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Week in review: Google hearts Motorola, HP spurns WebOS, more glasses-free 3D

Week in review: Google hearts Motorola, HP spurns WebOS, more glasses-free 3D

by ben patterson | Aug 19, 2011 | week in review

August, sleepy? You’d never know it with the blockbuster stories we saw in the tech landscape this week, what with Google taking Motorola to the alter and—even more shockingly—HP dropping the bomb on WebOS, the smartphone platform it picked up only a year ago....
HP kills off HP TouchPad tablet, leaves mobile WebOS platform in the lurch

HP kills off HP TouchPad tablet, leaves mobile WebOS platform in the lurch

by ben patterson | Aug 18, 2011 | news, phones, tablets

One word: Wow. Barely a month and a half after launching the TouchPad tablet, HP shocked the tech world Thursday by abruptly announcing (as reported by All Things Digital) that it will discontinue its iPad competitor—and not only that, it will also stop making any and...
What’s the difference between a “feature” phone and a smartphone?

What’s the difference between a “feature” phone and a smartphone?

by ben patterson | Jul 18, 2011 | how-tos, phones

At one end of the cell-phone spectrum, you’ve got your bargain-basement phone—you know, one with a black-and-white screen, number keys from “one” to “10,” mute and volume buttons, and not much else. At the other end lie the latest,...
Number of iPad apps in App Store: 100,000 and counting

Number of iPad apps in App Store: 100,000 and counting

by ben patterson | Jun 30, 2011 | apps, news, tablets

If you were looking for a reason to pick the iPad as your tablet of choice rather than, say, an Android-powered tablet or the new HP TouchPad, here’s a number to consider: 100,000. That’s the number of iPad apps currently available for download, as duly...

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