HP's flagship Touchpad coming July 1 Analyst thinks buyers will choose iPad over TouchPad in battle of the Pads Can PC Giant find Its way country HP to go on sale debut for $500 launch tablet Formally Enters The Tablet Race 1st $499 Announces Availability United States Europe and Canada with WiFi arrives prices start at 15

The very first tablet powered by what will be a brand new version of webOS is just a few weeks away. read more HP finally revealed a launch date and pricing for its TouchPad tablet on Thursday and we have to say, we're pretty excited. It's no mystery that we're fans of webOS, and we were definitely impressed with the device during our hands-on in San Francisco. JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz argues that consumers in general aren't quite as excited as we are, however, and he doesn't see HP's maiden tablet voyage attracting buyers away from Apple's iPad 2. "While we expect HP's webOS platform to be a differentiating factor compared to the many Android tablets expected to reach the market, we do not think the price points on the TouchPad are aggressive enough to attract the incremental buyer from the iPad," Hewlett Packard, hoping to tap into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet, announced Thursday that the Wi-Fi version of HP TouchPad will be available next month. (Telecompaper) HP announced that the Wi-Fi version of the HP TouchPad will be available in the US from 1 July. The webOS tablet will be available in the UK, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later and in Canada in mid-July. Availability is scheduled to follow later this year in Italy and Spain, as well as in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. The TouchPad will sell in the US from retailers, commercial resellers and direct from HP with the option of either 16 GB or 32 GB of storage for USD 499.99 and USD 599.99, respectively. Preorders in North America and Europe will begin 19 June. HP also announced it will be partnering with AT&T to introduce a mobile version of the TouchPad later this summer. More information will be available closer to availability. Hewlett Packard Co will begin selling its Touchpad on July 1 in the United States for $499.99, debuting the first tablet computer powered by Palm's operating software. HEWLETT-PACKARD said the WiFi version of its HP TouchPad will be available in the US on July 1, joining a crowded market for tablet computers. HP announced that its TouchPad will be coming to stores on July 1 in the U.S. The tablet will cost $499.99 for the 16GB model and $599.99 for 32GB. Preorders will begin on June 19. Read full article >> Hewlett-Packard's iPad competitor is set to hit the market in the beginning of July. HP's iPad rival now has a launch date: The HP TouchPad tablet will go on sale July 1 starting at $499, the same price as the iPad. HP's first webOS tablet will be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany a few days later and in Canada in mid-July, with availability scheduled to follow later this year in Italy and Spain, as well as in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. The HP TouchPad tablet running WebOS will be available in the U.S. on July 1, starting at $499.99 for a 16 GB, Wi-Fi version, Hewlett-Packard said. read more The HP TouchPad will ship to the US on July 1, with prices starting at $500 for a 16GB, Wi-Fi model, HP announced this week. A 32GB version will trade for $600, meanwhile. The 9.7-inch tablet will be unique in running webOS in a sea of Android-powered devices.... First tablet to run webOS will come in 16GB and 32GB flavours, priced at $520 and $620
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