HP’s webOS mobile operating system certainly looks like its on life support. HP canceled all hardware products using the operating system including every HP smartphone and the recently released HP TouchPad tablet. But the company insists that webOS software still has a future. It’s just not really clear yet what that future is. HP has […]
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Windows 8 Metro apps to be sold exclusively through Windows Store
Microsoft has made it clear that Windows 8 will be designed to work as well on touchscreen devices including tablets and all-in-one computers as on traditional desktop and laptop computers. One of the keys to this strategy is a new “Metro style” application framework for touch-friendly software. Developers will be able to write Desktop style […]
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Windows 8 and WP7 can run (some of) the same apps
If the new Metro style user interface in Windows 8 looks familiar, that’s because it borrows heavily from Windows Phone 7 — Microsoft’s latest operating system for smartphones. Instead of a standard start menu and toolbar, the start screen features a series of live tiles which show shortcuts to apps, widgets, and status updates from […]
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Now you can edit office documents on an HP TouchPad
HP may have discontinued the HP TouchPad and started selling off remaining inventory for as little as $99, but the company and its partners are still supporting the webOS operating system… for now. Over the past few days HP has offered two software packs allowing some users to download paid webOS apps for the TouchPad […]
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Angry Birds Rio HD free for HP TouchPad this week in app six-pack
As if a $99 HP TouchPad wasn’t a sweet enough gift to those who happened to score one during the big sell-off, HP has started giving away free apps to give you some additional ways to enjoy your tablet. Last week’s special offer included apps like Glimpse and Audobon birds. This time around, Angry Birds […]
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Six free apps for your HP TouchPad — every month?
Update: It was good while it lasted. It appears the promo codes expired less than a day after they were offered. As if scoring an extremely capable tablet for $99 wasn’t a good enough deal, those of you who recently picked up an HP TouchPad now have the chance to download six free apps from the […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook finally getting BBM and native email
The BlackBerry PlayBook has made a respectable showing in the tablet market so far. RIM isn’t blowing through PlayBook inventory like iPad 2s, but with more than half a million shipped and strong sales posted in some corners of the globe, things are looking pretty rosy for the Waterloo company. Next month, the PlayBook is […]
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14 great video players for Android
Update: This article was originally published in 2011. The Android media player landscape has changed quite a bit since then, and as of 2018 I’m personally using VLC for most of my local playback needs on my Android phones and tablets. VLC has come a long way since it was originally released for Android and […]
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HP: The TouchPad will launch with less apps than Android, but offer a more unified experience
5 Comments on HP: The TouchPad will launch with less apps than Android, but offer a more unified experienceThe HP TouchPad launches this Friday and HP’s first webOS tablet is a pretty big gamble. How big? Well, the company spent $1.2 billion to acquire Palm and its webOS software. Not all of those eggs are in the tablet basket. Palm continues to introduce new smartphones and HP has talked about using webOS on […]
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Who needs an official SDK? Native QNX apps can already run on the BlackBerry PlayBook
Research in Motion is expected to launch a software developer kit (SDK) allowing developers to write native apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook this summer. This will let developers code apps specifically for the QNX operating system that runs on the tablet. But one independent developer has already figured out how to write QNX apps and […]
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Android apps, native contact, calendar, email apps coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook soon
Comments Off on Android apps, native contact, calendar, email apps coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook soonResearch in Motion has already stated that it would release native PIM (personal information management) apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now we have something approaching a time frame. At the BlackBerry World keynote this morning officials promised that calendar, contact, and email apps would arrive this summer. Right now the only way to use calendar, […]
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Android tablets would be a lot more useful if there were more Android tablet apps
I’ve been tinkering with a Motorola XOOM for the past week or so, and while I like the build quality, speedy processor, and excellent screen, I find that 9 times out of 10 I’d rather just use my smartphone for mobile computing tasks. That’s partly because my phone is always with me, but it’s also […]