Apple’s MacBook Pro series is back in the media thanks to the comany’s announcement of the new “Touch Bar”. The Touch Bar uses retina display and multitouch technology to replace the MacBook Pro’s top row of static function keys.

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.

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.

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.

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 . . .

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.

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.