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A major shakeup is underway at HP. The company has decided to drop webOS and is considering the divestiture of its PC business. It has boosted its enterprise software operations with a deal to acquire of Autonomy.

With 94% or almost 635m new PCs shipped by the end of 2011 to come with Windows 7, and on 42% of all PCs in total, Microsoft's Vista replacement is slowly but surely making its way up the charts, as Apple posts small gains and Linux based operating systems remain 'niche'.

With HP's TouchPad tablet enjoying price cuts from HP's online site, Staples.com and Woot.com over the last few days, and some even claiming to have combined discounts, has the long anticipated tablet price war now started?

HP's TouchPad hasn't yet officially launched in Australia but is already subject to an 'instant rebate' of $50 in the US, along with a much-needed 3.0.2 WebOS update.

With HP's TouchPad due to arrive exclusively in Harvey Norman stores from August 15, HP's promised mass distribution through all stores that sell HP gear needs acceleration.

HP's TouchPad is nearly here, set to officially arrive on August 15 in Australian stores, with Harvey Norman the exclusive retail launch partner and the rest of the retail channel to come, but shouldn't the Holy Pad have had a few more holes in it?

In the war between tablet makers, HP is set to make a touchdown on July 1, but rather than being the act that wins the game, it's merely the date on which HP finally enters the US market.

Recent research has clearly demonstrated that iPad and iPhone users spend more than Android users on Apps in every category measured.  Ah, the price of being cool!

Holy cow, Batman'¦ HP has, after a bazillion years, finally unveiled its 'TouchPad', even though some thought it might be called the PalmPad, with Holy Pad being my contribution to a world of Jesus Phones, Jesus Tablets and Jesus Pads - let alone those from sweet Honeycomb powered tablets from ye olde Google.

An industry analyst is predicting 150 million tablets and other portable Internet devices will ship in 2015, with the biggest share going into the Asia Pacific region.

Google Voice for iPhone has made the leap from a web app to a native app.

Research firm Strategy Analytics says Apple took 95% of the 4.4 million unit worldwide tablet market, while another firm finds unusually high satisfaction ratings among iPad owners.

HP has taken the wraps off HP webOS 2.0, the new operating system for Palm devices, and announced availability of first device to run it.

McAfee has agreed to acquire tenCube, a provider of locate, lock, backup and wipe services for mobile devices.