HP Announces January 2015 Shutdown Date For WebOS Services
HP will shutdown the App Catalog and Synergy cloud sync service for webOS-powered hardware next January
PIC Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Android ACL Support on HP TouchPad
A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched promising remaining HP TouchPad owners the OpenMobile ACL Android runtime that was previously in development.
HP Makes Good on Claim it’s Hiring for Open webOS
But the news isn’t all great. Nearly all the positions appear to be critical, dire need-to-fill jobs, most appear to be due to recent departures.
Deal: 32GB Refurbished HP TouchPad – $194.99 + Shipping
Woot is currently offering the best deal on refurbished 32GB HP TouchPad tablets, which make for great Android tablets after a bit of hacking.
Deal: 32GB HP TouchPad + Slipcase – $249.99 + $5 Shipping (Expired)
woot! offers new 32GB TouchPads for only $100 more than the firesale price and they make even better Android tablets thanks to CyanogenMod
HP Releases TouchPad’s Android Debug Kernel Source Code
As we previously reported, HP was under fire by the open source community for refusing to release the source code for the Android kernel that they accidentally released for the HP TouchPad. The Android kernel was based on Qualcomm’s reference Android source code, and was used by HP internally to accelerate the release of the […]
webOS Community Testing 2.2.4 Update for Original Pre, Pre Plus
Despite HP not delivering on a promised webOS 2.0 upgrade for all first-generation webOS devices, the webOS community is still at it. While unofficially upgrading the Pre and Pre Plus to webOS 2.0 (via the webOS Internals’ meta-doctor project) is nothing new, progress stalled out at webOS version 2.1. Since then, webOS 2.2 has provided […]
HP TouchPad Firmware 3.0.5 Nearing Release
HP will introduce one final release of the HP TouchPad firmware, before the company announces if there will be any future for webOS at all. As we just reported, the company’s own (at times, confusing and overriding) timelines for a decision on webOS as a product offering all indicate that a decision will be announced […]
HP Down to TouchPad Refurbished Supplies, eBay Sale on the 11th
HP has announced that on December 11th, they will sell their final supplies of TouchPad units, via eBay. The company noted that these are all refurbished units. HP will, however, match the fire sale pricing that made the TouchPad the number two tablet in the world, in terms of total sales. The 16 GB unit […]
HP Releases webOS 3.0.4 for TouchPad
HP has released another incremental update for the TouchPad in version 3.0.4. It is now available from the System Updates app in the TouchPad’s app drawer. The most notable new feature in this version is the inclusion of a basic camera app for the front facing camera with video and still capture. Also included is […]