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LG, give me a webOS phone!

Mwc 2013 Early Monday morning, LG used the popular event Mobile World Congress, currently taking place in Barcelona, Spain, to announce that they have successfully purchased webOS from HP. As it stands right now, the details are pretty light...

Feb 25th by Evan Selleck 28 12 Reactions

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HP needs to stay focused on Windows 8

Lifestyle It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any big news from our friends over at HP. However, recent news has surfaced that HP actually plans to start creating tablets that run on Android, and may even create smartphones in the future...

Feb 13th by Anna Scantlin 28 22 Reactions

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Would you pick up a new webOS device versus the competition?

Webos We’ve come a long way since 2009. But it was in 2009 that I fell in love with a phone called the Pre, and so 2009 is a year that I’ll remember fondly for a long time. I had a friend add a line for me through Sprint, and I used the original...

Jan 7th by Evan Selleck 56 30 Reactions

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Which current device would you run Open webOS on?

Webos You absolutely have to love when a company keeps a promise, or even just a plan in general. Sure, HP's not in the best position to those in the mobile industry who liked webOS, but at least the mobile platform isn't completely dead.

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 15

Open webOS won't feature support for current webOS products

News Open webOS is due to see a full 1.0 release in September, and so far the work on the project has been progressing, like with the recent release of the Enyo 2 application framework. Today the Open webOS Project took another step toward...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

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Which manufacturer would you like to see pick up webOS?

Webos The fate of HP's webOS, which was acquired during the Palm buyout in April of 2010, has been up in the air since HP hit some turbulence in mid-August. From way out in left field, HP announced plans to spin off PSG and pull out of the webOS...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 129 97 Reactions

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What should HP do with webOS?

Webos It has been an uphill battle for webOS since day one. It launched on the brink of an Android explosion and quickly fell from the limelight to the shadows only a few weeks after its launch. In short, Palm missed the mark in more ways than...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 10

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Should we just let webOS die?

Webos It isn’t just webOS’ future that’s in shambles. As we’ve recently heard, it’s all of HP that’s looking a little haggard at this point. With talk that the company’s current CEO, Leo Apotheker, is on the way out, it isn’t looking good for...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 92 80 Reactions

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Why exactly wasn't webOS widely adopted?

Webos This whole thing with HP, the remaining entities from the Palm acquisition and, primarily, webOS has been crazy. I don't think anyone saw any of this coming, and what makes it worse is the public way that HP has handled all this.

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 24

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HP Pre 3 Unboxing

Unboxing Cam from TodaysiPhone makes a guest appearance on PhoneDog to show off his shiny new HP Pre 3! Featuring a 1.4 GHz processor, 3.6-inch display, and webOS 2.2, it's a decent device. webOS, we'll miss you!

from 2011 by Cam Bunton 116 106 Reactions

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Are carriers more willing to give up or pass on certain phones?

Android It's hard to say exactly what rate phones are releasing. It's at least a few per month and certainly up from last year. It's increasingly hard to keep up with, especially because they're all so similar. But I'm not complaining, it means...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 40 30 Reactions

HP says Veer and TouchPad updates will continue, Pre 3 to see a "limited" launch [UPDATED]

News There have been a lot of questions surrounding webOS and devices like the Veer, TouchPad, and Pre3 ever since HP announced that it was "discontinuing operations" on webOS hardware effective Q4 2011. Today Stephen DeWitt, SVP and general...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 6

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HP's TouchPad fire sale may be the best thing to ever happen to webOS

Business And Money If you haven't already heard, HP's out of the webOS hardware business and they celebrated by announcing a fire sale of all of their remaining webOS devices (save for the Pre 3 and just-released 64GB TouchPad), slashing the TouchPad's price...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 132 99 Reactions

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Should Verizon take a chance and release the HP Pre 3 anyway?

Webos By now, you’ve heard what HP has done with webOS and the hardware that runs the mobile OS. And by now, we’ve heard from just about everyone how HP probably made one of the worst moves in the company’s history.

