HP intros the Split x2 Windows hybrid and the Android-based SlateBook x2

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="HP intros the Split x2 Windows hybrid and Android-based SlateBook x2 (hands-on)" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc02099-1367875432.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The Envy x2 has never been our favorite Windows 8 tablet, but that hasn't stopped HP from selling loads of them. The device has been such a success, in fact, that the company is expanding the x2 series to make room for two follow-on products: the Split x2 (a Windows 8 hybrid) and the SlateBook x2 (an Android tablet). Starting with the Split (pictured above), this is the first time HP's made a laptop / tablet hybrid with a laptop processor inside, though Microsoft and others have of course done this already. In brief, it's a 13-inch slate with a 1,366 x 768 display and your choice of Core i3 or i5 processor (these are Intel's Y-series Ivy Bridge chips we're talking about). As you'd expect, the keyboard dock packs a second battery, though it <em>also</em> makes room for an optional 500GB hard drive to complement the SSD inside the actual tablet. Other specs include two USB ports (one 2.0, one 3.0), HDMI, Beats Audio, WiDi and expansion slots for both microSD and full SD cards.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The SlateBook (shown below) is a 10-inch tablet with a Tegra 4 chip -- one of the first to be announced by any company, in fact. Though it's a companion to the $169 Slate 7, it packs considerably higher-end specs. There's that Tegra 4 SoC, for one, as well as a 1,920 x 1,200, 400-nit IPS display and the latest version of Jelly Bean (4.2.2). As with other dockable tablets, its keyboard has a battery built in. Here, though, the keyboard also includes shortcuts for Google voice search. There's even a laptop-style trackpad supporting multitouch gestures -- a rarity on products like this. The hardware itself weighs about 2.8 pounds in total, with a spec list that includes two USB sockets, stereo speakers and SD / microSD readers. Both products will be available in August, with the Split x2 priced at $800 and the SlateBook x2 going for $480. Now all we need are some battery life claims. In the meantime, check out our hands-on photos below. (<em>Pssst</em>: the Split unit we photographed was just a mockup.)</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img alt="" height="434" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc02351-1367875519.jpg" width="640" /></div>

HP intros the Split x2 Windows hybrid and the Android-based SlateBook x2

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HP ElitePad 900 review: HP's first Windows 8 tablet for the business world

