HP CEO rumored to pronounce fate of webOS on Friday
Thu, Dec 8, 2011 - After months of deliberation, Hewlett Packard's new CEO Meg Whitman is rumored to announce the PC maker's plans for webOS on Friday. ( 27 comments )
Gartner projects Apple's iPad to maintain 50% market share through 2014
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 - Apple's iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market, maintaining more than 50 percent market share through 2014, according to a new analysis. ( 19 comments )
IDC: Apple's iPad 2 took market share from Android tablets in Q2 2011
Wed, Sep 14, 2011 - Apple's iPad 2 took the lion's share of global tablet shipments in the second quarter of calendar 2011, with a 68.3 percent share, while Android's share of tablets slipped, according to the latest figures from IDC. ( 104 comments )
HP's confounding call to build more TouchPads likely due to obligations
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - With Hewlett-Packard estimated to lose $200 for each TouchPad it sells at a fire sale price of $99, the company's head-scratching decision to resume production of the failed tablet is likely a result of agreements made with component suppliers. ( 48 comments )
HP considers reviving TouchPad after death sparks sudden demand
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 - Hewlett-Packard has suggested in an interview that it is considering reviving the TouchPad in view of a potential spinoff of its computer division, and has confirmed that “one last run” of webOS tablets will be manufactured to “meet unfulfilled demand.” ( 63 comments )
HP favoring PC business spin-off over sale
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - Hewlett-Packard revealed on Monday that the preferred strategic option for its struggling PC business is to spin it off into a separate company. ( 29 comments )
HP outlines "difficult but necessary" decisions spurred by success of iPad
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - After just nine months on the job, HP's chief executive Léo Apotheker announced plans to radically shift the company away from the shrinking PC market, drop its mobile competition to the iPad and iPhone entirely, and instead focus on its online services, printing and software businesses. ( 82 comments )
HP kills webOS, spins off PC business to focus on software
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - Hewlett Packard, the world's largest PC maker, has announced plans to spin off its PC business and scrap its recently acquired webOS smartphone and TouchPad tablet business to focus on software and services. ( 254 comments )
