HP rolls out WebOS 3.0.2 update to the TouchPad & cuts $50 off the price of the tablet

HP's own tablet challenger, the HP TouchPad, now gets the WebOS 3.0.2 update. The new software is expected to bring in performance and stability improvements to the tablet. We all know that the TouchPad did not really get a good impression with WebOS 3.0, reports say that the software was laggy and kind of slow in most places. So, this is what HP is doing, giving it a boost to give the tablet and the user a better performance. 

WebOS 3.0.2 will also offer a lo of improvements to a lot of stuff in the platform like the calendar, email, music, photos videos, and web browser applications.

While HP is giving the tablet a boost in performance the company also slashed $50 to the price of the tablet, probably to boost the tablets sales. The price cut will be until September 10th and from today until that day the HP TouchPad 16GB version will now be only $449 and for the 32GB only at $549.

Here is what 3.0.2 of WebOS will bring into the TouchPad.

Calendar

• Quicker Just Type event search and event creation

• Improved handling of meeting cancellations

Email:

Faster scrolling

Improved message content and image display

Improved management of multiple emails in Draft and Outbox views

Music

• Reduced audio skipping when the device is running other applications

• Better display of album art

Photos & Videos

• Added ability to set wallpapers

• Faster and more reliable handling of individual photos and albums

Text Assist

• Improved speed and accuracy of auto-corrections

Web

• Increased scrolling support compatibility within web pages

• Improved performance of remote HTML5 video playback

• Improved responsiveness of auto correction within the browser

webOS System

• Fixed issues with oversensitive screen rotation

Security

This release addresses a number of security issues with HP webOS software.

Source: BGR

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