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CyanogenMod Alpha Released On The HP Touchpad

2:30AM October 14, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Despite webOS’ merits, many people have been clamouring for a version of Android on the HP Touchpad. Legendary Android ROM CyanogenMod is now available, in early alpha form, for eager Touchpad users to try out. More »


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Android Is Available For Download On HP TouchPad

3:30AM October 6, 2011 | Thorin Klosowski

Since its sudden demise, the internet has been abuzz with people trying to get the Android OS onto the HP TouchPad. A Chinese developer by the name of Chompers has just released a very rough but publicly available download of his hack. More »


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Supercharge Your New HP TouchPad With PreWare

5:45AM September 1, 2011 | Michael Crider

Many of you bargain hunters probably picked up the defunct HP TouchPad last week, and though webOS isn’t exactly thriving, that doesn’t mean you can’t do some pretty neat things with it. If you want to go deeper, here’s how to get extra functionality out of your TouchPad. More »


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HP To Sell Off TouchPad For $98

1:30PM August 22, 2011 | Angus Kidman

If you fancy a bargain-priced WebOS device and don’t care that HP has ditched the platform, Harvey Norman appears set to sell the device for $98 from 2pm today. I don’t imagine stocks will be extensive . . . [Gizmodo]


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HP Sets Australian Pricing For TouchPad

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11:30AM July 26, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Australia finally has a release date for HP’s WebOS-based TouchPad: August 15. There’s also pricing: $599 for the 16GB model and $699 for the 32GB version. Danny at Gizmodo has the full story. [Gizmodo]


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Scroll Reverser Brings "Backwards", Lion-Style Trackpad Scrolling To OS X

9:00AM April 1, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Mac only: One of OS 10.7′s interesting features is iOS-like trackpad scrolling, in which you drag your fingers down to scroll up (and vice-versa). Free app Scroll Reversal will add this feature to pre-Lion versions of OS X. More »


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Enable (Some) Multi-Touch Gestures In Linux

2:00AM April 1, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Most of the multi-touch gestures available to iPhone and Apple laptop owners don’t require anything special, hardware-wise—except a patent licence from Apple. Linux users, however, can get some of that multi-finger goodness in three quick steps. More »