Hewlett-Packard will absolution a book PC based on Palm's webOS operating arrangement in "early 2011," the arch of HP's PC analysis said Thursday. HP's book affairs accept been beneath abutting watch back it appear affairs to buy Palm in April for $1.2 billion. There was belief at the time that HP would canal its affairs for a Windows 7 book and use Palm's webOS instead.
Since again the aggregation has said it will advertise tablets based on both operating systems, but it hadn't accepted if the webOS accessory will go on sale. "You'll see us with a Microsoft artefact out in the abreast future, and a webOS-based artefact in aboriginal 2011," Todd Bradley, the arch of HP's Personal Systems Group, said during HP's annual balance alarm Thursday. He didn't accommodate any added details.
Last month, HP said the Windows book will be aimed absolutely at action users, while the webOS book will be a consumer-oriented device. The accessories will accept to attempt adjoin Apple's hot-selling iPad, Cisco's afresh appear Cius book for businesses, and tablets planned by several added vendors.
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Online abstracts baldheaded by IDG News Service endure ages advance HP's Windows 7 book will be alleged the HP Slate 500. The aggregation has aswell approved a brand for the name PalmPad.
Tablets are alone one of the uses HP has planned for Palm's failing webOS. It will aswell use it for smartphones, netbooks and web-connected printers.