The French website webOS France is reporting that HP is working on yet another webOS update for its discontinued HP TouchPad. Log files for the applications Programme TV and Lithium Benchmark both show the new OS version appearing recently. Lithium Benchmark Program scores point some performance improvements in this latest update but there are no other details on what else […]
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HP close to shutting down webOS completely?
When Hewlett-Packard announced that it was getting out of the webOS device business in August, it kept hopes alive that the webOS operating system would be sold off to another company. With a number of companies having now publicly confirmed that they are not interested, HP looks to be running out of options. UK-based The Guardian reports that the company […]
HP decision on webOS coming “next couple of months”
On the analyst call that followed HP’s decision to keep its PSG division after all, CEO Meg Whitman also shed a bit of light on the future of webOS: “We’re going to make a decision about the long-term future of webOS within HP over the next couple of months. And as soon as we make that decision we’ll let you […]
HP decision on webOS future coming this week?
A report by AppleInsider.com suggests that Hewlett-Packard could reveal its plans for webOS as early as sometime this week. An initial bidding process is now complete, suggesting that HP may have found a buyer for the beleaguered group. Rumoured interested parties include Amazon, Facebook, and HTC. A company-wide (or only Palm-unit-wide?) meeting is apparently scheduled to take place today at […]
HP App Catalog reaches 1,000 TouchPad app milestone
HP’s webOS Developer Advocate, Josh Marinacci, today announced via Twitter that HP’s webOS App Catalog has reached the milestone of 1,000 available applications for the HP TouchPad: We just hit 1000 webOS apps specifically for the HP TouchPad. Not bad for a “dead” platform. 🙂 When HP launched the HP TouchPad this past July, it had just over 300 TouchPad-optimized […]
Amazon looking to buy webOS?
Rumours have already suggested that HTC and Samsung could buy HP’s webOS. You can now add Amazon to the list of potential suitors according to a VentureBeat.com report. A “well-placed source” is indicating that HP wants to get rid of webOS as quickly as possible and that Amazon is “the closest to finalizing the deal.” The report adds that there […]
Prototype HP TouchPad Go spotted?
The HP TouchPad Go (codename Opal), the smaller 7-inch sibling to the HP TouchPad, has made an appearance on a Chinese forum courtesy of someone claiming to have had one for three months. With HP recently announcing that it would no longer offer webOS hardware, it is unlikely that the hardware manufacturer will ever release it despite it apparently being […]
CyanogenMod making progress on Android port for HP TouchPad
Having scored myself an HP TouchPad, I am now watching CyanogenMod’s progress on porting Android Gingerbread to the HP TouchPad more closely than before. Their latest update indicates that several new features are now supported or actively being worked on. Wi-Fi, Android Market access and the accelerometer now are now working while the team continues to make progress on sound […]