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Fresh details about one of HP's upcoming webOS tablets have emerged, thanks to an admittedly “massive” internal document published by webOS-centric site Pre Central. According to the leaked document, the 9.7-inch Topaz will be powered by Qualcomm's MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset that features two 1.2GHz processor cores and integrated Adreno 220 graphics. If the final product does not deviate from the spec sheet – a strong possibility at this point, it will include a 9.7" XGA (1024 x 768) screen, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, 16/32/64GB storage and a 1.3MP camera on the front. It will have different SKUs based on different connectivity options, including HSPA , LTE and WiFi-only models (former two to also feature A-GPS). A CDMA variant is also on the cards.
HP has quite a few plans for the second iteration of its Topaz inductive charging dock.Touchstone v2 will do a lot more than its predecessor by enabling a number of wireless services, including video streaming, video game playing, audio streaming and printing. Finally, HP is very keen on offering a rich cloud experience in keeing with its stated goal of making webOS a continuous client. To this end, the Topaz will support a number of cloud-based services, including Snapfish, Melodeo music integration, HP Cloud Drive and HP Cloud Canvas.
Image Credit: Pre Central
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BasiliskSt
January 25, 2011 at 5:28pm
HP's formal announcement on February 9, 2011 will essentially relaunch Palm's webOS, this time with HP's deep pockets, access to customers and strategic relationships.
It looks like HP will have some unique features above and beyond the elegantly simple webOS interface that will deserve attention in a field crowded by new Android entrants and dominated by Apple's iPad. I think Palm's intuitive interface will be very attractive on a tablet, and webOS 2.0 has more multi-tasking power than either iOS or Android.
I'm very intrigued. The "touch to share" and cloud integration are very attractive. I want to pick up my work, right where I left off, regardless of what device I'm on. Sounds like HP Palm understands that.