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="HP ElitePad 900 review: HP's first Windows 8 tablet for the business world " data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06164-1368042871.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">HP's business PCs have always been surprisingly pretty. Not that good looks are high on our list of criteria, mind you, but at the very least they make a strong impression. Now that companies have gotten more comfortable with tablets (and Windows 8 in particular) HP is selling the ElitePad 900, its first Win 8 tablet built for the enterprise. Like all those EliteBook laptops that came before it, it has a metal chassis that's not only sleek, but meets the military's MIL-Spec standards too. Otherwise, it has everything you'd expect from a business tablet: support for pen input, mobile broadband and security features like TPM. It's also being sold alongside various accessories, including some cases that add further functionality besides just protection from scratches. With a starting price of $699 for the 32GB model, though, it's a little more expensive than its competitors. Does that mean it's a little bit better too?</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title0" style="text-align: left;">Hardware</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06185-1368043867.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We say this unequivocally: the ElitePad is the sexiest tablet HP has ever made. And it's for the enterprise, of all things. Stealing the show is that machined-aluminum rear, with its flush volume rocker and smooth, hard finish. It looks so good, in fact, that it was featured in a splashy ad campaign aired during last year's Summer Olympics (not the place for ugly people -- or gadgets, for that matter). In contrast, there's a black, soft-touch panel on the top of the back cover, around where the antennas and NFC chip are. Normally, that might make for a mismatched design but in this case, the contrast between the cold metal and rubbery accent works quite well.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The nice thing about aluminum, too, is that it's lightweight: at 1.38 pounds, the ElitePad is very easy to hold, particularly since the chamfered edges create a natural resting place for the thumbs. (For reference, the tablet weighs 0.6 pound less than the iPad 4, which is already pretty portable.) Like all of HP's previous EliteBook laptops, it was built to withstand drops, water spills and any other accidents that might happen in the workplace. (The IT guys only expect to refresh your stuff every few years, ya know?) In particular, the tablet meets the military's MIL-SPEC-810G standards, covering drops, vibration, sand, heat, cold, rain, humidity, salt fog and even fungus. We can't guarantee the aluminum finish will stay spotless -- we picked up a small scratch ourselves -- but at least the thing will remain usable.</div><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06169-1368044322.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Our tour of the ports will be fairly brief, and that's not necessarily a good thing: a lack of ports on the device itself means you'll perhaps be more reliant on those optional SmartJackets, which add a good deal of bulk. <span>Up top, you'll find the power / lock button over on one side, with the headphone jack and screen-orientation lock switch on the other. To the left is the volume rocker, which isn't actually on that chamfered edge but rather, on the back side. Same deal with the SIM slot and microSD reader, which sit behind a pin-accessible door on the right. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span>The NFC chip, as we said, is located on the rear cover, toward the top where that black rubber strip is; that's clearly marked by an NFC logo. The bottom edge is home to dual speakers, along with the docking connectors you'll need to make use of all those optional accessories (more on those in just a moment). Rounding things out, there's an 8-megapixel camera in the back, paired with an LED flash, along with a 1080p webcam up front.</span></div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title1" style="text-align: left;">Display and sound</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06189-1368044032.jpg" /></div><blockquote class="quote left" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">HP chose to match the nice design with an equally nice display.</blockquote><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Happily, HP chose to match the nice design with an equally nice display. What we have here is a 10.1-inch IPS panel made of Gorilla Glass 2. The brightness rating tops out at 400 nits, which is about as good as you'll get on a tablet these days (ASUS' products seem to be the exception). The only thing keeping this from being a truly top-notch screen is that the resolution is capped at 1,280 x 800, and that's not even totally HP's fault: after all, Atom processors don't even support resolutions beyond 1,366 x 768. Besides, the company says that its corporate customers aren't demanding higher resolution anyway. And who are we to argue with HP's marketing department?</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">All told, it's a lovely display. As you'd expect, colors lose some of their punch when viewed from the side or with the tablet lying face-up. Regardless of the angle, though, the screen is always easy to read, especially once you pump up the brightness. We'd also add that the glossy panel reflects surprisingly little light -- or, at least, the screen glare that <em>is</em> there doesn't get in the way.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Oh, and in case you're wondering, the ElitePad supports pen input, just like other Windows 8 tablets aimed at the corporate world. Because the digitizer is made by Atmel, though, and not Wacom, you can't just sub in any old pen if you lose the one you bought from HP. That pen is sold separately for $49 and indeed, we didn't get a chance to test the ElitePad with it.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">You may have noticed by now that most of HP's consumer PCs have Beats Audio on board, but since the ElitePad is a business product, it makes do with SRS tech instead. Indeed, without Beats' EQ settings to emphasize the low notes, the sound here is fairly constrained. It's at its worst at top volume settings, but fortunately the speaker setup is loud enough that you can easily keep the volume around 40 / 100 if it's just you listening by yourself. And if you're on a conference call and need to make the sound louder, well, no one cares if your coworkers sound a bit tinny.</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title2" style="text-align: left;">Accessories</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06205-1368044304.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Even more than its beautiful hardware, what makes the ElitePad unique are all the accessories designed to go with it. Most of these take the form of so-called SmartJackets -- essentially, protective cases that also bring additional functionality. First up is the Expansion jacket ($79), which adds two full-sized USB ports, an HDMI socket and a full-size SD / MMC slot. There's also room for an optional second battery ($99), which is said to extend the runtime by up to eight hours.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Moving on, the Productivity jacket ($199) is sort of what it sounds like: a case with a keyboard built in. When the case is closed, as you probably imagine, the tablet lies face down against the keyboard. When it's open, though, it sits propped up in one of three notches cut into the area above the keyboard. The keys themselves are small and fairly flat -- not much better than a netbook, really -- but the underlying panel is at least sturdy. The problem is, there's no pointing stick or trackpad, so you'll need to BYOM (bring your own mouse) if you want to click small objects on the desktop. Anyway, y<span>ou can probably forgive the ergonomics somewhat, since the jacket also includes two USB ports and a full-size SD slot -- features you won't find on all keyboard docks. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Finally, moving away from SmartJackets, HP is also selling a $119 docking station, meant to stay in the office, parked on employees' desks. In addition to four USB ports, you'll get an Ethernet jack, VGA and HDMI sockets, a Kensington lock slot and a single audio port. It's heavy, like a paperweight, with a soft-touch finish that keeps it from sliding around on your desk. You might be disappointed to find the screen angle isn't adjustable as it is on the Productivity jacket, but that's where those wide viewing angles come in handy.</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title3" style="text-align: left;">Performance and battery life</h3><center dir="ltr"><table class="table table-striped"> <thead><tr> <th><br /></th> <th>PCMark7</th> <th>3DMark06</th> <th>ATTO (top disk speeds)</th> </tr></thead> <tbody><tr> <td>HP ElitePad 900 (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</td> <td>1,297</td> <td>454</td> <td>82 MB/s (reads); 28 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,444</td> <td>457</td> <td>81 MB/s (reads); 35 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Dell Latitude 10<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,437</td> <td>458</td> <td>82 MB/s (reads); 35 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>ASUS VivoTab Smart<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,400</td> <td>372</td> <td>83 MB/s (reads); 35 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,423</td> <td>460</td> <td>83 MB/s (reads); 35 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>HP Envy x2<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,425</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>83 MB/s (reads); 34 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Samsung ATIV Smart PC<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>374</td> <td>82 MB/s (reads); 36 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Acer Iconia W510<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> (1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760, Intel HD)</a></td> <td>1,297</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>81 MB/s (reads); 28 MB/s (writes)</td> </tr></tbody></table></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Though the ElitePad packs the same specs as every other Atom tablet (a 1.8GHz Z2760 processor with 2GB of RAM and a 32 or 64GB SSD), its benchmark scores trail what you'll get from competing devices. Which is strange because Atom tablets otherwise tend to yield very similar performance numbers. It falls about 100 points behind in PCMark 7, for instance, with a score of 1,297 (most Atom devices notch somewhere in the 1,400s). Its write speeds, as measured by ATTO, are slightly slower too, though its read performance is right on target (e.g., you're looking at rates of about 82 MB/s).