HP targets Apple’s iPad with new tablet (AFP)

HP targets with new iPad tablet

NEW YORK (AFP) – U.S. technology giant Hewlett-Packard launched its new tablet PC TouchPad on Friday, seeking to dethrone the dominant iPad collapse and revive its fortunes.

The TouchPad is available at major U.S. retailers such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, HP said in a statement.

Is expected to soon go on sale in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Canada later this year, will be available in Italy, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.

Unlike the iPad, the touchpad supports Adobe Flash Video. Used webOS operating system developed by Palm, the pioneer of mobile devices, HP acquired last year for $ 1.2 billion.

The trackpad debuted mixed opinions, suggesting will have difficulty against the iPhone and its many imitators.

Last month, Apple said that it has sold 25 million iPads since the publication of the first version of the product in April 2010. Apple launched the next generation of its second iPhone in March.

Besides iPhone covers the market for Tablet PCs now Samsung Galaxy tab BlackBerry Playbook, Motorola Xoom and dozens of devices with Google's Android operating system.

HP's shares have fallen 12 percent since the beginning of the year than many analysts warned that the Palo Alto, California-based company surpassed by younger, nimble rivals like Apple and Dell.