As reported earlier, HP is to shut down the WebOS division. But that has left a huge gaping hole of crisis for many. Up to 500 jobs could be lost from the complete abandonment of WebOS. It is quite severe really. More »

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With the recent price cut of the Nintendo 3DS, another product has gotten a lower price–the HP TouchPad. More »

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WebOS 2.0 was only announced two weeks ago, and since then it has been featured on the Palm Pre 2.0. Now, it has been announced that it will be rolled out to all other devices in the coming months. More »

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Recently we have informed you about HP’s newest smartphone the Pre 2 and now to share their hands on experience here’s a video from the guys at PhoneScoop who were lucky enough to experience this device before it actually gets released. More »

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Palm has just revealed the “Pre 2.” Technically its the first smartphone to be released by Palm since it has been acquired by HP. More »

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Rising from the ashes of apparent cancellation is the Windows 7 HP slate, which is now confirmed for autumn release but will be repackaged for enterprise instead of the consumer market. The PalmPad, running webOS is also in the pipeline. More »

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When HP bought out Palm, it signaled the end of the 8.9-inch HP Slate that was based on Windows 7. HP realized that a successful tablet had to follow the iPad, and that means running an operating system, which is more appropriate. More »

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Although HP’s Slate has glaring shortcomings - 1024×600 screen, Atom processor - quite a few people have been looking forward to it as an iPad alternative. It now looks like HP is canceling the Windows 7 Slate and may forgo using Intel processors for all future tablets. More »

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HP finally emerged from the Palm sweepstakes and paid $1.2 billion for the buy-out. According to the press release, Jon Rubinstein and many of the key executives will remain in position after the HP takeover, and Engadget states that Palm’s hardware roadmap remains unchanged for the present. What we will see in the short term are HP branded phones, with webOS netbooks and tablets probably appearing next year. More »

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And I am glad because it would have been too big of a risk. HTC is a growing company that will either outpace its competitors or falter on the backbone of Android and Windows Phone 7. A proprietary Palm WebOS smartphone made by HTC would have required too much of an investment. More »

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From Htcyou: Speaking with Bloomberg, HTC chief financial officer Cheng Hui-ming states that under the right conditions, his company could run its own operating system for its smartphones. Throughout HTC’s history, it has relied on Windows Mobile and Google Android. Were HTC to use a proprietary OS, there are many significant factors to consider. More »

Palm is about to sell to the highest bidder, says Bloomberg. Lenovo and HTC are apparently the front-runners to buy the sinking Palm corporation. More »

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From Htcyou: No other smartphone manufacturer has sown its seeds as broadly as HTC. Motorola is banking solely on Android. Samsung, Sony (though with plenty of Symbian history), and LG are fairly new entrants to the smartphone OS market. Apple, Palm, RIM, and Nokia (though not for long, when Symbian becomes fully open source) are closed systems with their own proprietary software. All this time, HTC has been backing Windows Mobile and Google Android like no one else. With Palm’s devastating fiscal revelations serving as the backdrop, new speculation has surfaced that HTC might be interested in buying Palm and thereby gaining a third smartphone OS to its stable. More »

Another Monday and another lawsuit, this time it is an all encompassing one, as MicroUnity sues 22 companies for mobile microprocessor copyright infringement. Apple will have to band with Google and HTC to fight this. More »

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As measured by the FCC, the top 20 cell phones producing the most radiation are replete with Blackberry and Motorola models. More »

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