In a recently released blog post, HP’s chief operating officer Jon Flaxman has revealed that the company will soon release an optional software update to withdraw the restriction it had imposed on the use of third-party ink cartridges on HP pointers.

A new business-class Windows 10 phablet – the 6-inch ‘Elite x3’ smartphone – was unveiled by Hewlett Packard (HP) at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.

The new big-screen Elite x3 handset marks the reentry of HP in the smartphone arena, after its failed effort with the webOS handsets a few years back.

Over this past weekend, HP introduced its new Android-powered touchscreen laptop called the 'Slatebook 14.' Priced at $399, the new HP Slatebook 14 is scheduled to hit the markets in July/August. The device will be available in only one - somewhat unusual - color option: black with a tinge of yellow.

Hewlett-Packard (H-P) CEO Meg Whitman has claimed that the company is on a solid financial foundation, and is profitable.

Speaking during a question-&-answer session at the company's shareholder meeting on Wednesday, Ms. Whitman tried to assure shareholders about the company's future and urged them not to pay heed to troubling headlines about the company.