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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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HP Veer 4G Video Review Part 2

Cell Phone Reviews After months of waiting, new webOS hardware is available on a nationwide carrier. That said, it's TINY! Aaron reviews the HP Veer 4G , and despite its size, it's no slouch. Sporting an 800 MHz processor, it offers a...

from 2011 by Aaron Baker 0

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HP Veer 4G Video Review Part 1

Cell Phone Reviews Though the hardware clearly appeals to a niche market, webOS is back on a carrier with AT&T's HP Veer 4G. That said, there are some well-equipped high-end smartphones on AT&T with better hardware (Infuse 4G, Inspire 4G, and iPhone 4, just...

from 2011 by Aaron Baker 60 57 Reactions

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Which manufacturer should make a webOS phone for HP?

Webos HP announced their 2011 devices early in February this year. The Veer, Pre 3 and the TouchPad all caused a little stir in the webOS camp. While the Veer only received a few giggles and a pinch of the cheeks for being so cute and tiny, the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 114 100 Reactions

HP confirms it's in talks to license webOS, Samsung rumored to be among the interested parties

News Remember how HP CEO Leo Apotheker said that his company would consider licensing webOS to other manufacturers? Turns out that he wasn't kidding. Apotheker today confirmed that HP is in talks with "a number of companies," although the exec...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 5

HP extends $50 TouchPad mail-in rebate to Pre and Pixi owners

News Way back in February, HP revealed that the Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus wouldn't see an update to webOS 2.0 and beyond because the hardware just wasn't able to run the new software properly. To soothe the anger of the early webOS...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 3

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Do you suffer from mobile OS fatigue?

Android If you’re not just a fan of your mobile phone, and you love to dabble in other mobile operating systems, then you have probably suffered from fatigue in one part of your life or another. This is probably something that the majority doesn’t...

from 2011 by Evan Selleck 81 52 Reactions

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Should tablet manufacturers slow things down a bit?

Android Upgrade time has finally come. You head to the local carrier store to pick up the phone you've been reading rumors and news about for months. All of the tech sites' reviews are up and the phone is decidedly the "best of the best" by...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 42 30 Reactions

Verizon Palm Pre 2 finally bumped up to webOS 2.1

News The Verizon Palm Pre 2 has had a bit of a strange life. The GSM Pre 2 was announced in October of last year, and it was promised that a Verizon model would be available in the months after. Originally we thought that it would be coming...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 1

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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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Is NFC as a mobile payment option doomed due to hardware requirements?

Android The idea of quick mobile payment options are nothing new. NFC has been in use in other countries for some time and is now beginning to gain a lot of traction on an international level. Swipe your phone over a POS-connected NFC tag and ......

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 18 13 Reactions

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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

HP trademark filings tease new TouchPad models?

News HP's TouchPad is set to finally launch on July 1st, but some new trademark filings may have revealed that the TouchPad may not be the only webOS-powered slate that HP has up its sleeve. Earlier today the folks at Pocketnow discovered that...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 0

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Why is cloud storage so important for mobile users?

Android It seems like every day there is another must-have cloud service being introduced. The need and drive for things to be moved to “the cloud” is ever-growing. Photos, music, contacts, and pretty much anything else you can imagine can be sent...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 2

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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

HP TouchPad officially launching on July 1st, pre-orders kick off June 19th

News Months after the HP TouchPad debuted and stole the hearts of webOS lovers everywhere, HP has finally come forward with the tablet's availability details. The company this morning announced that the WiFi- only TouchPad will launch on July...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 3

Two more possible HP TouchPad launch dates emerge

News The HP TouchPad is still without an official release date and, sadly, it doesn't look like the device's recent rumored June 12th launch will come to fruition. The good news is that today we've got two new possible release dates to look...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 3

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What percentage of consumers actually want or already own a tablet?

Android It is common knowledge that tablets are still luxury items. They attempt to bridge the gap between PCs or laptops and the much smaller smartphone. The problem is, they lean more towards the smartphone side of the fence, sacrificing the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 16

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Taylor's Top 5 Non-Android Smartphones (June 2011)

Blackberry Os It has been said several times now that making a top five smartphones list isn't exactly easy. Instead of things getting easier when you remove Android from the equation, things actually become more difficult. We're now comparing phones...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 3

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"Have you lost all hope that we'll ever see a new webOS-based smartphone released?"

Humza Ahmed WebOS TVs? I'd give it a month before ones spotted running Android.

Mark Belkowski webos is done, nothing else to talk about.

Matt Jackson Android "wasn't that good" when it first came out; neither was ios. The tragedy that is webos is in what it could have been. Poor hardware support brought it down before webos had the opportunity to fully flourish. With enough time it could have easily competed against Apple and Google.

Devin Tolliver @Jesse Ling. Even though webOS wasnt "that good", people saw its potential and what it could become. I'd go as far to say that it would be competing with Android and iOS if it had better hardware.