HP TouchPad discarded after only four days on sale

ONE of the World's Biggest Computer makers quietly killed its first tablet overnight after just four days on sale in Australia.

In a new record for the industry, the HP TouchPad went on sale in Harvey Norman stores on Monday only to be abandoned by the international press releases.

In a statement, HP Announced it would "discontinue operations for WebOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and WebOS phones".

While HP did not release any of its phones in Australia, after buying WebOS software from Palm, the TouchPad's premature death with come as a shock to Australian buyers WHO paid the between $ 499 and $ 599 for the device.

In fact, the tablets still Appears on the front page of HP's Australian website.

TouchPad tablet gave a longer life in the United States, where he launched on July 1.

HP poor sales forced to reduce prices of U.S. $ 100 earlier this month, however, a shadow moving in Australia, where $ 100 was cut in its cost, before its launch on Monday.

HP's first tablet is a 9.7-inch model which is both heavier and thicker than the Apple iPad 2, if it has a dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, up to 32 GB of storage and HP Software WebOS that the company has promised to work "like nothing else."

In Australia, HP just released Wi-Fi models.

We do not know what will happen with the remaining units TouchPad if Harvey Norman is still selling the tablet PC today.

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