Techmeme: HP says Ultrabooks coming soon (Brooke Crothers/CNET News)

12:40 PM ET, October 28, 2011

Top Items:

An Update on Google TV — In the 1970s, there were just a few networks on TV. Cable changed things by adding hundreds of new channels like HBO, ESPN, and MTV. The Internet marks a new chapter for television. This chapter is not about replacing broadcast or cable TV; it's not about replicating what's on TV to the Web.

Jon Phillips / Gadget Lab:

Google TV, Take 2: Android Apps Join the Smart TV Party — The new version of Google TV includes direct access to Android Market. A select group of 30 apps, directly optimized for Google TV, will appear in the Featured For TV section shown above. Hundreds more — Google TV-compatible …

Discussion: Technologizer, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Reuters and Lifehacker

Richard Lawler / Engadget:
Google TV, take two, arrives next week with Honeycomb, Android Market

Discussion: Bits and Electronista

Charles Arthur / Guardian:

HP to hold on to PC division - but sources say it will finally kill webOS — Internal review decides not to spin off world's largest PC maker, but operating system developed for short-lived TouchPad to be closed along with 500 jobs — Hewlett-Packard is to keep its PC division rather than selling it off …

Discussion: VentureBeat, Business Insider, PC World, FierceWireless, Connected Planet Online, MobileBurn.com, T3 News and MobileSyrup.com

HP:

HP to Keep PC Division — Continued combination of HP and its Personal Systems Group expected to deliver greater customer and shareholder value — HP today announced that it has completed its evaluation of strategic alternatives for its Personal Systems Group (PSG) and has decided the unit will remain part of the company.

Brooke Crothers / CNET News:

HP says Ultrabooks coming soon — After Hewlett-Packard made it official today that it is staying in the PC business, it also went on the record with its entry into the Ultrabook market. — “Ultramobile is a notebook category of sub-17 millimeter notebooks. We're very focused on having a suite in that ultramobile space.

Discussion: bit-tech.net and Ubergizmo

Joanna Stern / This is my next:
Whitman: HP will be in the tablet business with Windows 8, long term decision about webOS coming

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Interview: HP CEO Meg Whitman on Keeping the PC Business

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Deal Journal, Disruptors and Mashable!

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:

Samsung Beats Apple, Becomes World No. 1 in Smartphone Sales — Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Apple Inc. in the last quarter to become the world's largest smartphone vendor amid a widening technology and legal battle between the two companies.

Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters:

Samsung surges past Apple in smartphones, upbeat on Q4 — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co overtook Apple Inc as the world's top smartphone maker in the July-September period with a 44 percent jump in shipments, and forecast strong sales in the current quarter in a clear warning to its rivals.

Discussion: Inquirer, SAMSUNG, 9to5Google, mocoNews, Hardware 2.0 Blog, TechEye and Fast Company

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Gates to students: Don't try to be a billionaire, it's overrated — Bill Gates made a rare appearance at the University of Washington this afternoon, talking about how qualitative and measurable advances in technology are coming together for major advances in the areas he cares most about these days …

Discussion: Telegraph, Business Insider, Gizmodo, WebProNews, UW CSE News and The Seattle Times

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Bill Gates On “The Miracle Of Availability” And Applying Computer Science To The World

Discussion: TechFlash, The Seattle Times, Seattle 2.0 and Epicenter

Eliot Van Buskirk / Evolver.fm:

Surprise: You Can't Make Apps on an iPad — Click here to view the embedded video. — In some ways, some critics were wrong, when they said the iPad offers little to creative people who make things as opposed to merely consuming them, as proven by all the innovative recording …

Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:

“Batch” May Be The Perfect Mobile Photo Sharing App (No, Seriously) — A few months ago Daily Booth CEO Brian Pokorny told me that most of his team was working on a second product. “What is it?” I asked, “A mobile photo sharing app?” — I was joking, because everyone and their mother seemed …

Discussion: The Next Web, SocialTimes.com and ConversionRater

Kellex / Droid Life:

Exclusive: First Pictures of the DROID4 by Motorola — Keyboard lovers, get ready - the DROID4 by Motorola is coming and according to our sources, has the best slideout they have “ever seen on a smartphone.” In this set of glamour shots we received, you can get a taste for what's to come …

Dan Frommer / SplatF:

Here's why Apple's TV needs to be an actual television, and not just a cheap add-on box — One of the most frequently asked (and smartest) questions about the supposedly forthcoming Apple television is: Why does it need to be an actual TV set? Why can't it just be an accessory like today's $99 Apple TV thing?