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Perhaps the biggest gap, though, is in real-world performance. Just booting up the device takes about 30 seconds, whereas the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 takes 15. Sometimes, too, the accelerometer can be slow to recognize a change in screen orientation. In the Kindle app, we also had to wait not just for the screen flip, but also for the pages to resize themselves after we switched from landscape to portrait. In general, though, the tablet is quick to launch apps and respond to taps and swipes. We also had an easy time in apps like IE10 -- pages scale quickly and we didn't encounter any delays when we moved to scroll or zoom in. If the ElitePad is at its best in the web browser, though, we wonder how it'll support the sorts of x86 apps businesses use.</div><center dir="ltr"><table class="table table-striped-vertical"> <thead><tr> <th>Windows 8 systems</th> <th>Battery life</th> </tr></thead> <tbody><tr> <td><strong>HP ElitePad 900</strong></td> <td><strong>7:15</strong></td> </tr><tr> <td>ThinkPad Tablet 2</td> <td>10:27</td> </tr><tr> <td>Dell Latitude 10</td> <td>9:03 / 16:01 (with the dock)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Acer Iconia W510</td> <td>8:19 (tablet only) / 14:17 (with the dock)</td> </tr><tr> <td>HP Envy x2</td> <td>7:53 (tablet only) / 12:30 (with the dock)</td> </tr><tr> <td>ASUS VivoTab Smart</td> <td>7:30</td> </tr><tr> <td>Acer Iconia W700</td> <td>7:13</td> </tr><tr> <td>Samsung ATIV Smart PC (AT&T)</td> <td>7:04 (WiFi only) / 6:43 (LTE)</td> </tr><tr> <td>Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx</td> <td>6:10/ 9:24 (with the dock)</td> </tr></tbody></table></center><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Without the aid of that secondary battery, the ElitePad offers middling runtime. In our usual rundown test (video looping, WiFi on, fixed screen brightness), it managed seven hours and 15 minutes, on average, before crapping out. Now it's true, seven hours for a product like this isn't unheard of, but when you compare the ElitePad to the ThinkPad Tablet 2, which lasts 10 and a half hours, that showing seems a little piddly. Also, it's worth noting that Acer's business-focused Iconia W700 tablet lasts about seven hours, and that's with a heavier-duty Core i5 processor inside. If seven hours is enough, then, why not consider Acer's product, which is more powerful and rocks a 1080p screen?</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title4" style="text-align: left;">Software, security features and warranty</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06223-1368044376.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">It'd be incorrect to say the ElitePad is a bloatware-free system, but it's close. The only non-standard apps included here are: Kindle, Box.com, Skitch, Netflix, YouCam (camera software) and HP Pagelift (for cleaning up scanned images). Barring that, most of the on-board software features (HP Client Security, HP BIOS Protection, Credential Manager, drive encryption, SpareKey password recovery) are meant for the IT guys, not the end user. On a hardware level, the tablet also has a hard drive accelerometer and TPM -- a standard feature for business tablets (the Dell Latitude 10 has this too).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The ElitePad comes with a one-year warranty for both the tablet and primary battery, though you can upgrade to a three-year plan if you want. That matches what's offered with most consumer tablets, but business products often command a longer coverage period -- say, two or three years instead of one. HP also has a history of offering longer warranties on its high-end EliteBook laptops as well as its premium consumer notebooks, so we were a little surprised to learn that wasn't the case here.</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title5" style="text-align: left;">Configuration options and the competition</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06186-1368044515.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The ElitePad starts at $699 with 32GB of internal storage and two free years of T-Mobile service (200MB per month, that is, with bigger data packages sold separately). There's also a 64GB version that retails for $749; that, too, comes with two years of free broadband. Similarly, you can buy the tablet with a cellular radio, but there you have to go out of your way to set up service on your own. If that sounds like less of a good deal, consider this: these tablets are compatible with both T-Mobile and AT&T in the US, as opposed to just T-Mo.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">In any case, as you'll see, $699 for a 32GB tablet isn't such a hot deal once you take a look at what other companies are offering. Take Dell, for instance. The<span> Latitude 10 is an Atom-powered slate that starts at $499 with 32GB of storage (the 64GB model</span><span> costs $579). For a real apples-to-apples comparison with the ElitePad, though, you'd need to step up to the souped-up version of the</span><span> Latitude 10 ($649), which adds pen input, a swappable battery, TPM and HDMI output. Finally, for an extra 10</span><span>0 bucks ($749), you can get all that and an AT&T mobile broadband module, too. </span></div><blockquote class="quote right" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The ElitePad is only at its best when you splurge on the extras.</blockquote><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span>Basically, then, for the price of the entry-level ElitePad, you're getting more storage, and some of the same key features (namely, TPM and pen support). </span><span>Having reviewed it, we can also assure you it yields better battery life (about two more hours on a charge, we'd say). The IPS display is nice there, too</span><span>. As a tradeoff, though, the hardware isn't nearly as polished, and at 1.44 pounds, it's the heaviest of the three tablets we'll be mentioning here in this cross-shopping section.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">And what kind of reviewer would I be if I left out Engadget's reigning favorite, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2? Like the others, the TP Tablet 2 is a 10-inch device, with an IPS display and an Atom processor on the inside. TPM comes standard; pen input is an option. You can also buy it with an HSPA+ / LTE radio. It also weighs less than the ElitePad, at 1.25 pounds. (Footnote time: the pen-enabled configurations can weigh up to 1.3 pounds, depending on whether it has a 3G radio).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Now for the things you won't find on a spec sheet: the battery life is best in class. As we said, it lasts about 10.5 hours unplugged -- around three hours longer than other Atom devices we've tested. Also, the optional Bluetooth keyboard is easily the best typing experience you can expect to get on a Windows tablet. Indeed, we'd recommend the TP Tablet 2 just for that alone. The biggest drawback? Price: it costs $749 for a 64GB model with pen input. That's the same as what HP is charging, but it's $100 more than what Dell is offering.</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title6" style="text-align: left;">Wrap-up</h3><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP HP ElitePad 900 review" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/dsc06183-1368043786.jpg" /></div><div class="more-info" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3>More Info</h3><ul><li>HP announces the ElitePad 900</li><li>Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 review</li><li>Dell Latitude 10 review</li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">On paper, the ElitePad 900 has almost everything we'd expect from a business tablet: pen support, security features like TPM and a dock with Ethernet and extra ports. It's offered with a wider-than-usual range of accessories, including useful goodies like a second battery and keyboard case. <span>Not to mention, it's one of the best-looking tablets we've ever seen, and that's </span><em>definitely</em><span> not something we demand from enterprise tech. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span>In fact, our review was going swimmingly -- that is, until it came time to test the performance. Even compared to other Atom tablets, which aren't exactly powerhouses either, the ElitePad feels sluggish. Its runtime is lacking too; you could spring for that $99 spare battery, of course, but it's going to make the tablet much, much heavier than 1.38 pounds. Ditto for ports: unless you snap on one of those SmartJackets or plug the tablet into the docking station, you'll have to make do with very few I/O options. Meanwhile, there are other business tablets that either cost less (the Dell Latitude 10 comes to mind) or that deliver longer battery life (that'd be the ThinkPad Tablet 2). All that said, the ElitePad is still a solid tablet in many ways, but it's only at its best when you splurge on the extras. </span></div></div>

