Hewlett-Packard repeal stories of HP Slate's demise, saying tablet with Windows 7 OS might yet be sold to customers. "We are in customer estimates now and will make a resolve shortly on next steps," said HP spokeswoman Marlene Somsak in an e-mail.

HP in January proclaimed plans to present HP Slate with Microsoft's Windows 7 OS, and a sample was showed through Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote at Consumer Electronics Show that month. HP then proclaimed in April that it was purchasing Palm for $1.2 billion and said it will put Palm's WebOS mobile OS on a variety of devices with tablets.

That fueled speculation regarding HP scampers its Slate plans, as power-hungry Windows 7 is not perfect for handheld tablet devices. "We hadn't predictable Palm gaining when we initial shared our plans for that product," Somsak said.

HP has honestly said it desires to put WebOS in tablets, but Somsak refused comment on corporation's plans. Occasions from previous this week point to HP perhaps releasing Windows and WebOS Tablets the Corporation listed HP Slate 500 on its Web site, a suggestion that the product is yet alive.

As per the product particulars, the Slate contains an 8.9-inch touchscreen and runs on Windows 7 Premium. It has two cameras video and yet and believes pen and touch input. It is listed as Energy Star-qualified, and Energy Star website says Slate has a 1.6GHz processor and 1GB of memory.