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CES 2015: LG's WebOS-based smartwatch slated for release next year
CES 2015: LG's WebOS-based smartwatch slated for release next year
According to a new source, LG is looking to bring a WebOS-based smartwatch to market early next year. 07 Jan 2015 - 1 comment
LG to release webOS-based TV this year
LG to release webOS-based TV this year
According to another leak by the prolific @Evleaks, LG will release a TV this year using the webOS platform made popular for a short period of time by Palm before its demise. 03 Jan 2014
HP will release another smartphone
HP will release another smartphone
HP is reportedly going to re-enter the smartphone business despite its previous missteps in slicing a piece of the global smartphone pie. 01 Jul 2013 - 8 comments
LG purchases webOS from HP, will port operating system to Smart TVs
LG purchases webOS from HP, will port operating system to Smart TVs
LG has announced today that it will be purchasing webOS from HP, giving the operating system a new home, again. 26 Feb 2013 - 2 comments
HP looking to release a new smartphone
HP looking to release a new smartphone
HP's new CEO, Meg Whitman, has said today the company will 'ultimately have to offer a smartphone.' In early 2010, the company purchased ...... 16 Sep 2012 - 1 comment
HP lays off most of WebOS division
HP lays off most of WebOS division
Verge has reported that HP has laid off 275 employees from its WebOS division, as the operating system transitions to open source. The statement ...... 29 Feb 2012
HP not giving up on webOS hardware
HP not giving up on webOS hardware
HP has said it will not quit the webOS hardware business, although they would not put a roadmap on any future devices. Even though the company ...... 11 Dec 2011 - 2 comments
WebOS goes open source
WebOS goes open source
HP has said today that it will be donating its webOS software to the open source community, just 20 months after purchasing Palm and webOS for $1.2 billion. ...... 09 Dec 2011 - 4 comments
HP wants to keep webOS only for its printers
HP wants to keep webOS only for its printers
According to multiple sources, HP still wants webOS for one thing only, its printers. The company acquired the mobile operating system when ...... 24 Nov 2011 - 5 comments
HP potentially looking to sell webOS division
HP potentially looking to sell webOS division
Could HP be cutting its losses while there is still value? According to Reuters, HP may be looking to unload its webOS division, just 20 ...... 08 Nov 2011 - 3 comments
Future Amazon tablets may run WebOS
Future Amazon tablets may run WebOS
Amazon may be looking to move from Android to WebOS for future tablets based on a report from VentureBeat. Although Amazon's upcoming Kindle ...... 30 Sep 2011 - 1 comment
HP to layoff 500 in the webOS division
HP to layoff 500 in the webOS division
Just a month after announcing the end of webOS hardware, HP has begun laying off employees in the division. AllThingsD says the company will ...... 20 Sep 2011
Would Samsung really buy webOS off of HP?
Would Samsung really buy webOS off of HP?
In April 2010, HP purchase Palm, along with webOS and all of the company's patents for $1.2 billion, stopping the struggling phone maker from ...... 30 Aug 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft looking to poach webOS devs
Microsoft looking to poach webOS devs
Following HP's decision to kill off all webOS-based hardware and firesale their Pre phones and TouchPad tablet for $49 and $99, respectively, ...... 21 Aug 2011 - 4 comments
HP admits failure, will kill off tablets, smartphones
HP admits failure, will kill off tablets, smartphones
Last April, HP saved Palm from death by purchasing the phone maker, webOS and its patents for $1.2 billion. Today, the company has admitted ...... 19 Aug 2011 - 22 comments
Report: Best Buy wants to return 200,000 HP TouchPads
Report: Best Buy wants to return 200,000 HP TouchPads
It's no secret that HP's WebOS powered tablet, the TouchPad, hasn't exactly set the world on fire. Now it seems Best Buy may be giving up on the tablet. ...... 17 Aug 2011 - 4 comments
HP open to licensing WebOS
HP open to licensing WebOS
Chief Executive says door is open to licensing operating system to other companies. When Hewlett-Packard Co acquired Palm, one of the biggest ...... 03 Jun 2011
WebOS 2.1 SDK now available
WebOS 2.1 SDK now available
HP has made the webOS 2.1 SDK available this weekend to all, removing the NDA. Developers can know get a look into "Synergy," "Exhibition ...... 21 Mar 2011
All HP computers will soon dual-boot Windows and webOS
All HP computers will soon dual-boot Windows and webOS
Starting in 2012, new HP computers will all come with the ability to dual-boot Windows and webOS, the mobile operating system the company acquired ...... 10 Mar 2011 - 8 comments
Nielsen: Android is top smartphone OS in U.S.
Nielsen: Android is top smartphone OS in U.S.
Nielsen has reported this week that Android is the top smartphone OS in the United States. Active smartphones running Android have 29 percent ...... 04 Mar 2011 - 3 comments
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