Today was an interesting day in the tablet world. We learned that what was left of Palm has now officially been smashed into HP, and that HP is serious about really building on the momentum that Palm had started to build with webOS. HP announced a plethora of new things today (which you can read more about over at Engadget, who I stole/borrowed the wonderful chart above from) but the most interesting today was their new tablet, the HP TouchPad. I have been getting a lot of crap from people for talking a lot about Apple on this site recently. If you're bothered by this, feel free to stop reading now, or write your own articles. Fact of the matter is, they're key to a lot of the technology I'm interested in right now and they execute it better than anyone else.

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Tablets are nothing new, Microsoft has had them around for years. But despite their best efforts they were nothing more than laptops with screens you could write on with an ugly stylus. They were reserved for business, hospitals and education. The battery life was horrible. They weren't something your grandma could pickup and figure out how to use. They weren't sexy. Enter the iPad. The iPad is everything Windows tablets were not. Designed for consumers, no stylus required, with an awesome battery. And being mostly glass and aluminium it sets the definition of sexy in the tablet space. And as such, it has done what Windows tablets have failed for nearly a decade to do. Sell. Apple now, just six months after launching, dominates the market according to research firm Strategy Analytics. At 95% Apple is now the monster to beat. Best of luck to the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the BlackBerry PlayBook, and the HP Slate (in either Windows 7 or WebOS flavors) -- you've got your work cut out for you. via Computer World

T-Mobile has announced that they'll be releasing their version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 10, four days ahead of Sprint who recently announced they'd be releasing their version on November 14. Both carriers will be offering the device for $399 with a two year data contract. The T-Mobile version sports the same specs as the Sprint, including a 7-inch Enhanced TFT touchscreen display and Android 2.2, except that it will support the T-Mobile HSPA+ network instead of Sprint's 4G network. T-Mobile customers can take advantage of T-Mobile’s monthly 5GB or 200MB webConnect mobile broadband plans or the newly launched prepaid mobile broadband offerings.

Sprint announced today that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be coming November 14, for $399 with a 2-year agreement. Sprint customers will have two rate plans to choose from: a 2GB data plan for $29.99 per month or a 5GB data plan with $59.99 per month. Interested customers can also pre-order at any Sprint store, with the purchase of a $50 gift card (which you can later use to help pay for the Galaxy Tab). The tab posts some impressive specs including a 7-inch Enhanced TFT touchscreen display, Android 2.2, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, and dual cameras (3-megapixel back with flash and zoon and a 1.3-megapixel front for video chat). It also includes the SWYPE on-screen keyboard. It also offers mobile hotspot capability. via Android Central