Let the liquidation begin — HP’s 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99

Well, that did not take long. It is only been an afternoon since HP announced its intention to discontinue production of webOS devices, and it feels like the outfit’s already throwing its flagship tablet within the bargain bin. PreCentral reports that HP sent out a memo to its affiliates asking them to chop the cost of the ill-fated TouchPad to $99 and $149 for the 16GB and 32GB editions, respectively. The date apparently recommend by HP is August 20th, but a minimum of two Canadian retailers (Best Buy and Future Shop) have already made the cut — though both outlets show the sale ending August 22nd. As proof that being fashionably late isn’t a terrific thing, the white 64GB edition has surfaced on HP’s US site, sporting a $600 asking price, leaving us to wonder, well: why now? If all of that’s not enough to show your smile the other way up, webOSroundup is playing the bearer of bad rumors, with what they are saying is an internal memo from AT&T stating that the carrier’s launch of the Pre 3 was “completely cancelled.”

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