While most of us are mostly familiar solely with the big brands in terms of HD multimedia players, the truth of the matter is that the Chinese electronics market (or gadget-heaven, as some people might call it) is filled with all sorts of devices of this type, some of which ...

Foxconn contracted to supply majority of new Palm devices, all to run webOS

New device features a tiny 320x480 and won't launch in the U.S. until next month -- what is HP thinking?

The Hewlett-Packard division snags Ari Jaaksi, formerly head of Nokia's MeeGo division, and Victoria Coleman, who recently headed up Samsung's R&D Center in San Jose, Calif.

Pre 2 to boast 1 GHz processor, same form factor as original

There seems to be no limit on how small a computer can go these days since Habey, an affiliated company of Intel, recently announced a fanless PC that fits inside the palm of your hand, but is capable of decoding full 1080p HD video content without braking a sweat. ...

A keyboard-less, high-res webOS 2.0 device?

The handset maker hires Peter Skillman, who helped develop the Palm Pre, to help revive its smartphone business. The company recently has been shedding a lot of executives.

Peter Skillman was with Palm for 11 years and was the guy in charge of the Pre. Now, just weeks after HP's takeover, he's yet another exec involved with the Pre to exit.

Several prominent Silicon Valley companies showed interest in the PDA pioneer, including Apple and Google, before HP turned in the winning bid, says report.

Sources say some Palm employees are losing their jobs in the wake of the company's acquisition by HP, but that the number is in the double digits, not hundreds.

Just $1.2 billion later, HP has its own mobile operating system. It is planning WebOS smartphones, slates, and Netbooks and will no longer commit to Windows 7 slates.