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HPE CEO Meg Whitman Hints At More Acquisitions
Spend, spend, spend. Acquisitions will form part of HPE's strategy going forward confirms CEO
Tales In Tech History: Psion Organiser
In the old days when bulky filofaxs' organised our lives, a British firm created a pocket computer alternative called the Organiser
Tales In Tech History: Palm And The PDA
Palm was a smartphone pioneer and a leading personal digital assistant provider, but HP's acquisition sealed its fate
Tales In Tech History: The Curious Case Of The HP TouchPad
What tablet lasted barely two months before it was pulled and consigned to the tech dustbin of history?
Tales In Tech History: Apple Newton
Yes folks, Apple did make some technology turkeys. The Apple Newton PDA being a case in point
Qualcomm Hoovers Up HP’s Palm Patents
HP finally gets rid of the patents it acquired in the disastrous purchase of Palm back in 2010
HP Expected To Announce Smartphone Next Week
HP is reportedly aiming at developing markets with low-cost, big screen device. We have a gallery of its past efforts
CES 2014: LG Resurrects webOS To Power Smart TVs
Three years later, HP finally squeezes some value out of the OS developed by Palm
Palmed Off To LG: How HP Killed webOS
HP has offloaded Palm's once-vaunted webOS to LG, ending its life as a mobile operating system, says Chris Prieimesberger
MWC 2013: HP Sells webOS To LG For Cars And Smart TVs
HP has sold the webOS operating system it inherited from Palm to LG for use in smart TVs and cars
HP Readies Android Tablet And Maybe Smartphones
HP is reportedly developing a high-end tablet running Android - and maybe even Android smartphones
HP Spins Off WebOS To New “Gram” Company
Creation of Gram unit apparently completes HP's long goodbye to WebOS
WebOS Exec Rubinstein Quits HP
The departure of Jon Rubinstein ends the last link to HP's webOS mobile device efforts
HP Open Sources webOS
HP has reached a decision on the fate of webOS, deciding to open source the software
HP TouchPad Revived For A Final Limited Run
HP is making a final US production run of its TouchPad in response to massive demand for the doomed tablet
HP’s webOS Ambitions Were Doomed To Fail
Hewlett-Packard is killing, or selling, its much-publicised webOS but a Gartner analyst said it never stood a chance, says Nicholas Kolakowski
HP Mulls WebOS Move To Cars
HP is considering porting webOS to other environments including cars and household appliances
HP TouchPad Reviews Highlight Need For Tweaks
HP's TouchPad hardware is receiving early praise, but the webOS platform has some kinks that need fixing
HP In WebOS Licensing Talks With Rivals
HP is reportedly negotiating over licensing its webOS operating system to other manufacturers
HP TouchPad On Pre-Order From Carphone Warehouse
HP's WebOS TouchPad tablet can be bought from Carphone Warehouse, costing the same as an Apple iPad 2
MWC: HP’s WebOS-Based TouchPad Tablet – First Look
HP's webOS tablet looks good for enterprises, and features like Touchstone data transfer are very cool indeed
HP Readies Tablet But Analysts Warn Of Challenges
HP is to shortly launch its webOS tablet but it has a tough fight on its hands, according to some analysts
HP Boss Seeks To Capture Apple ‘Cool’ Factor
HP is reportedly looking to present itself as the epitome of cool, as it goes head to head with the Apple iPad
Report: HP Plans WebOS Netbook Launch
HP may soon introduce a tablet running Palm's WebOS, on top of tablets and smartphones
HP Exec Hints At February Arrival For WebOS Tablet
A HP executive strongly hinted that a tablet running Web-OS will be unveiled at a corporate event in February
HP Declines Tablet Unveiling At CES
HP has declined to use the CES show to unveil its tablet devices, but has instead chosen a WebOS event in February
Report: HP To Unveil PalmPad At CES
HP will unveil three models of a WebOS-based PalmPad competitor for Apple's iPad at CES, report says
Palm Boss Talks WebOS Tablet And Smartphones
The HP executive in charge of the Palm division is hoping to impress next year with the new WebOS tablet and new smartphones
Researchers Uncover Palm webOS Security Bugs
Researchers discovered several webOS security flaws, including a bug that could help attackers create botnets