HP tablet to get Facebook app before iPad?
iPad users have been very patient with Facebook.They have been begging the social-networking giant for more than a year to release an iPad-native app. And it was reported recently that such an app was in final testing and would likely be released in just a few weeks.That may still be the case, but now it's conceivable that iPad users may be waiting in line for a tablet app behind owners of the HP TouchPad, according to TechCrunch. Screenshots published by the tech blog purportedly show the Facebook tablet app running on WebOS. Erick Schonfeld notes that the left-rail navigation bar pops in and out and that the Newsfeed can be viewed in the traditional stream view or a tablet-friendly tile version.The app looks pretty polished, but there's no word on whether it will be released when HP's long-awaited tablet ships on Friday, as Schonfeld suggests will happen. Facebook's iPad app could still beat it out the door.Facebook representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment but told Schonfeld later that "this app was not built by Facebook but by HP."Updated at 8:05 p.m. PT to add Facebook's comment to TechCrunch.
Monday, March 23, 2015
HP Slate more Netbook than iPad
HP Slate more Netbook than iPad
The notion of the Slate as a Netbook sans keyboard gained some ground Monday amid reports that the Slate does not compare favorably to an Apple iPad. Though the final verdict on the HP Slate will have to wait until it is released to major review sites, its specifications already hint at Netbook-like performance, as this report last week shows.And one of the core specifications is theIntel Atom, a minimalist processor that runs a Windows operating environment only adequately, if not less-than-adequately, depending on what the user is doing. The iPad delivers a satisfying experience because Apple carefully tailors the operating environment to the capabilities of its A4 processor--not to mention the fact that Apple maintains tight control over the overall experience.Netbooks, on the other hand, are more hit and miss because they are exposed to the full gamut of Windows applications (and processor-intensive apps like HD video) and must load a relatively cumbersome Windows operating system. So, HP's Slate may run into some headwind when users try to do more than it is designed to handle. HP would be wise to make sure consumers--and reviewers--have realistic expectations.
The notion of the Slate as a Netbook sans keyboard gained some ground Monday amid reports that the Slate does not compare favorably to an Apple iPad. Though the final verdict on the HP Slate will have to wait until it is released to major review sites, its specifications already hint at Netbook-like performance, as this report last week shows.And one of the core specifications is theIntel Atom, a minimalist processor that runs a Windows operating environment only adequately, if not less-than-adequately, depending on what the user is doing. The iPad delivers a satisfying experience because Apple carefully tailors the operating environment to the capabilities of its A4 processor--not to mention the fact that Apple maintains tight control over the overall experience.Netbooks, on the other hand, are more hit and miss because they are exposed to the full gamut of Windows applications (and processor-intensive apps like HD video) and must load a relatively cumbersome Windows operating system. So, HP's Slate may run into some headwind when users try to do more than it is designed to handle. HP would be wise to make sure consumers--and reviewers--have realistic expectations.
HP says it will soon offer Ultrabooks
HP says it will soon offer Ultrabooks
HP (along with Dell) will be one of the last major PC makers to enter the market for these sub-0.8-inch, 3-pounds-and-under laptops that compete with Apple's MacBook Air."HP had yet to announce its intentions for the Ultrabook market and has been notably quiet as Lenovo, Asus, Acer, and Toshiba have all announced new ultra-thin models," Deron Kershaw, an analyst at GAP Intelligence, said in a research note today.The world's largest PC maker needs to put all of its weight behind new product launches.The "hangover," as CEO Meg Whitman put it, of the August 18 announcement--when HP stated that it was exploring a spin-off of its PC business--has caused plenty of confusion among customers."We're very conscious of the pressure that we face in the short term," said Bradley today. Windows 8 tablets are also on HP's new-product agenda.Whitman indicated that today. "I think we need to be in the tablet business and we're certainly going to be there with Windows 8. We're going to make another run at this business," she said.
HP (along with Dell) will be one of the last major PC makers to enter the market for these sub-0.8-inch, 3-pounds-and-under laptops that compete with Apple's MacBook Air."HP had yet to announce its intentions for the Ultrabook market and has been notably quiet as Lenovo, Asus, Acer, and Toshiba have all announced new ultra-thin models," Deron Kershaw, an analyst at GAP Intelligence, said in a research note today.The world's largest PC maker needs to put all of its weight behind new product launches.The "hangover," as CEO Meg Whitman put it, of the August 18 announcement--when HP stated that it was exploring a spin-off of its PC business--has caused plenty of confusion among customers."We're very conscious of the pressure that we face in the short term," said Bradley today. Windows 8 tablets are also on HP's new-product agenda.Whitman indicated that today. "I think we need to be in the tablet business and we're certainly going to be there with Windows 8. We're going to make another run at this business," she said.
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