HP webOS developers a chance to get a $150 TouchPad

HP webOS developers a chance to get a $150 TouchPad

The future of webOS may still be up in the air, but it looks like HP is at least still making a small effort to woo developers and keep its current ones in the fold.

It's now giving registered devs in the US, Canada and Europe a chance to get a 32GB HP TouchPad for the blowout price of $150 (or €150 in Europe), for a limited time and while supplies last. Unfortunately, it's not clear how many TouchPads will be available, but HP is allowing applicants to request up to two TouchPads each at the discounted price, so we'd assume it's more than just a handful

HP resurrect the TouchPad for a last attempt

Hewlett-Packard, the largest manufacturer of PCs in the world, just days after announcing the closure of the Division of PCs and tablets that led to the collapse of HP shares by 22%, plans to temporary "resurrect" the TouchPad tablet, betting that it could dethrone the iPhone from Apple.



HP officials announced that they will produce a final lot of tablets TouchPad on the grounds that they were "very surprised" by the high demand generated in the last week. The tablets have disappeared from the shelves of retailers like Amazon or BestBuy in a few hours after HP reduced the tablets price to 99 $ tablets in the weekend from $ 399 dollars. The drastic drop in price came as soon as company officials announced August 18 that will close the division of tablets as part of a series of decisions intended to remove the company from consumers and to focus on business customers.



On August 18 the company has also announced that it will separate the company's PC division. HP Board will meet in December to decide on future business with PCs although many expect it to be separate from the company.

HP TouchPad first hands-on!

By now, you know how HP's new slate compares to the crowd -- now, see how it looks up close and personal. We just got our hands on that dual-core Palm webOS tablet here in San Francisco, and it's a beaut, with a slim black profile that highlights the brilliant 9.7-inch screen. We'll be back in a jiffy with some impressions of that newfangled Tap to Share and card-based multitasking, but for now,