July 12, 2011 04:50 pm EDT

HP TouchPad 4G coming to AT&T this summer, won't support LTE

Funny what a number can do, eh? Just last month, we heard that a 3G model of HP's TouchPad would be coming to AT&T this summer, and now we're being told that it'll actually be called the TouchPad 4G. 4G as in HSPA+. Not 4G as in LTE. Got that? Good. Sadly, there's really nothing else to glean from Ma Bell's bragging -- it'll boast a 1.5GHz processor, 32GB of internal storage, integrated GPS and HSPA+ / WiFi radios. Moreover, no one's spilling details on pricing or release, with the carrier simply affirming that it'll be on sale prior to the "back to school" season. We're guessing the Summer of 2011 is going to be quite the confusing time to be an in-store AT&T employee -- how exactly do you sell an actual 4G hotspot when you've got HSPA+ devices calling themselves the same? Oh, nomenclature.

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