HP ElitePad 900 review: HP's first Windows 8 tablet for the business world

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HP's Slate 7 tablet goes on sale, brings on the Beats for $170

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/livedsc043602.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> After a false alarm, HP is keeping to its initial promise of delivering its Slate 7 Android tablet this month -- and with a few days to spare, no less. The seven-inch device, which first popped up at MWC back in February, is now on sale in the US through the company's retail site, for the low, low price of $170. Click on the source link below to get your hands on the Beats-rocking Nexus 7 competitor.</div></div>

HP's Slate 7 tablet goes on sale, brings on the Beats for $170

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After a false alarm, HP is keeping to its initial promise of delivering its Slate 7 Android tablet this month -- and with a few days to spare, no less. The seven-inch device, which first popped up at MWC back in February, is now on sale in the U… مزيد من المعلومات »

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HP to bundle Leap Motion on select products, incorporate the tech in future devices

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/dsc02069-1337907206.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Leap Motion is shaping up to be 2013's hottest peripheral. Less than a year after the gesture-control technology was first announced, the company's enlisted tens of thousands of developers in its motion-controlled ranks, partnered with ASUS and taken SXSW Interactive by storm. This morning, the company added another big win to the ever-growing list: a partnership with HP, which will eventually see the technology embedded in some new offerings from the PC veteran. According to a press release issued by the startup, "The relationship will start with the Leap Motion Controller bundled with select HP products and evolve to unique HP devices embedded with Leap Motion's technology." Those unnamed devices will also be loaded with Leap's Airspace, for easy access to custom apps.</div></div>

HP to bundle Leap Motion on select products, incorporate the tech in future devices

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HP Moonshot server class leaves concept, to power commercial-grade internet of the future

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="HP Moonshot server class leaves concept, to power commercialgrade internet of the future" data-src-height="413" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/moonshot619pxhedimg.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We're <i>all about</i> the future of the internet here at Engadget, so you can imagine our excitement when HP today announced that it's shooting for the moon with its latest server system, the HP Moonshot. Promising significantly reduced energy consumption and space requirements, the Moonshot is HP's "second generation" server tech, and it's intended for use with "social, cloud, mobile, and big data," according to the company. In so many words, this is HP's attempt to get out ahead of where it sees internet use going -- it was first unveiled in concept form last summer, but now it's apparently ready for primetime. A video of the new tech getting introduced is just beyond the break.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Said servers are rolling out in 2013's latter half, and can be tailored to a clients' needs with specs from a variety of internals providers (AMD, AppliedMicro, Calxeda, Intel, and Texas Instruments are all specifically named by HP). All of this amounts to one thing: the information superhighway of tomorrow is being paved today, and we can't wait to take a spin. Here's hoping there'll still be plenty of stupid gifs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nsCknSap7Os?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe> HP Launches New Class of Server for Social, Mobile, Cloud and Big Data Software defined servers designed for the data center and built for the planet PALO ALTO, Calif. - HP today unveiled the world's first commercially available HP Moonshot system, delivering compelling new infrastructure economics by using up to 89 percent less energy, 80 percent less space and costing 77 percent less, compared to traditional servers.(1) Today's mega data centers are nearing a breaking point where further growth is restricted due to the current economics of traditional infrastructure. HP Moonshot servers are a first step organizations can take to address these constraints. "With nearly 10 billion devices connected to the internet and predictions for exponential growth, we've reached a point where the space, power and cost demands of traditional technology are no longer sustainable," said Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer, HP. "HP Moonshot marks the beginning of a new style of IT that will change the infrastructure economics and lay the foundation for the next 20 billion devices." HP innovation delivers less energy use, less space, less cost HP has been the leader in defining next-generation computing platforms for decades. More than 20 years ago, HP introduced the first successful commercial UNIX server, the HP 9000 Series 840, as well as the first x86 server, the HP SystemPro. More than a decade later, HP was granted one of the first patents for blade server architectures. The company has remained the x86 server market leader for the last 16 years.(2) HP has continued to push the boundaries of technology and innovation by ushering in a paradigm shift that paved the way for the first "software defined" server that enables enterprises to optimize their servers based on specific workload needs. Built from HP's industry-leading server intellectual property (IP) and 10 years of extensive research from HP Labs, the company's central research arm, HP Moonshot delivers a significant improvement in energy, space, cost and simplicity. Designed for the data center, built for the planet The new HP Moonshot system is the second-generation server from HP's Project Moonshot. This new class of server is engineered to address the IT challenges created by social, cloud, mobile and big data. HP Moonshot servers are built from chips more commonly found in smartphones and tablets, which allow the servers to deliver reduced energy use and a high-density footprint, all at a significantly lower cost. The HP Moonshot system consists of the HP Moonshot 1500 enclosure and application-optimized HP ProLiant Moonshot servers. These servers will offer processors from multiple HP partners, each targeting a specific workload. With support for up to 1,800 servers per rack, HP Moonshot servers occupy one-eighth of the space required by traditional servers. This offers a compelling solution to the problem of physical data center space.(3) Each chassis shares traditional components including the fabric, HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLo) management, power supply and cooling fans. These shared components reduce complexity as well as add to the reduction in energy use and space. The first HP ProLiant Moonshot server is available with the Intel® Atom S1200 processor and supports web-hosting workloads. HP Moonshot 1500, a 4.3u server enclosure, is fully equipped with 45 Intel-based servers, one network switch and supporting components. A growing ecosystem of industry leading technology partners HP also announced a comprehensive roadmap of workload-optimized HP ProLiant Moonshot servers incorporating processors from a broad ecosystem of HP partners including AMD, AppliedMicro, Calxeda, Intel and Texas Instruments Incorporated. Scheduled to be released in the second half of 2013, the new HP ProLiant Moonshot servers will support emerging web, cloud and massive scale environments, as well as analytics and telecommunications. Future servers will be delivered for big data, high-performance computing, gaming, financial services, genomics, facial recognition, video analysis and other applications. "Faced with constraints for energy efficiency and analytic compute capacity to support world-leading geosciences research, we absolutely require technological innovations from leading companies like HP," said Chris Hill, principal research engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-chair, Research and Education Subcommittee, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing. "Innovations such as HP Moonshot are providing us with confidence that infrastructure can continue to scale out to support fundamentally insatiable requirements-all with less energy, a smaller footprint, increased integration and lower cost. HP Information Technology has implemented HP Moonshot servers to support the hp.com environment, which receives approximately 3 million visits per day. "Testing results show that with Moonshot servers we can expect to run hp.com, with the energy equivalency of a dozen 60-watt light bulbs, which is a game changer," said John Hinshaw, executive vice president, Technology and Operations, HP. "We also plan to deploy Moonshot for additional applications to lead the next wave of transformation in the data center." Concierge services for the new era of extreme scale computing HP also introduced an enhanced partner program and new services that will accelerate the pace of innovation in this new class of server. These include: HP Pathfinder Innovation Ecosystem-includes nearly 25 silicon vendors, operating system developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) dedicated to the rapid development of new servers to support varied workloads. HP Moonshot Concierge Services-includes the HP Discovery Labs and HP Technology Services support and consulting solutions for platform migration and energy efficiency. Additional information about HP Moonshot is available at TheDisruption.com. Pricing and availability The HP Moonshot system is immediately available in the United States and Canada and will be available in Europe, Asia and Latin America beginning next month. Pricing begins at $61,875 for the enclosure, 45 HP ProLiant Moonshot servers and an integrated switch.(4) Clients can customize their HP Moonshot system acquisition with flexible financing and asset management solutions from HP Financial Services. HP's premier America's client event, HP Discover takes place June 11-13 in Las Vegas. (1) According to internal HP engineering that compares HP Moonshot servers with traditional x86 server technology. (2) "IDC WW Q412 Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker," March 18, 2013. (3) Based on internal HP Lab research and comparative analyses. (4) Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products and services; any statements regarding anticipated operational and financial results; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the competitive pressures faced by HP's businesses; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers, suppliers and partners; the protection of HP's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the hiring and retention of key employees; assumptions related to pension and other post-retirement costs and retirement programs; the execution, timing and results of restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost and the anticipated benefits of implementing those plans; the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described in HP's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. </div></div>

