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HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews,
HP decided that it was time to build a business notebook that sports the best features of the top consumer laptops, and the result is the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1. Ridiculously long name aside, the thin and light body construction is the right first-impression, and is a stark change from the typical squared-off black boxes that you typically find in a business notebook.
That said, you should never judge a laptop by its cover, and we've been using the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 for the past month to put it through the proper paces in anticipation of this review. Does this PC succeed at accomplishing all the things a business power user needs while maintaining the sexy appearance of a consumer laptop? Join us for our full HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 review to find out.
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HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 photo gallery
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, PC / Laptop,
We just hit you with our HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 review, but we also put together this sampling of images to give you a look at some of the fit and finish on the business notebook. Seriously, the EliteBook 1040 is a fine-looking piece of hardware. Head on over to the gallery below to check them out!
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HP TouchSmart PC 520-1070 review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Product Reviews,
The HP TouchSmart 520-1070 ($1,399.99 direct, or $1329 on Amazon) is the high-end entry in HP's current TouchSmart line of touch-enabled all-in-one desktop PCs. Equipped with powerful components, like a quad-core processor and 2TB hard drive, it's also packed to the gills with entertainment options, offering a big 1080p display, Beats Audio, a Blu-ray drive, TV-tuner, and a remote control. An HDMI-in port is just icing on the cake, extending the life of this desktop even further for use as a monitor.
Design and Features
The 520-1070 has a glossy black plastic chassis, but it's more than just a monolithic 23-inch screen. Two vertical arms hold the touch screen aloft from the silvery plastic base, with a single immense hinge to adjust the angle. But while the hinge is housed in the base, the components are housed behind the widescreen display, which provides 1,920-by-1,080 resolution as well as a large multitouch surface. Thankfully, HP took the time to get this hinge right, and you'll find that despite your touching and tapping, the 520-1070 stays firm though it all, without the wobble that mars the experience on competitors, like the Samsung Series 7 (DP700A38-01) or Asus ET2410-06. It also has a decent range of motion, sitting at a vertical 90-degree angle that can be adjusted all the way back to a comfortable 60-degrees.
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HP plans to release a webOS tablet in 2013 despite killing the TouchPad
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Handhelds, Rumors,
Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman said Friday that the company plans to manufacture a WebOS tablet in 2013, even as the company winds down the WebOS-based TouchPad tablet.
In what is the latest bizarre turn for HP's WebOS and related tablet business, it's reported that Whitman and board member Marc Andreessen told TechCrunch that the company would manufacture a WebOS tablet perhaps in 2012, and definitely in 2013.
An HP spokesman, asked to conform the report, said that a WebOS tablet would be made only if the market was "viable". He said that he preferred to focus on the decision to release WebOS as open source, which will give it an immortality that it otherwise might not have.
However, the schizophrenia on HP's WebOS operating system and tablet hardware continues, as HP reportedly plans one last fire sale for the tablet on Sunday, in what has become a long and winding road. Months after the TouchPad was launched in March using HP's WebOS operating system, HP decided to kill it in August, as part of a decision to kill the WebOS hardware business after sales failed to meet expectations. But after HP discounted the TouchPad to $99, sales began to take off, even prompting HP to make another batch.
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HP axing 525 WebOS developers in massive layoff
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Software,
HP will carry out a massive round of layoffs in its Palm division this week, All Things D is reporting.
The layoffs will affect as many as 525 employees and are a direct result of the closure of webOS. HP announced in August that it would kill off its webOS operating system and end development of webOS devices like the TouchPad tablet and the Palm Pre line of smartphones.
HP confirmed the layoffs but would not delve into details about the numbers.
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32 GB HP TouchPad to cost $599
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Handhelds, Rumors,
We still don't know when the HP TouchPad media tablet will arrive this summer, but a little bird has given PreCentral.net an inkling of what the pricing will be like.
A source tells the site that Wal-Mart will be carrying a 32GB version of the 9.5-inch tablet running HP's own in-house webOS, for the Apple iPad-like price of $599.
A Wal-Mart listing presumably passed along by the tipster doesn't contain a lot of detail, though it does list the $599 TouchPad as Wi-Fi-enabled. Other connectivity options weren't indicated.
The source must have passed on other details, because PreCentral.net reports that the TouchPad will be 9.5x10x1.78 inches, weigh in at 3 pounds, and that a number of TouchPad accessories will also be available from Wal-Mart.
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Black Friday Deal: HP $100 coupon
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,
If you're looking for a Black Friday deal, be sure to peep this one from HP. This coupon code gets you an extra $100 off the purchase of any HP Pavilion laptop, even if it's already on sale at Black Friday prices! The coupon is only valid for the first 900 people who use it, and after that, it dies--so if you're interested, click on over and be sure to use coupon code NBF615988 during checkout for the savings!
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HP exec Todd Bradley refers to webOS tablet as PalmPad
Posted by John Kilhefner Categories: Handhelds, Rumors,
The webOS tablet slated for release in early 2011 hasn’t been given an official name, though an HP patent for ‘PalmPad’ led many to refer to it as such. Even HP’s Todd Bradley let this name slip during an Analyst Meeting.
“We’ve already announced the expansion of our future product portfolio well beyond smartphones. We’ll have a webOS-powered PalmPad that will be set for release early in 2011,” stated Bradley during the conference.
Whether or not Bradley let the official name slip or is just speaking in the vernacular is unclear; but PalmPad is a decent name that people are getting used to, so hopefully they don’t go a completely different route à la Ninendo’s Wii.
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Deal of the Day: HP Pavilion dv6 Select Edition laptop for 20% off
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,
If you are looking to pick up a powerhouse of a laptop, our Deal of the Day is right up your alley. We’ve found the HP Pavilion dv6 Select Edition, which packs a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 640GB hard drive, and 6GB RAM, selling for a nice discount of 20% off. There are multiple configurations available, but as long at you use the HP promo code, you’ll walk away with some pretty nice discounts.
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Deal of the Day: HP Envy 15 1080p laptop
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,
The Deal of the Day for today offers up an HP Envy 15 notebook computer at a 13% discount. This rarely-discounted laptop features the Intel Core i5 processor, 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 discrete graphics, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, night vision webcam, and a 15.6-inch LED backlit BrightView display. When all is said and done, after entering the HP promo code, what you end up with is the best price currently for the 1080p Envy 15.
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