The HP re-enters the tablet market with Windows 8

One of the first Apple's competitors in the tablet market has been HP, which gained public attention when it decided to create its own ecosystem aroun the WebOS - which had acquired along with Palm in early 2010. In 2011, the American company presented the webOS-based TouchPad, which was released on July 1 of that year, with the company to abandon the whole project six weeks later. Then HP announced that the webOS will become an open source project.


Bangkok Post now reports that HP has decided to re-enter the tablet, this time taking advantage of the upcoming platform Microsoft, the Windows 8, making a fresh start in winning a share of this growing market.


The restart of production is a strategic move aimed to gain from the growing market for tablet, Meg Whitman said yesterday at the Global Influencer Summit 2012.
Todd Bradley, vice president of printing and personal systems, said the Windows 8 tablet of HP will be equipped with cloud services that allow users to share and store online data between devices.

Apple continues to dominate the market for tablet two years after the initial release of iPad, the share of the company to exceed 68% in first quarter of 2012, as the popularity of the Amazon Kindle Fire seems to be increasingly reduced.

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HP introduces the new ENVY and Sleekbook Ultrabook series

HP presents the new models in the "small" category of ENVY series, HP ENVY Ultrabook and HP ENVY Sleekbook. The characteristics of the two series is about the same turn Ultrabook be powered by Intel processors and the number of processors Sleekbook AMD.


The models come in sets of 14 and 15.6 inches with a maximum thickness of 19.8 mm, weight less than 1.8 pounds in silver and black and priced between $ 600 and $ 800. The ENVY Ultrabook Intel Core processors contain second and third generation HDD 500GB, 1266 × 768 screen resolution, Beats Audio, two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0. The 14-inch model starts at $ 769 and 15.6-inch model at $ 799. The ENVY Sleekbook 14 inches and it contains the same features but is $ 100 cheaper.


The ENVY Sleekbook 15.6 inch Mainstream APU contains the second generation of AMD, HDD 320GB, 1266 × 768 screen resolution, Beats Audio, two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0. This model is even cheaper starting at $ 600



HP ENVY Sleekbook 14”


Configuration for starting price of $699.99, available May 9
Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
14” display 1366 x 768
2nd generation or 3rd generation Intel Core processors
Memory: 4GB 1600MHz DDR3
Storage: 500GB HDD
Wifi 802.11a/g/n
Ports include: Gigabit Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0. (1) USB 2.0, SD Card Slot and HDMI
Weight: starting at 4 pounds
Thickness: As thin as 19.8 mm
Slip-resistant red soft-touch base
Up to 8 hours of battery life
Beats Audiowith dual speakers and a subwoofer
HP CoolSense technology
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
HP ENVY Ultrabook  14”


Configuration for starting price of $749.99, available May 9
Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
14” display 1366 x 768
2nd generation or 3rd generation Intel Core processors
Memory: 4GB 1600MHz DDR3
Storage: 32GB (cache) mSATA with 500GB HDD
Wifi 802.11a/g/n
Ports include: Gigabit Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0. (1) USB 2.0, SD Card Slot and HDMI
Weight: starting at 4 pounds
Thickness: As thin as 19.8 mm
Slip-resistant red soft-touch base
Up to 8 hours of battery life
Beats Audio with dual speakers and a subwoofer
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Intel Technologies: Rapid Start, Identity Protection Technology, Smart Response and Smart Connect Technologies



HP ENVY Sleekbook  15.6”


Configuration for starting price of $599.99, available June 20
Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
15.6” display 1366 x 768
AMD’s second generation Mainstream APU
Memory: 4GB 1600MHz DDR3
Storage: 320GB HDD
Wifi 802.11a/g/n
Ports include: Gigabit Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0. (1) USB 2.0, SD Card Slot and HDMI
Weight: starting at 4 pounds
Thickness: As thin as 19.8 mm
Up to 9 hours of battery life
Beats Audio with dual speakers and a subwoofer
HP TrueVision HD Webcam



HP ENVY Ultrabook 15.6”


Configuration for starting price of $799.99, available May 9
Windows 7 Premium 64-bit
15.6” diagonal display with 1366 x 768 resolution
Available with 2nd generation or 3rd generation Intel Core processors
Memory: 4GB 1600MHz DDR3
Storage: 32GB (cache) mSATA with 500GB HDD
HP Imagepad with a spun finish design
802.11a/g/n
Ports include: Gigabit Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0. (1) USB 2.0, SD Card Slot and HDMI
Weight: starting at 4 pounds
Thickness: As thin as 19.8 mm
Up to 9 hours of battery life
Beats Audio™ with dual speakers and a subwoofer
HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Intel Technologies: Rapid Start, Identity Protection Technology, Smart Response and Smart Connect Technologies

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HP Slate 8, in the pipeline the Windows 8 tablet of the company

HP seems not to have given up the world of tablets after the failure of webOS, as the site Neowin.net reports that have information from "trusted source" that the company is actively engaged in creating a Windows 8 tablet for professionals, called HP Slate 8.




The picture you see is a mockup, but the information that they say has a screen 10.1 ", processor architecture x86, 9.2mm thick and weighs 680gr, battery range 8-10 hours, docking station and a choice of stylus, while expected to be ready end of 2012.

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VantagePoint: 132 "multitouch wall from HP!

HP unveiled a new screen with the possibility of multitouching and dimensions equivalent to a wall! Called VantagePoint, the system has a diagonal 132 "consists of six HP LD4730G 47" Ultra-Micro Bezel screens positioned as shown in the picture above.


Each screen is coated Gorilla Glass and analysis 720p, and achieve an overall combined analysis of 4098 × 1536 and brightness of 700 cd / m². The video editing and video via the HP Z800 Workstation, and matters of sound and color takes the computer Pavilion Slimline.


The system runs Windows 7 while making use of the software virtual reality (AR) of Total Immersion. Availability and price have not been officially announced, but the truth is that the system will cost several thousand of dollars ...

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HP Envy 14 Spectre: Impressive Ultrabook coated Gorilla Glass and sound Beats Audio [CES 2012]

HP announced at CES 2012 the Envy 14 Spectre, a new Ultrabook (although off the pricing of Intel) with a stunning design and very interesting technological features:


HP Envy 14 Spectre


Display 14.1 "HD Radiance (1600 x 900, 300nits)
Processor Intel Core i5/i7 technology Intel Rapid Start
Memory RAM 4GB, or 6GB
Storage 128GB SSD (option for 256GB SSD)
Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB 3.0, HDMI, miniDisplayPort
Sound Beats Audio
HD webcam
Battery with 9 hours autonomy
Backlit Keyboard
Multitouch TouchPad
Durable construction with coated Gorilla Glass
thickness 19.9mm
weight 1.8kg
Will be released in March and in Europe, with an initial price of € 1200.

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HP wanted to sell the WebOS and Palm for $ 1.2 billion

HP has announced the availability of the WebOS platform as open source, but according to sources in VentureBeat, the companyoriginally planned to sell WebOS along with other assets of Palm for $ 1.2 billion. It is the same amount paid by HP when it boughtPalm in 2010, which shows the effort of the company to lose as little as possible from this erroneous motion.

There is news that HP is unable to find buyers as the price of Palm fell significantly from the acquisition of HP and WebOS platformlost its name after the failure of the HP TouchPad and smartphones Pre 3 and Veer.

Racked HP to be in discussions with various companies like Amazon, Samsung, Intel, Facebook. The original price of $ 1.2 billionwill definitely decreased, but the source says that any serious buyer would give up $ 500 million.

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