HP Moonshot server class leaves concept, to power commercial-grade internet of the future

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مكعب الذاكرة الهجين يتلقى المواصفات النهائية لها، وسرعة تصل الي 320GB في الثانية

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Hybrid Memory Cube receives its final spec, promises 15X the RAM bandwidth" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/hybrid-memory-cube-2.jpg" /></a> </b></div><div class="image-container" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="image-container" style="text-align: right;"><b><span class="" id="result_box" lang="ar"><span class="hps">كان</span> <span class="hps">مكعب</span> <span class="hps">تقريبا</span> <span class="hps">الذاكرة</span> <span class="hps">الهجين</span> <span class="hps">اتحاد</span> <span class="hps">المريض</span> <span class="hps">جدا في</span> <span class="hps">تطوير معيار</span> <span class="hps">عن</span> <span class="hps">تقنيتها</span> <span class="hps">مسمى</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">بدأت</span> <span class="hps">الجهود</span> <span class="hps">منذ</span> <span class="hps">17 شهرا</span> <span class="hps">- لكنه</span> <span class="hps">في نهاية المطاف</span> <span class="hps">أكثر من</span> <span class="hps">النوايا الحسنة</span> <span class="hps">لإظهار</span> <span class="hps">لعملها</span>. <span class="hps">لمجرد</span> <span class="hps">نشره</span><a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/2013/04/320gb.html" target="_blank"> <span class="hps">HMC</span></a> <span class="hps">مواصفات</span> <span class="hps">1،0</span> <span class="hps">يتيح</span> <span class="hps">بناء</span> <span class="hps">منصات</span> <span class="hps">الشركات</span> <span class="hps">و</span><a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/2013/04/320gb.html" target="_blank">RAM</a> <span class="hps">2GB</span> <span class="hps">مع رقائق</span>، 4GB <span class="hps">و 8GB</span> <span class="hps">دمج</span> <span class="hps">مكدسة</span>، <span class="hps">وتوفير الطاقة</span> <span class="hps">والتكنولوجيا، و</span>جميع <span class="hps">من دون</span> <span class="hps">التوافق</span> <span class="hps">التوتر</span> <span class="hps">من</span> <span class="hps">أنصار</span> <span class="hps">الأخرى.</span> <span class="hps">المواصفات</span> <span class="hps">الانتهاء</span> <span class="hps">هو</span> <span class="hps">المادة الحارقة</span> <span class="hps">عند</span> <span class="hps">الارتقاء إلى</span> <span class="hps">كامل إمكاناتها</span>، أيضا. <span class="hps">مع ثمانية</span> <span class="hps">وصلات،</span> <span class="hps">ويمكن</span> <span class="hps">الوصول إلى</span> <span class="hps">الذاكرة</span> <span class="hps">مكعب</span> <span class="hps">ذروة</span><a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/2013/04/320gb.html" target="_blank"> <span class="hps">320GB</span> <span class="hps">/ s</span></a> <span class="hps">(نعم</span>، وهذا <span class="hps">غيغا بايت</span>) <span class="hps">من عرض النطاق الترددي</span> <span class="hps">الكلي</span> <span class="hps">-</span> <span class="hps">أكثر من</span> <span class="hps">الشعر</span> <span class="hps">أسرع من</span> <span class="hps">الحصول على</span> <span class="hps">11GB</span> <span class="hps">/ s</span> <span class="hps">في كثير من الأحيان</span> <span class="hps">نحن</span> <span class="hps">من الذاكرة</span> <a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/2013/04/320gb.html" target="_blank"><span class="hps">DDR3</span></a> <span class="hps">القائمة.</span><br /><br /><span class="hps">اتحاد</span> <span class="hps">و</span>إغاظة <span class="hps">لنا</span> <span class="hps">أكثر من ذلك.</span> <span class="hps">على الرغم من أننا</span> <span class="hps">سوف</span> <span class="hps">تضطر إلى الانتظار</span> <span class="hps">حتى النصف</span> <span class="hps">الثاني من العام</span> <span class="hps">قبل</span> <span class="hps">مؤسسة حمد الطبية</span> <span class="hps">منتجات</span> <span class="hps">1،0</span> <span class="hps">تظهر</span> <span class="hps">بشكل جدي</span>، واتحاد <span class="hps">لديها بالفعل</span> <span class="hps">مخطط</span> <span class="hps">الجيل المقبل من</span> <span class="hps">المقرر</span> <span class="hps">في عام 2014</span> <span class="hps">في وقت مبكر</span> <span class="hps">أن</span> <span class="hps">يتضاعف</span> <span class="hps">بسرعة</span> <span class="hps">وصلة البيانات</span> <span class="hps">الفردية</span><a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/2013/04/320gb.html" target="_blank"> <span class="hps">(من</span> <span class="hps">15Gbps</span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337"> </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337"><span class="hps">ل</span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337"><span class="">28Gbps</span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337">)</a>. <span class="hps">في حين أننا</span> <span class="hps">نود أن نرى</span> <span class="hps">مجموعة</span> <span class="hps">المشي</span> <span class="hps">سيرا على الأقدام</span> <span class="hps">مع</span> <span class="hps">منتجات حقيقية</span> <span class="hps">قبل أن</span> <span class="hps">يتحدث</span> <span class="hps">أكثر</span> <span class="hps">الحديث</span>، <span class="hps">لا يزال هناك</span> <span class="hps">فرصة</span> <span class="hps">أن بعض</span> <span class="hps">الاختناقات</span> <span class="hps">أداء الذاكرة</span> <span class="hps">يمكن أن</span> <span class="hps">تختفي</span> <span class="hps">لفترة من الوقت</span><span class="">، وحسن</span> <span class="hps">الطويل.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div>

