HP Is Quitting On webOS Phones And Tablets
It’s over. HP will be dropping its line of webOS tablets and phones. Keep in mind webOS wasn’t bad at all, but it never caught a true place in the market. HP also let it be known that they will “continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward”, which still isn’t good news no matter how you look at it. Goodbye, webOS.
However on the flipside, HP might spin-off their PC business as well, which is another thing to keep a close eye on. And while I truly never liked webOS, I did find it to be visually appealing, and it’s a shame it won’t go anywhere, unless it is sold off to another company willing to handle it. Oh well.
Via: HP
HP’s head of developer relations Richard Kerris 
It’s finally is coming on July 1st. The first webOS tablet ever, the HP Touchpad, is launching with a 9.7-inch XGA display, a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and NFC capability that between the slate and HP phones. Two versions of the TouchPad will be available to start with: a 16GB version for $499.99 or a 32GB version for an obviously more $599.99. HP also stated that a 3G model for AT&T will be available later this summer (always this summer, eh?), though pricing has not been announced for it. Pre-orders for the Wi-Fi only models begin June 19th. HP’s full press release is below.
