HP is looking to move their TouchPad up to the 4G speed on the At&T network. This TouchPad features a 9.7″, 1024 x 768 display and runs the WebOS 3.0 operating system (the one that the Palm folks made for smartphones). The WiFi only version of the tablet uses a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, but [...]
Continue reading...8. June 2011 | by Jonas
The HP Pavilion dm1z is an example of an AMD Fusion based netbook. It actually has the slightly larger than a netbook 11.6″ display, that many of us think makes it incredibly more useful than the more mainstream 10″ display. Be that as it may, it has some reasonable specs: AMD E350 dual core processor, 1.6 GHz 3 [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2011 | by Jonas
With the success of the iPad, other folks are looking to copy Apple into the portable tablet space. The formula is to take an efficient and unbloated smartphone OS, and get it to fly on some portable hardware. Well, HP created their WebOS, and many thought it was simply a little too good for it not [...]
Continue reading...9. May 2011 | by Jonas
HP introduced a bunch of new products today, and their HP Mini 210 is their latest netbook. However, while it just got introduced, it seems like last year’s model on Woot. It has the standard 10.1″ display, with 1 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive which all make it clearly a prototypical netbook. [...]
Continue reading...8. May 2011 | by Jonas
The HP Elitebook 2760p has been spotted over at the FCC, and it is generating some buzz. Here is what is known… It will be a 12.1″ convertible tablet, and it is no stripped down anything, but more fuller featured which is should be given the $1500 starting price. For the money, it has a Core [...]
Continue reading...3. May 2011 | by Jonas
There have not been too many deals worth sharing lately, but this one I did want to bring to your attention. I am especially a fan of the 11.6″ display size, as the 10″ one that is the mainstream netbook size can definitely be a little limiting when doing anything other than email. Today’s deal is [...]
Continue reading...7. March 2011 | by Jonas
As far as iPad alternatives go, the HP TouchPad is one of the most anticipated ones. With the WebOS, there are already fans of the device, which is not available yet. However, it is a good sign that it has a product page at online retailer Amazon. The specs revealed are: 9.7” (1024×768) Touch Screen Display 1.6lbs 13.6mm thick HP [...]
Continue reading...One of the revolutionary features of netbooks was that it made folks realize that all day battery life was doable on a portable platform. No longer did we need to carry our power supply cord, and plug in at every opportunity, as with traditional notebooks. Now, it appears that HP has not only brought all [...]
Continue reading...9. February 2011 | by Jonas
HP is taking a page from the Apple playbook, and taking a phone OS, namely WebOS, which was the reason they acquired Palm, and ported it to a new tablet, the HP TouchPad. Palm fans may notice that the Palm name and logo are no longer part of the equation, but the sheer size of [...]
Continue reading...Over at Engadget, they have taken the HP Pavilion dm1z out for some benchmarking on a production model. I have to say, while the tests are limited, the results are quite clear… this is the perfect chip for 2010. Why did I conclude this? Well, the heart of the dm1z is the AMD Fusion E350. This [...]
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8. August 2011 | by Jonas
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