The Palm Pre 2 was kind of quietly released on Verizon without much fanfare or excitement. It was the last “Palm” batch of webOS phones and devices, and I don’t think HP put much effort into promoting it and neither did Verizon with their piles of Android phones on the shelves. Regardless, if you’re one of the lucky few who owns the Palm Pre 2, you’ll be happy to know that HP has updated the Verizon Palm Pre 2 to webOS 2.1!

This update is actually a bit late, as it came out three months ago to those with unlocked Palm Pre 2. Better late than never, though, and the webOS 2.1 update adds things like:

• Exhibition (an app that showcases your phone while it’s plugged into a dock, seems like something that would be used in a cell phone store while the phone is on display).
• Voice Dial (self-explanatory)
• Support for Bluetooth Keyboards
• Changes to backup (If you pack up your phone’s data to your Palm profile, it now will backup call history, text messages and instant messages. MMS messages are not backed up.)
• Email fixes (Some general fixes to bugs in the way that webOS handled email. Things like how a music file is handed after being downloaded as an attachment and how reply emails are formatted)
• Messaging (Your icon status now displays correctly after you retrieved a backed up messaging account  from Palm profile)
• Photos (Thumbnail images appear correctly in Wallpapers album)
• Tasks (You can now use a symbol as the first character in a search when searching for a task)
• Various security fixes

So, in general, nothing to get super-excited about, but a lot of smaller, important stuff that makes for a need-to-have update.

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According to CENS, Inventec has perceived orders from HP to begin producing 400,000 to 450,000 TouchPad tablets. The association has been reported to be provision HP with a 7-inch inscription which will be expelled in Aug 2011. Too bad, there is no serve info about a 7-inch tablet. Stay tuned for some-more updates.

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If you are one of the Palm Pre owners then this is going to be a good news for you. This morning, At HP’s event The company has confirmed that the long-awaited Palm Pre 2 would be available for pre-order on Verizon starting from tomorrow February 10th. The company have also announced the Pre 3, and it looks like the Pre 3 is going to be an expected handset. it’s hard to imagine anyone with an iota of patience wanting to pick up the Pre 2. The Pre 2 will start to ship starting from February 17th.

Just for a quick reminder The Palm Pre 2 comes with a 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen, Wi-Fi (with mobile hotspot), GPS, 3G, and a 5 megapixel camera. The new webOS software is quite smooth, multitasking-friendly, and plugs right into multiple social networks. The Verizon’s Pre 2 is one of the best mobile phone deals this month, while we are also expecting another cool smartphone.

We couldn’t get any landing page at Verizon’s site yet, We’ll keep you updated.
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WebOS is coming this year but we haven’t got any further information about it. As we enter the last quarter of this year, people must be expecting HP’s hard work at preparing WebOS 2.0 to be released. The good news is we have some leaked pictures about the WebOS 2.0 Screenshot. Have a look on the pictures after the jump. [UV]

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We heard before that HP purchased the Palm company, recently. And HP tablet which named HP Hurricane is doing a change of the OS. The company cancel the Windows 7 powered Slate and replace it with the Palm WebOS. Our source also said that HP was not happy with the Windows 7 touch screen performance. HP may also be dropping the Intel processor for something “LESS POWER HUNGARY”. If they go to the new OS they won’t need the Intel processor and thus will gain a few more hours of battery life. The rumor also says that The company will release it in Q3 2010. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Here we have an internal presentation of HP Slate. The picture above compares the HP Slate with iPad specifications and yes HP Slate has some better specs in some area. The base model will packs a 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 pixel resolution capacitive multitouch display, powered by a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 1GB of RAM which sadly un-upgradeable, running on Windows 7, 32GBof flash storage and UMA graphics and an accelerator to make it capable to play 1080p video. The Tablet also packs one USB port, SIM card slot, SDHC card slot, optional 3G modem HDMI out and five hours battery life. They will be offer the tablet for $549 but if you want to get 64GB internal storage you get it for $599. [Lifeatmost]

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Are you looking for a fashionable netbook? have a look on this HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition, it comes with a pretty cool design on the cover. This HP Mini 210 boasts an Intel Atom N450 or N470 processor, powered by a GMA 3150 for the graphics, 2GB of DDR3 RAM memory, and runs on Windows 7 home premium. This netbook packs with a 3-cell battery that can last up to 6 hours, but if you need more battery life there is a 6-cell battery that will give you 11 hours battery life. Grab it for $600 at the official HP site. [laptoping]

HP introduce lot of new notebooks today. HP is one of the most popular brand in the world when it comes to Laptops. I also got one and its working like a rocket. HP extend their Probook S-series line of laptops by adding 4 notebooks. The specs of all four notebooks are same, the only difference is the screen size.The  HP ProBook 4320s comes with 13.3, 4420s comes with 14, 4520s comes with 15.6″)  and 4720s comes with 17.3. All four of them are monsters. All are powered by:

• Intel’s Core i3/i5/i7 processor
• Up to 8GB DDR3 RAM
• 250GB hard drive
• DVD burner
• Wireless
• Bluetooth
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350 graphics
• fingerprint reader
• Windows 7

The Probook S-series starts at $719. And will be available this month in USA.[PcLaunches]

HP Elitebook 2540p

HP EliteBook 2540 is the lightest EliteBook from HP. Why does it called the lightest? because it weighs 3.3 lbs, or only half of the new HP EliteBook Convertible Tablet. The HP Elite 2540p comes with a 12.1-inch LED display , optional 2MP webcam with business card reader software and HP Fingerprint Sensor, a spill-resistant keyboard, and multiple li-ion battery options 3-cell (4hours), 6-cell (8hours), 9-cell (10.5 hours). This Rugged Ultraphone is designed to meet tough military standards (MIL-STD 810G) for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude and high temperature so you can use this in tough environment. This Rugged EliteBook will be available starting from April for $1,099. Watch the video after the jump [ubergizmo]
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HP Probook S-Series

A brand new HP Probook has been unveiled, 4 new models from HP ProBook S Series 4320s, 4420s, 4520s & 4720s span a 13.3-inch to 17.3-inch display range and offer the latest Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. HP is coming up with a very elegant S-Series business notebook, Aside the beautiful brushed aluminum cover that comes in Caviar (dark brown) or Bordeaux. The S-Series come with 2 MP webcam with face recognition for secure logon, a fingerprint sensor, optional anti-glare or BrightView display that comes in 13-inch ( HP ProBook 4320s ), 14-inch ( HP ProBook 4420s ), 15-inch ( HP ProBook 4520s ), or 17-inch ( HP ProBook 4720s ). Additionally, you will get an eSata / USB 2.0 combo port, a HDMI output, and a choice of Intel HD Graphics or discreet graphics. Meanwhile the price starts from $719. Watch the video after the jump. [SlashGear]

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