Techmeme: The HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable has 2.6-inch display (Chris Ziegler/Engadget)

5:15 PM ET, February 9, 2011

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John Biggs / CrunchGear:

HP Announces The TouchPad — It's official. Palm's new WebOS state is device is called the Touchpad. It has a 9.7-inch screen, front 1.3-megapixel camera, and comes in 16 or 32GB models. It runs a 1.2GHz Snapdragon Processor processor and the screen resolution is 1024×768.

Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:

HP makes Google Android look even more creaky (and RIM, Nokia, Microsoft not in the game) — HP's Jon Rubenstein just showed off the HP TouchPad. — I'm so glad that I told my readers to wait before they bought a tablet until at least today. — What did HP just do?

Discussion: Open Source Blog, Cinchcast, @treestman, @ryanstewart, @toddbishop, Electronista, Geek.com, FT tech hub and Liliputing

Dave Zatz / @davezatz:
No webOS TouchPad release date or pricing? HP, drop me a line on my iPad 2 whenever you get around to it...

Discussion: MarketWatch, @chpwn, @macworld, @gartenberg and @scobleizer

Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
HP's TouchPad Tablet Looks Great, But Moves Slow

Discussion: Engadget

Michael V. Copeland / Fortune:
What $1.2 Billion bought HP: A mobile future, untethered from Microsoft

Discussion: L.A. Times Tech Blog, SAI, Ars Technica, @om and @scobleizer

Tarmo Virki / Reuters:

Nokia drops first MeeGo phone before launch -sources — Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has ended development of its first smartphone using its new MeeGo operating system before it was ever launched, two industry sources close to the company said. A spokesman for Nokia declined to comment.

Discussion: TechCrunch Europe, Engadget, The Next Web, SAI, ITProPortal, GMSV, Black Web 2.0, VentureBeat, Electronista, paidContent:UK, I4U News, bproffitt's blog, The Nokia Blog, PhoneArena, The Toybox Blog, @gartenberg and Digital Trends

Chris Ziegler / Engadget:

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop rallies troops in brutally honest ‘burning platform’ memo? (update: it's real!) — “The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their experience. Android came on the scene just over 2 years ago, and this week they took our leadership position in smartphone volumes.

@vicgundotra:

#feb11 “Two turkeys do not make an Eagle”.

Discussion: Fortune, Digital Trends, Engadget, MSDN Blogs, The Next Web, Neowin.net, WinRumors and SlashGear

Michael Hickins / Digits: How Nokia Can Get Its Mojo Back — Newly minted Nokia Chief …

Chris Ziegler / Engadget:

The HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable has 2.6-inch display — The HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable, 2.6-inch display, coming this spring By Chris Ziegler posted Feb 9th 2011 1:31PM Breaking News You wanted a small smartphone? Well, you've got it in HP's Veer …

Discussion: Scobleizer, PC World, Computerworld, HP, SAI, MobileCrunch, Download Squad, Engadget, Engadget and Mobile Knots

Darren Murph / Engadget:

WebOS-based Veer, Pre 3 and TouchPad leaked on HP's site, likely on sale today — Now that HP's full slate of webOS reveals has been made, it looks as if the web admins are testing the waters. On HP's Home & Home Office shopping page, there's a drop-down under “Deals & Offers” …

Discussion: Between the Lines Blog, HP, Internet2Go, Bits, PreCentral.net, MobileCrunch, Pocket-lint, Gearlog, Know Your Cell and IntoMobile

Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
HP Unveils ‘Veer’ Smartphone, TouchPad Tablet; Pre Reborn

Discussion: Daring Fireball, Smartphones …, Data Central, CrunchGear, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Gadget Lab and Geek.com

Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:

Google 2000 vs. Google 2011 — I sometimes hear people say “Remember when Google launched and the results were so good? Google didn't have any spam back then. Man, I wish we could go back to those days.” I know where those people are coming from. I was in grad school in 1999 …

Discussion: Pulse2

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Google: We're Better Now Than 2000. Okay, Let Us Test It!

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:

Exclusive: Andreessen Horowitz Invests $80 Million in Twitter — Andreessen Horowitz has invested more than $80 million in Twitter via purchasing stock in secondary markets. — When called about it by BoomTown, a spokeswoman at the high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm confirmed the purchase.

Discussion: SAI, NBC Bay Area, The Next Web and @danprimack

Tom Nguyen / Adobe Flash Player Team Blog:

Flash Player 10.2 is Here: Available Now for Windows, Mac, and Linux — Today, we're launching Flash Player 10.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. We're especially excited that this release introduces Stage Video, a full hardware accelerated video pipeline for best-in-class, beautiful video across platforms and browsers.

