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HP joining venture with Microsoft to launch ‘Courier’ tablet

by Brad S | Jan 6, 2010

HP joining venture with Microsoft to launch Courier tablet

HP will team up with Microsoft to launch a tablet this Wednesday

Hot off the press is an article by the New York Times highlighting the impending launch of the “Microsoft Courier” (or at least something based off the concept) tablet this Wednesday by Steve Ballmer (Microsoft’s CEO) at the Consumer Electronics Show. Looks like there’s gonna be quite a bit of drama as HP (as in Hewlett Packard) and Microsoft team up to launch a tablet way before Apple’s tablet even comes out of ‘vaporware speculation’ status! Go team Microsoft! This upcoming tablet will be a ‘HP device’ (although what sort of branding it will receive is still a mystery. Will it be branded with Microsoft or HP’s name?) will have multimedia functions, including a reader feature, and a touchscreen (size unknown) supporting multi-touch input.

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HP Zeen and HP Airlife: New handheld device (tablet/reader?) and App Store?

by Brad S | Dec 31, 2009

The New York Times has recently published an article about HP filing trademarks for the names “Zeen” and “Airlife” with the US Trademark/Patents Office, describing the Zeen as a handheld device while Airlife seems to appear to be a one-stop item covering things from handheld devices to computers to mobile phones, which leads me to believe the latter is an application store (better known nowadays as App Store) of sorts or at least a portal which covers accessories and/or software for the mentioned devices. No specifications, no further details, nothing, just two mysterious to-be-trademarked names. And the question is, will these two product/service names ever see the light of day? What will HP use them for? Two things are for sure: HP will still be using the iPAQ name for their mobile phones (confirmed by a reliable source) and we’ll keep you informed about the latest and greatest HP news all year round in 2010!

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