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 17

AT&T cancels Pre 3 launch plans as HP adds 64GB white TouchPad to its online store [UPDATED]

News Yesterday HP broke the hearts of webOS fans everywhere when it announced that it would "discontinue operations" of all webOS hardware, meaning phones and the TouchPad, in Q4 2011. The pain doesn't stop there, though, as a leaked AT&T email...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 8

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Where HP and Palm went wrong with webOS

Palm Webos I look back at webOS – what it could have been and how both HP and Palm had no idea as to what to do with the little gold nugget in their hands – and I'm sad. No, I'm hollow. How did they let this happen? I can understand one company...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 8

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Will the Pre 3 face similar disinterest from US carriers?

Palm Webos Back in April of last year, HP won the bid for Palm, hoping to breathe life into the web-based platform. Palm originally introduced webOS in the middle of 2009; it initially caught the eye of techies and journalists around the web, but was...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 14

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HP promises Pre 3 U.S. launch news coming soon, rumors of sluggish TouchPad sales at Best Buy emerge

News Been waiting with bated breath for HP to announce some U.S. Pre 3 launch details besides the vague "summer" window that we've been hearing since February? Well, you're not getting anything today, but that could change soon! HP recently put...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 109 102 Reactions

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Should the Pre 3 remain unchanged for the sake of time?

Palm Webos Since buying Palm back in April of 2010, HP has tried their best to breathe life into Palm's web-based mobile platform, webOS. Much to their dismay, HP quickly realized that they are up against much stronger competition than what they...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 50 44 Reactions

HP Pre 3 reportedly not coming to Sprint

News Sprint launched the Palm Pre way back in June 2009, making the Now Network the original home of webOS. The Pixi came shortly thereafter, but there hasn't been any webOS love on Sprint ever since. Unfortunately for you Sprint-ers out there,...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 9

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Are you skipping tablets because the OS doesn't match your phone's?

Android If you think that tablet manufacturers should slow down, those same manufacturers would probably tell you that that’s just not going to happen anytime soon. After all, the tablet market is one of the most vicious, so slowing down would...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 62 50 Reactions

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Will the HP Pre 3 matter versus the competition in the fall?

Webos While HP kicks around the idea of licensing webOS to other manufacturers, and Samsung decides on whether or not they want a piece of the webOS pie, we’re still waiting to get our hands on the HP Pre 3.

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 47 39 Reactions

Leaked HP webOS slides tip white spec-bumped TouchPad for August, Pre 3 and Opal for fall

News Ready for a deluge of new info on upcoming webOS products on this fine Independence Day, folks? Good, because that's exactly what we've got for you. Our friends over at PreCentral just got their hands on a few leaked HP product slides that...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 7

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Should Samsung customize webOS?

Webos One of the main draws to Google’s mobile operating system, Android, is its level of customization. It’s no secret that the manufacturers out there do their best to bring Android on a whole new level with each new high-end device, featuring...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 67 58 Reactions

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Does device arrival lag time hurt smaller platforms like webOS?

Android It seems almost as if there is a new Android device being released every week. In the past month, we have seen the Sensation 4G, LG Revolution, HTC Merge, Droid X2, LG Genesis and more reach consumer hands. On the opposing side of the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 9

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Will webOS ever return to Sprint?

Webos For a fledgling mobile operating system, and especially the company behind it, getting carriers on board to launch your new creation is a big step. Especially if you’re willing to put all your chips on one carrier, and hope for the best....

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 37

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HP Pre 3 set to launch on Verizon and AT&T in July?

News Now that the HP Veer is here and the TouchPad will be on July 1st, we've been waiting with bated breath for HP to complete the webOS trifecta and announce launch details for the Pre 3. The wait for official word continues today, but thanks...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 102 87 Reactions

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Should the HP TouchPad have launched first?

Webos The HP Veer has been out for a little while now, but it hasn’t been long enough for AT&T or HP to start talking sales numbers. But, considering the device’s remarkably small stature, and the impressive list of smartphones available on...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 7

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Should HP license webOS out to other manufacturers?

Webos A few years ago, when the smartphone boom had just begun, several manufacturers and platforms really started to flourish. In the midst of the sudden expansion, Palm aimed to launch themselves back into the race with their web-based...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 9

HP TouchPad, Pre 3 both launching in June? [UPDATED]

News HP originally introduced the TouchPad and Pre 3 way back at the beginning of February and said that both devices would be arriving sometime this summer. Unfortunately, we haven't gotten any more concrete information concerning the devices'...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 8