Discussion: AppleInsider, Adobe, Web Browsers, GigaOM, Adobe, Engadget, 9 to 5 Mac, Pulse2, Naked Security, Apple Bitch, Lifehacker, MacStories, Webmonkey, The Tech Report, Quick Online Tips and CNET News

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

Wal-Mart to Carry Verizon iPhone in Nearly 600 Stores Tomorrow — Wal-Mart today announced that it wil offer the Verizon iPhone for sale in nearly 600 of its retail store locations, joining Apple, Verizon, and Best Buy as a launch retailer for the device at its debut for general availability.

Discussion: PR Newswire, Digital Trends, Appletell, eWeek, MacStories, iLounge and Edible Apple

Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Sales of Apple's Verizon iPhone predicted to top 1M in first week

Discussion: eWeek, MacNN, PC World and msnbc.com

Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Verizon iPhone 4 Now Available for Online Orders

Discussion: Examiner, eWeek, PC World, AppleInsider, CNET News, The Conversation, Electronista, AppleInsider, AppAdvice, BlogsDNA, O'Grady's PowerPage and TUAW

James Holland / Electricpig.co.uk:

Steve Jobs' first TV appearance: video — Was Steve Jobs always the polished performer? No. Was he always cool, calm and confident in front of the cameras? From this warm-up footage prior to what's claimed to be his first appearance on TV, it seems so. Read on, gawp at Steve Jobs sans …

Discussion: CrunchGear, TUAW, Bits, SAI, NBC Bay Area, MacDailyNews and msnbc.com

Brooke Crothers / CNET News:

Dell Adamo, spunky MacBook Air rival, is no more — After a few last gasps at deep discounts, the Dell Adamo line and brand name will be discontinued, CNET has learned. First revealed—with much fanfare—at CES in 2009, the Adamo was a worthy competitor to Apple's groundbreaking laptop.

Discussion: Examiner, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Pulse2, VentureBeat, CrunchGear, PC World, Laptops and Desktops Blog, Engadget, The Tech Report and Digital Trends

Paul McDougall / InformationWeek:

Bill Gates Dumping Microsoft Shares By The Millions — Over the past 12 months, Chairman Bill has sold off 90 million shares in the company he co-founded. Does he think it's become that bad an investment? — Maybe he's not impressed with its tablet strategy.

Discussion: Pulse2 and @jyarow

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:

Google Will Make $10 Per Android User In 2012: Report — A number of reports out underscore how strategic mobile is now for Google's business. The first, from IDC, says that there were more smartphones shipped in Q4 than PCs. Think about that. And earlier analyst reports found that tablets (read: iPad) have cut into PC sales.

Discussion: eWeek, @loic and MarketingVOX

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:

Exclusive Video Of INQ's Facebook Phone — Remember all that talk about a Facebook phone? And by that I mean an Android phone built by various cell phone manufacturers optimized for social experiences with Facebook's help. If you want a refresher, read this interview Mark Zuckerberg gave TechCrunch …

Discussion: Mobilized

Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:

Meet Microsoft's new Server and Tools boss: Satya Nadella — Microsoft has gone in-house and chosen Satya Nadella as the new president of the company's Server and Tools division. — Nadella will be replacing Server and Tools President Bob Muglia, who announced his plans to leave the company in January.

Discussion: The Register, BetaNews, Microsoft, The Microsoft Blog, LiveSide.net, Pulse2, The Microsoft Blog, Reuters, @dannysullivan and Tim Anderson's ITWriting

Ross Miller / Engadget:

PS3 ‘jailbreak code’ retweeted by Sony's Kevin Butler, no punchline needed — Oh, honey. Sony PlayStation's (entirely fictional) Kevin Butler holds many (also fictional) positions within the company, but apparently none of them require him to keep up with (very real) news events.

Discussion: Examiner, tmblr.us, Pulse2, ReadWriteWeb, GamePolitics News and Crave

Gartner:

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users Reached 1.6 Billion Units in 2010; Smartphone Sales Grew 72 Percent in 2010 — Apple and RIM Displaced Sony Ericsson and Motorola in Mobile Device Manufacturers Ranking — Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totaled 1.6 billion units in 2010 …

Discussion: Examiner, TechCrunch, Between the Lines Blog, IntoMobile, TechEye and Inquirer

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