64GB iPhone 4S takes 21% of sales, 36% of iPhone buyers come from another platform

A new survey of recent iPhone customers found that 21 percent of iPhone 4S buyers chose Apple's highest capacity 64-gigabyte model, while 36 percent of users migrated from another platform like Android, BlackBerry or Palm.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 19

iPhone 4S launch propels surging Apple 20% to close the gap with Android

The launch of the iPhone 4S last October had an "enormous impact" on the U.S. smartphone landscape, boosting Apple's share among new buyers by almost 20 percent and putting it neck-and-neck with Android in December.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 68

HP says it will build new webOS powered tablets by 2013

While stating her company would "bet heavily with Windows [8 tablets]" in the short term, HP chief executive Meg Whitman stated that the company will return to building a webOS tablet by 2013, if not next year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 81

HP CEO rumored to pronounce fate of webOS on Friday

After months of deliberation, Hewlett Packard's new CEO Meg Whitman is rumored to announce the PC maker's plans for webOS on Friday.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 26

HP CEO: Apple likely to take away PC leadership position next year

HP's new chief executive Meg Whitman told journalists Apple was doing "a great job" and that her company's once much smaller rival could likely pass HP to become the world's leading PC maker next year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 58

HP's Chairman using MacBook Air, may detail webOS plans next week

HP is expected to finally announce a future path for its webOS platform next week, on the heels of an embarrassing PR photo portraying chairman Ray Lane using a MacBook Air at home.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 67

HP considering sale of webOS to 'several' companies including Oracle

PC maker HP is said to still be considering the sale of its webOS mobile operating system, though any deal is expected to be less than the $1.2 billion it originally paid to acquire the platform from Palm.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 28

All prospects for an internal HP webOS largely destroyed

HP announced yesterday that it would retain its PC business while deflecting questions about the future of webOS for at least another month, but insiders note that HP has already destroyed the viability of the project moving forward internally, leaving a sale of the group its best hope for survival.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 74

HP to keep PC business, future of webOS still uncertain

Two weeks after calling an internal all hands meeting to discuss the status of its Personal Systems Group making PCs and mobile devices, HP has finally announced it will keep the division rather than spinning it off or selling it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 19

HP set to decide future of Palm, webOS this week

HP is rumored to have finished the initial bidding process for its webOS unit and will hold an all-hands meeting tomorrow that may reveal its future plans for selling or spinning off the group, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 14

Rumor: Amazon eyeing purchase of HP's Palm division for webOS Kindles

Amazon is said to be considering a purchase of Palm, the smartphone maker now owned by Hewlett-Packard, and its webOS mobile operating system.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 62

IDC: Apple's iPad 2 took market share from Android tablets in Q2 2011

Apple's iPad 2 took the lion's share of global tablet shipments in the second quarter of calendar 2011, with a 68.3 percent share, while Android's share of tablets slipped, according to the latest figures from IDC.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 103

HTC eyeing webOS purchase to compete with Apple's iOS

Smartphone maker HTC has publicly stated it is considering buying its own mobile operating system platform, with HP's webOS a potential option for acquisition.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 110

HP's confounding call to build more TouchPads likely due to obligations

With Hewlett-Packard estimated to lose $200 for each TouchPad it sells at a fire sale price of $99, the company's head-scratching decision to resume production of the failed tablet is likely a result of agreements made with component suppliers.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 47

Samsung rumored to buy webOS to compete with Apple's iOS, Mac OS X

In an effort to more directly compete with Apple's integrated hardware-software approach, Samsung is rumored to be interested in buying webOS from Hewlett-Packard.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 145

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