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Open source webOS port LuneOS Eiskaffee is the first stable release in five years

A year after HP discontinued its webOS smartphones and tablets in 2011, the company began the process of open sourcing the software behind those devices. And that allowed a team of independent developers to keep the dream of webOS alive… sort of. The webOS Ports team has been developing a fork of the operating system […]

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LG will license webOS for use on third-party smart TVs (It’s come a long way from the Palm days)

WebOS is an operating system that was originally developed by Palm for smartphones, acquired by HP for use on tablets as well as phones, and when that turned out to be a flop, HP sold its webOS assets to LG, which uses it for smart TVs and other smart home products. Now LG plans to […]

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webOS Open Source Edition adds support for Raspberry Pi 4, dual displays, and more

Android and iOS may currently dominate the smartphone operating system space, but a one-time rival is still alive and kicking. It’s just not designed to run on phones anymore. Last year LG released webOS Open Source Edition in an effort to bring the software to new platforms. And a series of recent updates have added […]