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Jon Rubinstein, Force Behind TouchPad, WebOS, Leaves HP: "We Ran Out Of Runway"

The former Apple executive who oversaw the creation of the iPod, Jon Rubinstein was tapped to breathe new life into HP, but has now become a symbol for all the dramatic and bumpy transformations HP has undergone over the past few years.READ»

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What Google Gobbling Motorola Mobility Means For The Way We Think About Smartphones

While the tech world focuses on the strategy behind Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, we take a look at what the move means for the way we think about our smartphones, and the way they work.READ»

Why Google Bought Motorola Mobility, And What It Means

In a move that's stunned the tech world, Google has just announced it's buying Motorola. The reasons why are manifold, so we've boiled them right down for you:READ»

Behold The Leaked TouchPad--HP's Response To The iPad

It's been partly hidden for months, hotly anticipated since HP bought Palm and ditched its plans for a Windows tablet, and now here it is via a completely unofficial leak: TouchPad, HP's response to the iPad.READ»

A Tale of Two Touchscreen Smartphone Rumors: The iPhone 5 And HP's WebOS Clone

Two intriguing rumors have popped up at almost the same time: A number of photos of an assumed iPod Touch that has no physical home button, hinting at the iPhone 5, and a keypad-less HP device that could be the webOS clone of Apple's invention.READ»

Apps to Explode to $38 Billion Market by 2015

According to a new report by Forrester Research, the app market will explode to a $38 billion industry by 2015, riding the huge growth in popularity of mobile devices from smartphones to tablets to whatever Apple dreams up next.READ»

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HP’s New WebOS Devices and the Future of Tablets

Yesterday's HP announcement showed the road ahead for the tablet industry. Here, an analysis of the major developments.READ»

Palm Reveals TouchPad, a 10-Inch iPad Lookalike Running WebOS

Palm has been reborn: Its new owner HP has just revealed a new Palm-designed webOS device. Meet the TouchPad, Palm's modern-generation tablet PC and the newest challenger to the iPad's tablet throne. The company also introduced two webOS smartphones. READ»

What Will HP Unveil at Today's WebOS Event?

A tablet, a phone, and more--we hope.READ»

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iFive: China's Nobel Rival, FBI's Barbie Fears, Palm Out-Maneuvered, Microsoft Windows Phone Lag, Android Data Hogs

Here's the early innovation news, in bite-sized lumps to help you get over the hump of the middle of the week:READ»

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Google Nexus, BlackBerry Torch, Microsoft Kin: Why Are Smartphone Ads Filled With Hipsters?

From Google to Microsoft to BlackBerry, why do smartphone-makers love hipster-themed marketing? And why don't they get that the last thing hipsters like are other hipsters?READ»

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iFive: iPad Sales, Skype for Android, Palm Smartphone, Facebook Rumors, Nokia MeeGo Chief Resigns

Welcome to Tuesday. Pull up a chair at the breakfast bar, and cast your eyes over today's early news:READ»

Technology Designer Gadi Amit on What's Wrong With Green Design

Gadi Amit shares his own politically incorrect formula for sustainability: products that are beautiful, touch people emotionally—and don’t rust.READ»

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HP Announces an Android-Based Tablet, More or Less

HP's mythical Slate won't be the first tablet from the company to hit the market, but maybe it should be.READ»

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Launch Could Crash and Burn Without Verizon

Verizon announced that they will not carry any of Microsoft's do-or-die Windows Phone 7 phones at launch--or any time this year. That could well doom Windows Phone 7 to a Palm-like demise.READ»

Will WebOS 2.0 Get Palm Back on Track?

Palm's WebOS has been a critical success and a commercial failure. But now, bought by HP and with a new version 2.0 heading to developers, can Palm get that second chance?READ»

RIM Acquires Cellmania in Attempt to Salvage BlackBerry App World

BlackBerry's App World severely lags behind Apple's App Store and Android's Market. Could the acquisition of Cellmania change that?READ»

Is BlackBerry Doomed to Be North America's Nokia?

The largest smartphone manufacturer in America announced a new flagship phone, along with the biggest change to its mobile OS in years. So why do we barely care? READ»