Apparently it’s nostalgia week in the mobile tech world. Ars Technica decided to take a trip down memory lane by remembering the Apple Newton 30 years after Apple announced its first handheld. While the Newton was widely considered a flop, maybe it was just ahead of time. We certainly now live in a world where […]
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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)
1 Comment on 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 […]
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LG releases webOS Open Source Edition, looks to expand webOS usage
LG’s smart TVs ship with an operating system called webOS, which is the latest version of an operating system that was developed by Palm to run on phones, acquired by HP to use with tablets, and eventually sold to LG, which is still using it today. But now LG wants to expand the adoption of […]
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GameFly game streaming coming to webOS (on LG TVs)
GameFly Streaming is a service that lets you pay a monthly fee to stream a few dozen games over the internet. When it launched in mid-2015, GameFly Streaming was exclusively available to Amazon Fire TV users. Then GameFly added support for Samsung Smart TVs. Now LG has announced that GameFly Streaming is coming to its […]
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LG introduces webOS 3.0 for smart TVs
WebOS may not be shipping on smartphones or tablets anymore, but LG has been using a version of the software for its smart TVs for the past few years… and the company plans to unveil a new version of webOS at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Among other things, webOS 3.0 includes new features […]
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LG shows off its first webOS smartwatch
LG has introduced a handful of smartwatches over the past year, and most of them have run Google’s Android Wear software. But there are a few things Android Wear can’t do. It doesn’t currently let you connect to the internet over LTE, make phone calls from your wrist without pairing with a phone, or use […]
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LG Urbane LTE luxury smartwatch makes phone calls, supports mobile payments
LG is introducing a new smartwatch that can double as a phone. The LG G Watch Urbane LTE supports phone calls and text messages, works with LTE data, and supports push-to-talk for walkie-talkie style communication on supported networks. It also features an NFC chip and software that lets you use the watch for mobile payments. […]
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WebOS wearables: LG shows off a webOS smartwatch prototype
LG and Audi announced this week that they’re working together on a smartwatch. But Audi didn’t share a lot of details during the press conference. Now the folks at Android Central tracked down the watch… and found out it’s not running Android. It’s running a custom version of webOS — the same operating system LG […]
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LG to launch webOS 2.0 for smart TVs in 2015
LG started shipping smart TVs with webOS software this year, bringing a relatively easy-to-use way to stream content from the internet to a television. Now LG has announced that webOS 2.0 for smart TVs is coming next year. The company plans to begin showing off its latest smart TV software at the Consumer Electronics Show […]