Monthly Archives: July 2011

By: , 7/5/2011 8:55 am | 22 comments
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The cameras on most phones are… iffy at best. It bright light you typically will get a great photo, but as soon as you go indoors where the light isn’t perfect and you start to get a grainy mess. The …

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By: , 7/4/2011 11:50 pm | 0 comments
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Now that the TouchPad has arrived, and you can find one just about anywhere, it’s time to get yours set up and running like a champ. There are few things you will want to know about getting started and you …

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By: , 7/3/2011 2:29 pm | 81 comments
Jon and Todd

We’ve reported so many stories about that HP TouchPad that some were bound to slip through our nets. One such story deserved our attention and though it’s a bit late… here it is. By now you’ve probably read the many …

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By: , 7/3/2011 9:21 am | 24 comments
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Recently you may have heard us bemoan HP’s recent Russell Brand ad for the HP TouchPad. We quickly found out our opinion was in the minority… we’re happy to be wrong on something like this. Well, Russell Brand is back, …

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By: , 7/2/2011 11:25 pm | 130 comments
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One of the hallmarks of webOS has been the extensive use of the gesture area. This was omitted from the TouchPad’s UI, which made some wonder if HP was wishing to do away with this method of interaction altogether. Now …

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By: , 7/2/2011 12:43 pm | 3 comments
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In honor of the July 4th weekend, from today until July 4th at midnight, the first 50 active or retired armed service members that tweet a picture of themselves in uniform with the message, “Hey @webOSroundup, I know how to …

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By: , 7/2/2011 10:42 am | 45 comments
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Do you find yourself drooling over the newly released HP TouchPad, but still on the fence as to whether to spend your 500-600 bones on it or one of the multitude of its competitors? You mean our 9000+ words and …

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By: , 7/1/2011 9:32 pm | 68 comments
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A code ninja by the name of Warlord tipped us about some interesting code he found inside of webOS 3.1.1 [CORRECTION: He meant 3.0.0 -Ed]  We have bolded the interesting parts… { ”extn”:”mcd”, ”mime”:”application/x-pcs-mcd+xml”, ”appId”:”com.palm.mobitv.app.sprinttv”, ”streamable”:true }], ”commands”: [ { …

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By: , 7/1/2011 2:57 pm | 61 comments
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After being promised an Apple-esque experience (or “perfect,” in CEO Leo Apotheker’s words), the webOS community had to let out a collective sigh of frustration when some of the initial reviews panned the HP TouchPad for being sluggish. But there’s hope… …

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By: , 7/1/2011 2:00 pm | 12 comments
HP dev program

HP is well-aware they need to court developers in order to further cultivate the webOS ecosystem. To that end, they have announced major changes today to their webOS Developer program. These changes are all pretty big… and pretty exciting. webOS …

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By: , 7/1/2011 11:46 am | 16 comments
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It’s launch day for the HP TouchPad. Many reviewers (like ourselves) bemoaned the conspicuous absence of a media-syncing solution to accompany HP’s new tablet. At the buzzer, HP has gone live with HP Play Beta. This software will allow users to: Import music …

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By: , 7/1/2011 11:28 am | 70 comments
Brand

Consistent with its “double down” mantra, HP is pulling out all the stops to sell its new webOS offerings. One way huge companies like HP accomplish this is through the use of high-profile celebrities. Dr. Dre, Manny Pacquiao (twice), Miranda …

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