Discussion: asymco and PalmAddicts

Ryan Lawler / GigaOM:
A voice-controlled future is finally upon us

Discussion: Tech and China, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Mobile Marketing Watch and Edible Apple

Ronald Ho / Google Enterprise Blog:

Google+ is now available with Google Apps — Google Apps fans, today we're ready to add you to our circles. Google+ makes sharing on the web more like sharing in the real world, and now Google+ is available to people who use Google Apps at college, at work or at home.

Discussion: PC World, InfoQ, Softpedia News, Geek Beat Technology News, Newsome.Org, gHacks Technology News, InfoWorld, LAUNCH and Android News, Rumours …

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Using Google+ for Google Apps? Your admin has access to all of your data

Discussion: VentureBeat and Marketing Pilgrim

Jay Alabaster / PC World:

Samsung to Sell Phones With Flexible Screens Next Year — Samsung Electronics said Friday that it is aiming to launch mobile phones with flexible displays next year, with tablets and other portable devices to have these displays soon after. — The company said it was aiming to follow …

Discussion: 9to5Google, Gizmodo, CNET News, Business Insider, SlashGear, WebProNews, The Next Web, PhoneArena and Phones Review

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:

The next disruptive iPhone feature? High definition audio calls — Not every new feature of the iPhone is a major shift, many are just refinements of what have come before. But some few definitely are and I think that the iPhone is poised to gain another hugely disruptive feature: high definition audio.

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo's Livestand and Google's Propeller Set to Launch Next Week — Memo to Flipboard, as well as Pulse, CNN's Zite and AOL's Editions: You might want to make some room in the already-crowded news and social reader space, because you're about to get some bigfoot company.

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb and T3 News

CNET News:

Apple contacts man whose home was searched by employees — A San Francisco man whose home was searched by Apple security officials hunting for an unreleased iPhone is in discussions with the computer maker, his attorney said. — Two Apple employees claimed they traced the errant device …

Discussion: MacNN and MacDailyNews

Steven Sinofsky / MSDN Blogs:

Using Task Manager with 64+ logical processors … We talked about the new Task Manager in a previous post, and many of you have installed the Developer Preview and seen it for yourself. There was some interest on this topic so we thought we would take a moment to quickly share with you a feature …

Discussion: Inquirer, ExtremeTech, gHacks Technology News, Softpedia News, WinBeta, AnandTech, Neowin.net, WinRumors and The Next Web

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Judge Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Over Facebook's Friend Finder Feature — A class action lawsuit filed against Facebook over its FriendFinder feature was dismissed yesterday by a California federal judge. In the case of Robyn Cohen, et al. v. Facebook, a group of the network's members alleged …

Discussion: paidContent

Matt Brian / The Next Web:

Apple's ‘Slide to Unlock’ patent worries Taiwanese government, forces investigation — Apple's recent success in patenting the ‘Slide to Unlock’ gesture used on its iOS devices has the Taiwanese government worried, causing the country's Premier (Prime Minister), Wu Den-yih …

Discussion: Focus Taiwan, AppleInsider, Electronista, Patently Apple and MacDailyNews

Felix Salmon:

How to justify Groupon's valuation — Henry Blodget has a smart post on how to value Groupon today. Is he right that it's vastly overpriced at a $10 billion valuation? — Blodget's main thesis is that revenue growth at Groupon is slowing — and that transitioning from a high-growth company …

Discussion: Betabeat

Roger Cheng / CNET News:

Microsoft holding Windows Phone ‘backstage’ event Nov. 7 — It looks like Microsoft is gearing up for another big Windows Phone event. — The company just sent out invitations for a “backstage” event held in New York on November 7. Microsoft's Windows Phone team, including Andy Lees and Joe Belfiore …

Discussion: Seattle Times, PhoneArena, WinRumors, Mashable!, Neowin.net, Electronista and WinRumors

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 12:40 PM ET, October 28, 2011.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Techmeme Sponsor Posts:

Tribe AI:

Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.

Zoho:

How you can grow your business with Zoho One — Zoho One is a comprehensive business suite, giving businesses the scalability, stability, security, and features they need for smooth operations.

Hamming:

Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.

Techmeme Leaderboards:

Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.

Sponsor Techmeme

Who's Hiring in Tech?