مكعب الذاكرة الهجين يتلقى المواصفات النهائية لها، وسرعة تصل الي 320GB في الثانية

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 كان مكعب تقريبا الذاكرة الهجين اتحاد المريض جدا في تطوير معيار عن تقنيتها مسمى - بدأت الجهود منذ 17 شهرا - لكنه في نهاية المطاف أكثر من النوايا الحسنة لإظهار لعملها. لمجرد نشره HMC مواصفات 1،0 يتيح بناء منصات الشركات وRAM 2GB مع رقائق، 4GB و 8GB دمج… مزيد من المعلومات »

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HP's $169 Slate 7 tablet delayed until June, according to HP's site

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="HP's $169 Slate 7 tablet delayed until June, according to HP's site (update: false alarm)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/livedsc043602.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Maybe it's that $169 price, or maybe it's the inclusion of an honest-to-goodness memory card reader, but we know some of you can't wait to get your mitts on HP's new Slate 7 Android tablet. Back when it was first announced, the company indicated it'd be available by April, but it would seem that plan has changed: the product page on HP's site is now saying the Slate won't arrive until sometime in June. We're not sure why there's a delay (we're asking for comment), but we do know this can't be good news for HP. By June, after all, Google I/O will have come and gone, and the next-gen Nexus 7 might already be on sale.</div></div>

HP's $169 Slate 7 tablet delayed until June, according to HP's site

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Maybe it's that $169 price, or maybe it's the inclusion of an honest-to-goodness memory card reader, but we know some of you can't wait to get your mitts on HP's new Slate 7 Android tablet. Back when it was first announced, the company indicated… مزيد من المعلومات »

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HP introduces Unreal Engine 4-ready 'turnkey solution' workstations, collaborating with ALT Systems

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="HP introduces Unreal Engine 4ready 'turnkey solution' workstations, collaborating with ALT Systems" data-src-height="383" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/hpworkstationsue4619pxhedimg.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Hewlett-Packard may not be well-known by consumers for creating the machines that power the industries that power the world we live in, but the company's workstation business does just that. From film to oil drilling to medicine, HP's workstations have their hands in a lot of pies -- and today, that expands more directly to yet another major industry: video games. With its Z1, Z820 and Z620 workstations, HP is collaborating with Epic Games, Autodesk, and ALT Systems to create what they're calling a "turnkey solution" to game development workstation woes. The three aforementioned units can be customized to arrive with a variety of variables, including Unreal Engine 4, Autodesk, and NVIDIA GTX-line GPUs.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">In so many words, ALT Systems will take the disparate pieces of hardware and software from HP, NVIDIA, Autodesk and Epic Games to provide an all-in-one buying solution for game dev studios. As ALT Systems president Jon Guess laughingly explained, it provides clients "one neck to wring" should things go wrong, rather than dev studios having to suss out hardware issues on their own. The first fruits of the partnership arrive this year in game developer-centric versions of the aforementioned three workstation models. For a full rundown of the various workstation configurations that'll arrive this year, ALT Systems has a site set up just for you.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="531" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/z620-workstation.jpg" width="640" /><img alt="Gallery Image" height="455" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/z820-workstation-dualscreen.jpg" width="640" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div></div>

HP introduces Unreal Engine 4-ready 'turnkey solution' workstations, collaborating with ALT Systems

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Hewlett-Packard may not be well-known by consumers for creating the machines that power the industries that power the world we live in, but the company's workstation business does just that. From film to oil drilling to medicine, HP's workstation… مزيد من المعلومات »

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Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung heading to six new countries

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung heading to six new countries" data-src-height="339" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/chromebook.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">If Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung have struck your fancy but haven't been available in your country, your fortune might have just changed. Google's proclaimed that Chrome OS laptops from the trio will see begin rolling out to folks in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. Not only is Mountain View expanding its laptop initiative's international horizons, but it's bringing them to more than 1,000 Best Buy stores too, roughly 500 more than previously carried them. Ready to snatch one of the notebooks? Hit the source links to get crackin'.</div><div class="open" dir="ltr" id="pr_box" style="text-align: left;"> <div id="pr_box_button">Hide Press Release</div><div id="pr_text"> Over the past few months, Chromebooks have become a part of everyday life for many people - a computer for the kitchen, for on the go, or for sharing with family (or not). In the U.S. the Samsung Chromebook has been at the top of Amazon's best-selling laptop list for 149 days since launch and in the U.K., Dixons says Chromebooks make up more than 10 percent of laptop sales in Currys and PC World stores.<br /> Many of you around the world have told us you're eager to get your hands on a Chromebook, so we've been working with our partners to make this possible. Today we're happy to say we're one step closer to making Chromebooks truly "for everyone"--or rather, pour tout le monde, für alle, and voor iedereen.<br /> Starting Tuesday the Acer, HP and Samsung Chromebooks will begin rolling out in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. To help improve computing for organizations, we're also rolling out Chromebooks to businesses and schools in these same countries. Learn more on our Enterprise blog.<br /> In the U.S., Chromebooks will also be expanding to more than 1,000 Best Buy stores nationwide -- doubling the number of stores Chromebooks are presently sold in -- over the next couple of weeks.<br /> </div></div></div>

Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung heading to six new countries

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 If Chromebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung have struck your fancy but haven't been available in your country, your fortune might have just changed. Google's proclaimed that Chrome OS laptops from the trio will see begin rolling out to folks in Aust… مزيد من المعلومات »

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HP and Samsung offer setup-free printing on the Galaxy S 4, with others to follow

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Samsung Galaxy S 4 top crop" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/engadget001es.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">As ubiquitous as wireless printing has become, there remains the occasional hoop to jump through for printing from mobile devices if you don't happen to have either a special app or iOS gear that supports AirPrint. HP and Samsung are teaming up to remove many of the headaches for the Galaxy S 4: when the phone launches in April, it should have setup-free WiFi printing to almost 200 HP inkjets and LaserJets, as long as any given printer is either on the same network or is otherwise accessible through direct printing. Don't expect ubiquitous support, though. Beyond being limited to the one phone, you'll have to stick to some of its preloaded apps, including the browser, contacts, email client, photo gallery, Polaris Office and S Note. It's far from a truly universal solution, then, but the two partners are at least promising zero-setup printing on both the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II through firmware updates coming later in 2013. We'll take the approach if it saves time snagging an old-fashioned boarding pass or some concert tickets.</div><div class="open" dir="ltr" id="pr_box" style="text-align: left;"> <div id="pr_box_button">Hide Press Release</div><div id="pr_text"> <em><strong>HP and Samsung Launch New Mobile Print Offering</strong></em><br /> <em>PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 14, 2013) - HP (HPQ) today unveiled a new print offering built within select Samsung devices to provide users an easy way to print directly to more than 180 HP network printer models across the HP inkjet and HP LaserJet portfolios.</em><br /> <em>The collaboration demonstrates HP's continued investment and leadership in the mobile printing space by satisfying a common need for today's mobile user -- on-demand, customized printing from virtually anywhere.</em><br /> <em>Different from current mobile printing apps on the market, the new embedded solution from HP and Samsung requires no setup, tools, drivers or network configurations to adjust on the phone, making mobile printing effortless and convenient. In addition, the print offering is one of the only solutions to offer sophisticated printer settings and options that include duplex printing, color, orientation and paper type. By offering these capabilities and much more, this new mobile print enablement will make printing on the go easier, saving time for the mobile worker and beyond.</em><br /> <em>Print functionality will be supported with the upcoming release of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and will be available later this year as a firmware upgrade to the Samsung GALAXY S III and Note II, enabling built-in, wireless printing compatibility.</em><br /> <em>Users can print in two ways: by automatically connecting their Samsung mobile device and HP printer on the same local network via Wi-Fi, or by using HP technology via wireless direct print.(1)</em><br /> <em>"Customers continue to look for ways to print from their smartphones and tablets," said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Inkjet and Printing Solutions and Graphics Solutions Business, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP. "This partnership with Samsung is the latest example of how HP is making it easy to print what you want from wherever you are."</em><br /> <em>The Samsung print solution is HP's latest feature for its mobile print portfolio that also includes HP ePrint.</em><br /> <em>The built-in print solution works in three simple steps: choose a document, photo or web page(2); select a printer (either on Wi-Fi or directly); and hit print. The embedded solution also offers additional, convenient print options for the user, including number of copies, paper size, orientation, paper type, color mode, double-sided printing and job completion status.</em><br /> <em>Availability and support</em><br /> <em>The print solution is compatible with nearly 200 HP printer models across the HP inkjet and HP LaserJet printer portfolios.(3)</em><br /> <em>The built-in print button will be available on many applications of the Samsung mobile devices, including: Email Client, Android Browser, Photo Gallery, Contacts, S Note and Polaris Office.</em><br /> </div></div></div>

HP and Samsung offer setup-free printing on the Galaxy S 4, with others to follow

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HP Slate 7 hands-on (update: video)

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/livedsc043602.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Well, this might just be the biggest news to come out of Mobile World Congress. Long after discontinuing the TouchPad (and the rest of its mobile devices, for that matter) HP is back with a new tablet. This time, though, it runs not webOS, but an old safety: Android. Interestingly, though, HP is returning to the tablet space not with a high-end flagship, but a lower-end device priced to sell. The Slate 7 is priced at $169, with modest specs that include a dual-core A9 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, a 7-inch, 1,024 x 600 display and dual 3MP / VGA cameras. All that said, it could be worth a second look when it goes on sale in April. Meet us past the break to see what we mean.<br /><br />For a tablet priced at $169, the Slate 7 feels decently well-made, and pleasant to hold. A stainless steel frame lends the whole thing some much-needed rigidity, while the matte, soft-touch finish on the back gives the fingers a comfortable resting place. It'll be sold in silver and red, though we're partial to the Beats Red (that obvious Beats Audio branding aside). And yep, this does have Beats in tow, like almost every HP laptop and Ultrabook already on the market. We didn't get to sample that here at Mobile World Congress, but you know how we feel about Beats anyway. In any case, we like the design. We think we like the Nexus 7 a little more -- it feels more substantial, and the screen is sharper -- but it's close.<br />To answer a question most of you probably have about the display, it's not an IPS panel. Instead, it makes use of FFS technology, which HP claims will create a good viewing experience in low-light conditions as well as harshly lit ones. Alas, it's really, really bright on the show floor here, but we can say that the screen holds up well underneath these fluorescent lights. We'd say if you were to put the tablet on a table with the screen face up, you'd still be able to follow along with a movie. All that said, the screen looks a tad washed-out. That's not to say the colors lose their potency when you view the display at off angles; it's just that the tones aren't that vibrant to begin with.</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Finishing our tour around the device, you'll find a micro-USB port at the bottom for charging, along with those twin speakers. On the right side is your all-important volume rocker, while the top edge is home to a headphone jack, power / lock button and a microSD slot -- something the Nexus 7 is missing. The buttons are made of chrome and seem easy to press, so kudos to HP for using premium materials where it can. As for performance, Android lags slightly on that dual-core CPU, but we wouldn't say it's any worse than what you'll experience on other budget tablets. We'd have to live with this thing for a few days to really say for sure. In the meantime, we'd like to say thank you to HP for using stock Android -- the world really doesn't need another custom skin, don'tcha think? We'll obviously be reviewing this when it comes out in April but for now, we'd say the Slate 7 has a shot at this low price, though it's going to have some handsome company down in the bargain-basement price range. Michael Gorman contributed to this report. </div></div>

