Hewlett-Packard to Launch Smartphone in 2011

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) will enter the smartphone market in early 2011 using the webOS software it acquired as part of its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm.

“You will see us coming early next year with new phones,” Senior Vice President Eric Cador said, according to Reuters.

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Candor described the webOS software as “fundamental” to the purchase of Palm, a pioneer in hand-held devices.

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Hewlett-Packard to Launch Smartphone in 2011 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:27:00.

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