HP Releases First Piece Of WebOS Under Open-Source License
HP (NYSE: HPQ) has formally set WebOS on its open-source path, releasing a key piece of the operating system technology under an open-source… Read more »
Charity For The Holidays: HP To Contribute WebOS To Open-Source Community
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HP (NYSE: HPQ) has finally figured out what to do with WebOS, and it’s unlikely to result in anything that will change the mobile landscape.… Read more »
Yes, HP May Finally Have Some News On WebOS — In The Next Two Weeks
After a disastrous wireless turn from HP (NYSE: HPQ) that culminated last week with HP taking a charge of $1.66 billion to wind down its web… Read more »
HP Keeps Us (And Meg Whitman) Guessing: Still Undecided On WebOS Fate
HP (NYSE: HPQ) may have a strategy in mind for what to do next with webOS, its operating-system-in-search-of-a-device, but today was not the… Read more »
WebOS Sale Rumors Return; Oracle Named As Potential Buyer From HP
Another turn in the plot for HP (NYSE: HPQ) and its mobile assets: today a report emerged indicating that HP is looking sell off its mobile… Read more »
More Flip Flopping From HP? Todd Bradley Says WebOS Closure Is Just A Rumor
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HP (NYSE: HPQ) may have resolved one major item on its agenda when it announced last week it would hold on to its PC division; but now it se… Read more »
HP To Hold On To PC Division But Sources Say It Will Finally Kill WebOS
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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is to keep its PC division rather than selling it off, the company has announced, reversing a plan first aired b… Read more »
HP’s Whitman: We’re Going To Make Windows 8 Tablets
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HP’s decision to keep its PC group after announcing plans a month ago to get a divorce has no impact on the fate of WebOS, but new CEO Meg W… Read more »
HP WebOS Evangelist Richard Kerris Leaving The Company
Richard Kerris, as big an advocate for HP’s WebOS as existed on the planet, has decided to leave the company, according to a report. His dec… Read more »
Report: Over 500 HP Employees Losing Jobs As WebOS Group Winds Down
One consequence of HP’s decision to wind down tablet production has arrived: over 500 HP (NYSE: HPQ) employees have been let go as the compa… Read more »
HTC Wondering What Life Would Be Like With Its Own Mobile OS
Samsung may have declared itself unwilling to purchase a mobile operating system in the wake of Google’s decision to acquire Motorola (NYSE:… Read more »
HP Splits WebOS Hardware, Software As It Scrambles For Workable WebOS Plan
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HP (NYSE: HPQ) continues to think out loud as it tries to figure out what it wants to do with the WebOS business unit it paid $1.2 billion f… Read more »
Why HP’s Hasty, Bumbling Decision To Dump Mobile Hardware May Doom WebOS
It’s never pretty to watch a big tech company scramble for direction (that is, unless you compete against that company). HP (NYSE: HPQ) is c… Read more »
Samsung To Snap Up HP’s WebOS? ‘Never,’ Says CEO
Count one company out of the WebOS sweepstakes: Samsung’s CEO told reporters on the sidelines of the IFA consumer electronics conference thi… Read more »
WP7 Wastes Little Time, Reaches Out To WebOS Developers, Gets Big Response
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Faster than you can say “99 dollars”, it looks like more pieces are starting to get put into place in the fallout of the WebOS ecosystem pos… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-22-11: Amazon; WebOS Future/TouchPad sales; Apple LTE; LG
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A look at some of the top stories in mobile today:
» Amazon has been spotted trademarking the name and logo for Lab126, the divis… Read more »
Is HP’s WebOS Surrender A Win For Microsoft?
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HP announced today that it is withdrawing the TouchPad from the market, which calls into question the future of webOS. First, Dieter Bohn ha… Read more »
WebOS Enters Third Act Of Its Fight For Mobile Relevance: What’s To Come?
Winning critical praise but commercial indifference is only a cool strategy when you’re trying to run a rock band. When you’re trying to get… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 8-15-11: Bart; Moto/Samsung/Apple; iPhone; McAfee; Android
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» BART: A counterpoint to the ongoing debate in the UK over whether authoriti… Read more »
Interview: New WebOS Leader DeWitt On TouchPad, Microsoft, Licensing Deals
Any time the leader of one of the five organizations hoping to define the future of mobile computing steps aside, there will be the immediat… Read more »
HP’s Rubinstein Stepping Aside For Product Role; DeWitt Now Leads WebOS
Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm (NYSE: HPQ) who led the organization through the launch of WebOS and the company’s subsequent sale to… Read more »
A Tale Of Two HPs? Total Control Of WebOS And Licensing Both On The Table
HP (NYSE: HPQ) is presenting two very different mobile strategies to the world leading up to the launch of its first WebOS tablet, and it’s… Read more »
HP To Have Home-Grown Facebook App For TouchPad Launch
When it launches later this week HP’s Touchpad tablet will feature one application that has yet to make it to the iPad, although it appears… Read more »
HP Considering Digital Music Service Of Its Own?
HP (NYSE: HPQ) has been late to just about every party thrown by the mobile world over the last several years, but is it considering jumping… Read more »
HP Sets TouchPad Launch Date, Pricing: July 1st and $499
HP (NYSE: HPQ) is ready to join the tablet party. After playing very coy regarding the launch date and pricing for its WebOS tablet, the Tou… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-9-11: HP TouchPad; Apple’s App Store Slam; YouTube Mobile
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: HP (NYSE: HPQ) finally gives the release date for its TouchPad tablet; Apple (NSDQ: AAP… Read more »
HP Opens For Tablet App Business, With In-App Purchasing From The Word Go
It’s going to be a big hill to climb, but HP’s put on its walking boots and is getting on with it. Today, the company formally started to ac… Read more »
Licensing Deals For WebOS? New HP CEO Could Be Hedging Bets On TouchPad
What will become of WebOS, perhaps the best mobile operating system ever sold for $1.2 billion despite having amassed a market share that wo… Read more »
The Mobile Lowdown 05-05-11: Apple Updates; HP; Android Share; Nortel
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) reportedly to start over-the-air OS updates; HP (NYSE: HPQ) beefs up… Read more »
HP To Put WebOS On Every PC It Ships In 2012
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While Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) are currently dominating most of the mobile development community’s time and effort, many p… Read more »
Will HP’s Three New Devices Be Enough To Help It Crack The Market?
HP (NYSE: HPQ) has ditched the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) brand and launched three new devices today on its updated HP WebOS platform: the TouchPad t… Read more »