HP Slate 7 hands-on (update: video)

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HP Slate 7 Android tablet rocks Beats, $169 price tag; due out in April

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Image" data-src-height="450" data-src-width="539" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/hp-slate-seven-red-mwc.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Mobile World Congress <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7080182682816192337">isn't just about the phones. Sometimes a company's got a little tablet love to give as well. HP's out in Barcelona talking up the new Slate 7, a Jelly Bean-sporting tablet with a 1.6GHz dual-core ARM processor inside. The tablet's got a (you guessed it) 7-inch display, plus front and rear facing cameras and, as the red backing not-so-subtly suggests, built-in Beats Audio. The device's biggest selling point, however, has to be that $169 starting price. The Slate 7's due out in April. In the meantime, have a read of the press release after the break.</a></div><div class="open" dir="ltr" id="pr_box" style="text-align: left;"> <div id="pr_box_button">Hide Press Release</div><div id="pr_text"> <em><strong>HP Unveils Android Consumer Tablet</strong></em><br /> <em>HP today announced the HP Slate7, an affordable Android Jelly Bean consumer tablet that provides customers with easy access to Google Mobile services.</em><br /> <em>With a 7-inch diagonal screen and weighing 13 ounces, the HP Slate7 is an ideal trusted personal companion, featuring a stainless-steel frame and soft black paint in gray or red on the back. It also is the industry's first tablet to offer embedded Beats Audio, for the best-sounding, richest audio experience available on a tablet.</em><br /> <em>The HP Slate7 delivers the Google experience with services like Google Now, Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive and Google+ Hangouts for multiperson video chat as well as access to apps and digital content through Google Play.(1)</em><br /> <em>"To address the growing interest in tablets among consumers and businesses alike, HP will offer a range of form factors and leverage an array of operating systems," said Alberto Torres, senior vice president, Mobility Global Business Unit, HP. "Our new HP Slate7 on Android represents a compelling entry point for consumer tablets, while our ground-breaking, business-ready HP ElitePad on Windows® 8 is ideal for enterprises and governments. Both deliver the service and support people expect from HP."</em><br /> <em>The HP Slate7 joins the recently introduced HP Chromebook as part of HP's push to offer access to the Google experience.</em><br /> <em>HP's tablet offerings reside in the company's newly formed Mobility Global Business Unit, established in September 2012 with the hiring of Torres. Torres joined HP from Nokia, where he was executive vice president and oversaw the MeeGo products and platform.</em><br /> <em>HP Slate7 makes computing easy while on the go</em><br /> <em>Powered by an ARM Dual Core Cortex-A9 1.6 GHz processor, the HP Slate7 is fast and responsive. Integrated wireless allows customers to access email, the internet and key applications, while the High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching (HFFS) panel offers wide viewing angles that provide easy viewing of documents, games, photos and videos-even in outdoor lighting conditions.</em><br /> <em>The HP Slate7 includes a 3-megapixel camera on the back and a VGA camera on the front for chatting, videos and photos.</em><br /> <em>With the HP ePrint (2) application, customers can easily print while at home or on the go, and the exclusive native printing capability enables customers to print directly from most applications. A micro USB port allows customers to easily transfer files, and a suite of applications from HP spans exclusive games to productivity tools.</em><br /> <em>HP will provide an array of simple and easy-to-access support tools and resources to help customers take full advantage of all of the features the HP Slate7 has to offer. In addition to extensive phone and online support offerings included with the HP Slate7, HP is offering customers the opportunity to add to the standard product limited warranty with its HP Care Pack services. HP Slate7 customers will have the option to protect their investment with a two-year HP Care Pack for $29 or a two-year HP Care Pack with Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) for $49.(3)</em><br /> <em>Pricing and availability(3)<br /> The HP Slate7 is expected to be available in the United States in April with a starting price of $169.</em><br /> <em>Additional information about the HP Slate7 is available at www.hp.com/slate and The Next Bench.</em><br /> </div></div></div>

HP Slate 7 Android tablet rocks Beats, $169 price tag; due out in April

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HP web store leaks 14-inch Chromebook Pavilion, to be unveiled on February 17

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="HP crafting 14inch Chromebook Pavilion, to be unveiled on February 17" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/hppavilion620x340cbook2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hewlett-Packard didn't have the best 2012, but that's not stopping the US company from getting on the Chromebook bandwagon. The HP Chromebook Pavilion was spotted by <em>Slashgear</em> on HP's own web store, despite the additional information section noting a February 17 "ad embargo" on the information. The little 14-inch Chromebook runs Google's eponymous OS with an Intel Celeron 847 CPU clocked at 1.1GHz, an Intel HD GPU, 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM (expandable up to 4GB), and 16GB of SSD storage space, put to use on the 14-inch HD BrightView LED-backlit display (1366 x 768 resolution). A trio of old-school USB 2.0 slots an HDMI out, and an ethernet jack make up the lion's share of ports, while an SD card slot adds expandable storage options. The 2.55Ah lithium-ion battery included will last up to (approximately) four hours and 15 minutes, though we'd like to put that to the test ourselves before trusting the specs sheet. Of course, it looks like it won't be too long before we hear more and get our hands on the device, given that Feb. 17th date.</div></div>

HP web store leaks 14-inch Chromebook Pavilion, to be unveiled on February 17

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Hewlett-Packard didn't have the best 2012, but that's not stopping the US company from getting on the Chromebook bandwagon. The HP Chromebook Pavilion was spotted by Slashgear on HP's own web store, despite the … مزيد من المعلومات »

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