By: Nicholas Kolakowski, eWeek
Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad tablet and two new webOS phones will compete in a crowded marketplace against Apple’s iPad and iPhone, as well as Google Android devices. Hewlett-Packard whipped back the curtain Feb. 9 on a new family of devices it hopes will not only compete against Apple’s iPad and iPhone, but begin fulfilling new CEO Leo Apotheker’s mission of making the company “cool.” The centerpiece of HP’s San Francisco presentation, the 9.7-inch TouchPad, will hit store shelves this summer at an undisclosed price. As with the two smartphones introduced alongside it, the TouchPad utilizes the webOS operating system, part of the assets inherited during HP’s $1.2 billion purchase of Palm last summer.
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