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HP Unveiled Its New Tablet And 2 Smartphones
This Wednesday HP announced its three new webOS-based devices - the TouchPad tablet and two smartphones named Pre 3 and Veer. Before they were unveiled general manager and senior vice president for the Palm Global Business Unit at HP Jon Rubistein told that the company is at the beginning of new epoch.
"Today we're embarking on a new era of webOS with the goal of linking a wide family of HP products through the best mobile experience available. The flexibility of the webOS platform makes it ideal for creating a range of innovative devices that work together to keep you better connected to your world."
Leave a commentApple surpassed Motorola and Sony in handset sales
Table 1
Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users in 2010 (Thousands of Units)
Company | 2010 | 2010Market Share (%) | 2009 | 2009 Market Share (%) |
461,318.2 | 28.9 | 440,881.6 | 36.4 | |
281,065.8 | 17.6 | 235,772.0 | 19.5 | |
LG Electronics | 114,154.6 | 7.1 | 121,972.1 | 10.1 |
Research In Motion | 47,451.6 | 3.0 | 34,346.6 | 2.8 |
Apple | 46,598.3 | 2.9 | 24,889.7 | 2.1 |
Sony Ericsson | 41,819.2 | 2.6 | 54,956.6 | 4.5 |
38,553.7 | 2.4 | 58,475.2 | 4.8 | |
ZTE | 28,768.7 | 1.8 | 16,026.1 | 1.3 |
HTC | 24,688.4 | 1.5 | 10,811.9 | 0.9 |
Huawei | 23,814.7 | 1.5 | 13,490.6 | 1.1 |
Others | 488,569.3 | 30.6 | 199,617.2 | 16.5 |
Total | 1,596,802.4 | 100.0 | 1,211,239.6 | 100.0 |
Source: Gartner (February 2011)
Today Gartner revealed the results of another research, where it was found that Apple's achievements in 2010 had led to the situation when the company's competitors experienced reduced sales and eventually lost significant market shares.
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HP TouchPad vs Apple iPad vs Motorola Xoom vs BlackBerry PlayBook
Engadget have posed a very interesting comparison table of the most interesting tablets that are known today. Have a look at specifications for HP TouchPad, Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom and BlackBerry PlayBook. Unfortunately there is no Apple iPad 2 in this table, becasue iPad 2 specs are all just rumors for now.
| HP TouchPad  | Apple iPad  | Motorola Xoom  | BlackBerry PlayBook |
| Platform | webOS 3.0 | iOS 4.2.1 | Android 3.0 | BB Tablet OS (QNX) |
| Processor | 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 | 1GHz Apple A4, PowerVR SGX 535 GPU | 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 | 1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core |
| Display | 9.7-inch | 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD | 10.1-inch | 7-inch LCD |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 600 |
| Memory | 1GB RAM | 256MB DRAM | 1GB DDR2 RAM | 1GB RAM |
| Storage | 16GB / 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
| Front camera | 1.3 megapixel | none | 2 megapixel | 3 megapixel |
| Rear camera | none | none | 5 megapixel with 4x digital zoom, AF, dual-LED flash, 720p 30fps video | 5 megapixel, 720p video |
| Cellular radio | "3G and 4G variants" | UMTS / HSDPA / GSM / EDGE | EVDO Rev. A | 3G and 4G |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR |
| Gyroscope | Yes | No | Yes | -- |
| Accelerometer | Yes | 3-axis | 3-axis | Yes |
| Battery capacity | 6,300 mAh | 6,600 mAH (approx.) | -- | 5,300 mAH |
| Weight | 740g | 680g (WiFI), 730g (WiFi + 3G) | 730g | 400g |