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HP TouchPad Hits Stores in July, Priced from $499.99

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Available in 16GB ($499.99) or 32GB ($599.99) models, the HP TouchPad will go on sale beginning July 1st, with a 3G version hitting AT&T shortly after. In addition to a 9.7-inch multi-touch display, it features “a front-facing camera, dual-core 1.2GHz processor, stereo speakers, gyroscope and accelerometer sensors, Bluetooth compatibility and support for Adobe Flash.” Click here for the first picture in gallery. Continue reading for an in-depth 37-minute preview.

The TouchPad runs webOS, the smartphone operating system developed by Palm. HP acquired Palm last year.

[via Engadget – Wired]

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Deal of the Day: $149.99 HP SimpleSave 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for $89.99 Shipped

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Amazon is selling the HP SimpleSave 1.5TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for just $89.99 shipped, originally priced at $149.99. The “minute you plug it in to a USB port, it begins backing up your data; there’s no need to install and learn software.” Product page.

User’s will love this backup solution because the software finds all your valuable data, no matter where it is on your computer and, after the first backup, it frequently checks for file changes so your backup is always up to date.

[via Amazon]

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HP TouchPad Officially Unveiled, is Powered by 1.2-GHz Dual Core CPU

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After months of rumors, the webOS-powered HP TouchPad has been officially unveiled, and it looks to give Apple’s iPad a run for its money..at least until the iPad 2 is released. Powering this tablet is a 1.2-GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 16GB / 32GB of internal memory, and a 9.7-inch display. Available this summer in a Wi-Fi model — 3G and 4G versions to follow. Videos after the break. Click here for more pictures.

Rubenstein claims that this here tablet is “screaming fast,” and the software UI we’re seeing looks downright luscious. There’s a new paneled email application a Growl-like pop-up notification system, support for Skype calling…

[via Engadget]

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HP Slate 500 Officially Unveiled

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After months of leaked spy shots, the HP Slate 500 has been officially unveiled. Priced at $799, it packs a “1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB SSD and Broadcom’s Crystal HD accelerator for handling 1080p video,” into a 1.5-pound package. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.

Surrounding the metal edges is a USB port, headphone jacks, keyboard button and that always useful Alt + Ctrl + Delete key. Interestingly the right side is also home to a slide-out Windows license — HP tells us it had be included, but they didn’t want to muck up the nice contoured back.

[via Engadget]

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Mark Hurd HP CEO Leaves with More Than $12-Million

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Now that you’ve heard the allegations against HP CEO Mark Hurd, here’s how much he’ll walk away with, as his severance payment: $12.2-million. Plus, “he will also be able to cash in on various large stock opportunities, including 330,177 performance-based restricted stock units that were granted to him in 2008.” Continue reading for a detailed news report, courtesy of Mahalo.

He was also given an extension until Sept. 7 of the expiration date of outstanding options to purchase up to 775,000 shares of HP stock that were vested as of Friday.

[via Computerworld]

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HP CEO Resigns

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HP CEO Mark Hurd has resigned, effective immediately, “over previously undisclosed allegations of sexual harassment and financial shenanigans involving a relationship with a former HP contractor.” This news sent company stock shooting down before the market closed today. Continue reading for the news report.

HP said that Hurd was forced out after the company discovered that he had a secret relationship with a woman who worked with HP on marketing matters, and that he falsified expense and other financial reports to conceal the relationship and help get the contractor paid for work she didn’t do.

[via Google]

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Deal of the Day: $575 HP Mini 110-1050NR 10.1-Inch Netbook for $299.99 Shipped

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Amazon has the HP Mini 110-1050NR netbook for just $299.99 shipped, originally priced at $575. It features a 1.6-GHZ Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 10.1-inch display, 160GB HDD, and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. Video after the break. Product page. Video after the break.

Buy an affordable, ultra-portable assistant with integrated HP Mobile Broadband. Browse the Web, email, shop online and upload photos securely without looking for the nearest hotspot.

[via Amazon]

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HP Acquires Palm for $1.2-Billion

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HP has just bought Palm for $1.2-billion, according to Brian Humphries, HP’s Senior VP of Strategy and Corporate Development. Sources working on the deal say that “HP plans to be ‘doubling down on webOS,’ and that was confirmed in speaking with Palm’s honcho, who says that “that was the whole point.”

Not only that, but we’ve confirmed on both ends that Jon will be staying on with the company, along with much of the existing Palm hierarchy.

[via Engadget]

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