Remember when HP bought Palm for over $1.2 billion, decided to push a new line of phones and tablets based on Palm’s webOS software… and then gave up less than two months after launching the first tablet? The $99 HP TouchPad fire sale certainly made bargain hunters happy. But it was bad news for webOS […]
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Qualcomm acquires webOS, iPAQ patents from HP
In 2013, HP sold to LG much of the intellectual property it had acquired when it bought Palm in an ill-fated attempted to make webOS a viable alternative to Android and iOS. But HP hung onto plenty of patents related to webOS and other mobile technology… until now. Qualcomm has announced it’s acquiring about 1,400 […]
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WebOS is back… and this time it’s on (LG) smart TVs
The first internet-connected televisions running webOS software are set to hit the streets this year. LG acquired the assets of webOS from HP after the computer maker basically scrapped its webOS smartphone and tablet division. But LG had no plans to launch its own mobile devices powered by webOS. Instead the company has adapted the […]
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Lilbits (01-02-2014): Microsoft Surface Pro 2 gets a speed boost
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a 10.6 inch tablet with a full HD display, an Intel Haswell processor, digital pen input, and basically everything you could want from a modern laptop. It just happens to come in the shape of a tablet… with an optional keyboard cover. When the Surface Pro 2 launched in […]
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This could be LG’s webOS-powered TV
There are plenty of TV sets that come with apps that let you stream media from Netflix, Pandora, and other online media sites. Some even come with Google TV built-in. But LG is planning something a bit different for its next smart TV. LG is reportedly getting ready to showcase its first television powered by […]
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WebOS comeback: LG to showcase webOS TVs at CES 2014
No company has offered a new device designed to run webOS since HPÂ discontinued its webOS phones and tablets in 2011. But now LG is getting ready to introduce the first new devices in years that run the operating system originally developed by Palm. LG acquired the remnants of webOS from HP earlier this year, and […]
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HP could sell off some mobile patents
HP has had a rough time in the mobile space over the last few years. After spending more than a billion dollars to acquire Palm and its webOS software, the company killed its webOS hardware division just months after launching the HP TouchPad tablet. These days HP is banking on Windows and Android for its […]
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HP TouchPad could eventually run Android apps without leaving webOS (Kickstarter)
HP discontinued the HP TouchPad tablet nearly two years ago — just a few months after launching the 9.7 inch tablet running webOS software. The company also stopped making webOS hardware and started the process of converting webOS to an open source project and eventually selling it to LG for use on televisions. While that […]
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webOS isn’t (entirely) dead… LG’s buying it to use for smart TVs
About 18 months after HP pulled the plug on all of its phones and tablets running webOS, it looks like the operating system might have found a new home. HP has spent much of the last year converting webOS into an open source project and ostensibly looking for partners that might license it for use […]
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Open webOS ported to the Nexus 7, runs nicely (Video)
It’s been a year and a half since HP stopped selling phones and tablets running the webOS operating system. But since then HP has transitioned webOS into an open source operating system and we’ve seen early builds ported to existing devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Asus Transformer Pad tablet. Now the […]