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.

Today, top HP-er Phil McKinney took to his blog to lay down the "7 immutable laws of innovation--follow them or risk the consequences." Did HP follow the laws?

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.

Given how much of an inspiration Apple has been to tablet makers, it's high time its competitors return the favor. Here, we present the top five features of HP's TouchPad that we'd like to see Apple steal.

Do you really need--or want--"contextual information about people you're interacting with" via email?

For the TouchPad, HP avoided using Android at all costs. Well, actually, at a very specific cost: HP spent $1.2 billion to acquire Palm, which developed the TouchPad's slick software, WebOS. But Windows 8 is likely a different story.

Even if HP begins following Google's strategy of licensing out WebOS like Android, don't expect the company to mirror Google's exact approach. Richard Kerris, VP of worldwide developer relations for WebOS, said HP would most likely create partnerships with companies wanting to use its software, since it has no interest in a fragmented Android-like ecosystem.