TouchPad

HP's $99 TouchPad tablet was such a hit that, even though it's discontinued, it flew off retailer shelves. And HP might - just might - offer more of them.

Who said webOS was dead? We've handpicked the best HP TouchPad apps to help you turn your $99 toy into a recipe book, television, virtual magazine and more.

In an offer which expires at the end of the month, Hewlett-Packard is giving away six free apps worth over $30 to owners of its discontinued TouchPad tablet.

In a study surely to make hypochondriacs cringe at the thought of touching any tablet, owners of tablets are admitting to taking the device into the bathroom to play Angry Birds and watch video while on the toilet or in the tub.

Best Buy is cleaning house by offering Apple's two-year-old smartphone, the iPhone 3GS, for free, with the signing of a new two-year contract with AT&T.

Store supplies disappear as Best Buy and other retailers slash the price on HP TouchPad tablets following Hewlett-Packard's announcement last week that it is discontinuing support for its webOS platform.

Electronics retailers in Canada are selling off Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad at a massively reduced price - $99 for the 16GB model and $149 for the 32GB version. Websites of US retailers are currently showing the old price but can be expected to follow suit. The price cuts come in the wake of HP's announcement two days ago that it would be ending smartphone and tablet production.

The results of a recent survey show that companies competing against Apple's iPad have a lot of work to do to get the attention of consumers.

If you're looking to buy an HP TouchPad but can't find one anywhere, try Best Buy. According to a report, the store has around a quarter of a million of the devices taking up space in its stockrooms.

In what could signal the start of a price war in the tablet market, Hewlett-Packard has made permanent the $100 discount it offered last weekend on its TouchPad device.

Did $499.99 put you off from buying HP's webOS-based TouchPad tablets? How would you feel about $449.99?

HP is tricking out entertainment options on the TouchPad, adding a RoxioNow-powered Movie Store to its webOS tablet.

HP's 10-inch TouchPad hasn't reached consumers yet, but the Taiwan Economic News reports HP is readying a 7-inch tablet may be coming in August.

Hewlett-Packard's webOS-powered TouchPad 9.7-inch tablet is now available for pre-order, with units set to reach customers July 1.

HP's TouchPad features a 9.7 inch display and webOS, and goes on sale in the U.S. July 1 - a version with AT&T 3G service will follow this summer.

Hewlett-Packard is planning to launch a remote music storage feature with its upcoming TouchPad tablet, one that will locally cache music that the user is most likely to listen to.

HP's new CEO Leo Apotheker says the company's problem isn't innovation: it's taking too long to bring products to market.

The Qualcomm-made Snapdragon processor that will power the HP TouchPad tablet has serious potential — but is it enough to compete with Apple's juggernaut device?