News tagged ‘hp’
Friday, 5 Apr 2013
HP Chairman Resigns Over Mismanaged Acquisition
HP chairman Ray Lane has stepped down from his position as head of the board of directors following the mismanaged saga of the acquisition of software company Autonomy. Two other board members are also stepping down, while investor and board member Ralph Whitworth is taking over as interim chairman.
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
LG Electronics Acquires webOS from HP for Smart TVs
The story of WebOS takes another turn as LG Electronics has bought the platform from HP. Rather than being used for smartphones and tablets, LG will be utilizing WebOS for its Smart TVs.
Thursday, 30 Aug 2012
HP Unveils Two Touch-Enabled Windows 8 Ultrabooks
HP has revealed two new Ultrabooks with touchscreens to improve the Windows 8 experience. The HP Envy Touchsmart 4 has the form factor of a regular Ultrabook, while the Envy x2 is a convertible tablet with a detachable keyboard dock.
Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012
HP Introduces Redesigned Pavilion Notebook PCs
The updated notebooks reflect HP's Mosaic design approach, which is an extension of the MUSE (materials, usability, sensory appeal and experience) philosophy introduced in May 2010.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012
HP Envy 14 Spectre - Classy Glass Ultrabook Coming End of February
We've seen the HP Envy 14 Spectre at CES this year, and were intrigued with the engineering efforts that HP has invested in it. Now, the wait for this beauty will soon be over as HP announced that units will arrive towards the end of February.
Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012
Userful and HP Develop World's Lowest Cost Linux Thin Client Solution
Userful has released the next generation of its Userful MultiSeat solution to enable very affordable general purpose computing options for a large number of clustered users. Using this, HP's latest t200 thin client solution costs no more than US$99 per seat!
Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012
Ethereal HP Spectre to be Covered in Gorilla Glass
HP has just announced the HP Envy 14 Spectre, an Ultrabook that has a Gorilla Glass lid and palmrest. The material seems to be a refreshing change from the usual aluminum or magnesium alloy that we're used to seeing. However there seems to be certain concerns regarding its Ultrabook legitimacy.
Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011
Analyst Predicts Decline of Apple's Ultra-Thin Notebook Market Share
Analysts have predicted that Apple will lose their share of the ultra-portable segment, currently dominated by the Macbook Air, which makes up an estimated 49% of all Apple notebook sales. This prediction is reliant on the Ultrabook (as per Intel's specifications) segment picking up speed in 2012.
Saturday, 10 Dec 2011
webOS Lives On, Goes Open-Source
HP has decided that webOS will live on as an open-source project, with its CEO Meg Whitman mentioning that the company might produce another webOS tablet sometime in 2013.
Wednesday, 9 Nov 2011
WebOS Still Stuck in Limbo
When HP called for a meeting with webOS employees on Tuesday to discuss about the fate of what used to be the most promising mobile operating systems out there, everyone thought that a decision has been made. Turns out it was the exact opposite.