talk up the positive benefits of acquiring Palm and webOS, they've also been reluctant to commit to any specifics - we've heard about tablets and printers running the platform, but nothing that left us particularly confident about smartphones.  Now, thanks to an unnamed Palm spokesperson talking during an AT&T developers webinar, we have a few more tidbits; nothing concrete, but confirmation that Palm is "working on future devices" together with a "new version of the OS". Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: June 17th 2010

, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're at the tail-end of the week, but that's not slowing us down. Welcome to tonight's edition of The Daily Slash. We're glad you could make it, as usual. Tonight, in the Best of R3 Media, we've got the Nexus One launching with Froyo, the Nintendo 3DS won't make it across the pond for awhile, and the iPhone 4's got some RAM under that hood. And then in the Dredge 'Net, Microsoft is promising a new mobile OS -- kind of, there's already someone waiting for the iPhone 4, and there's even more doubt about the HP Slate. Read The Full Story

webOS notifications designer defects to Apple

, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [1]

One of the things that has always bothered me about the way the iPhone gives me notifications is that they are very intrusive. You can’t ignore them if you don’t care what they say and you can't finish what you are working on at the time the notification appears without fussing with the notification. Palm's Pre and Pixi on the other hand have slick notification banners you can ignore easily. Read The Full Story

Palm Pixi Plus (AT&T) Review

, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [2]

The Palm Pixi Plus isn’t exactly new, but its launch on AT&T this coming Sunday will mark the debut of the GSM version in the US market. Priced at a featurephone-rivalling $49.99 (with a new agreement, naturally), the obvious question is whether you’re getting more for your money by opting for the webOS handset. Check out our review after the cut.

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HP bought Palm for webOS IP, not smartphone future

, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [2]

HP CEO Mark Hurd has thrown the cat among the webOS pigeons, by suggesting that the company's acquisition of Palm was predominantly for their IP and not "to be in the smartphone business."  Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch technology conference, Hurd revealed that HP have no plans to "spend billions of dollars trying to go into the smartphone business," explaining "that doesn’t in any way make any sense." Read The Full Story
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