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Update on Open webOS
Valentine's Day is so much more than a mediocre movie from the otherwise talented Garry Marshall. No, it's also the day when we're offering a little gift and a love note to the webOS developer community. Today we're announcing the delivery of some of the milestones from our previously announced ro
Whitman Talks About Future WebOS Plans in CRN Interview
CRN has posted excerpts of a new interview with HP CEO Meg Whitman in which she reveals some insight regarding her stance on the future of WebOS. On slide # 10 of the multi-page spread, Whitman firmly states that HP "(has) to have a tablet offering. We will be back in that business. We're comi
New news is good news
Groundhog Day is the day when weatherhog-in-chief Punxsutawney Phil casts some light (or shadows) on what kind of weather we can expect in the coming weeks*. But did you know Groundhog Day also marks the date when fully two-thirds of all New Year’s resolutions have been abandoned? Maybe we’d
Interview with the Departing Jon Rubinstein
The Verge has posted an interview with Jon Rubinstein, freshly-departed from HP. Some of the highlights discussed in the surprisingly frank interview include the timeline previously set in place for Rubinstein's departure from HP (12 to 24 months). According to the interview, Ruby was planning on
Jon Rubinstein Leaves HP
Culminating many months of silence from the former Palm CEO, All Things D is reporting that Jon Rubinstein is leaving Hewlett Packard, effectively shutting the book on one of the last vestiges of the old Palm guard at the company. This news comes just two days after HP's announcement of their WebOS
HP to Deliver Open WebOS 1.0 in September
HP today made a number of announcements regarding its plans to open source the WebOS operating system. HP has released a detailed schedule for releasing components of the OS with the full source available by September. In addition, the company has released version 2.0 of the Enyo developer tool.
Open-source Enyo application framework now available
Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve kicked off the open sourcing of the webOS platform by releasing the first piece of the Enyo application framework. Today’s release is the cross-platofrm Enyo 2.0 Core. Enyo 1.0, the framework underlying the applications that run exclusively on the
HP Releases Updates for TouchPad, Pre 2 and Pre 3
HP has released new round of webOS updates for the HP TouchPad, Pre 2 and even the officially unreleased Pre 3 smartphone. The free updates are available now as on device over the air downloads. webOS v3.0.5 TouchPad users will be receiving webOS 3.0.5. This TouchPad update offers users faster s
An update on updates
A new update for your TouchPad is now available via a free over-the-air system update. (For information about how over-the-air updates work, click here). Here are some of the new goodies you'll find in webOS 3.0.5: faster switching in Calendar views; IM presence indicators and faster scrolling i
HP Eventually Plans to Release New WebOS Tablets
The dust has not even settled on today's mega-announcement from HP to open-source WebOS and we already have some new info straight from the mouth of CEO Meg Whitman and board member Marc Andreessen (of Netscape fame) regarding a possible return to WebOS hardware in the future from HP. The Verge