Are you still holding onto a webOS device running webOS 2.1 or later? Then you will be interested to know that there maybe an update waiting for you. This is a mandatory system update which has been available for these devices since early June.
LG has announced that they will be acquiring webOS from HP in an attempt to use the operating system to power their new smart TV platform. The acquisition will include the source code, all related documentation, engineers, related web domains and all the patents that HP acquired when their purchased the platform from Palm.
We previously saw Open webOS 1.0 ported to the Google Galaxy Nexus almost immediately after the first stable build of the operating system was released. Since then the operating system has been ported to a variety of different devices. The pace of the development has been quite impressive when you consider the platform has only been around for three months.
Developers managed to somehow port Open webOS 1.0 to the Google Galaxy Nexus on the day it was launched. It was a great effort as until that point we had only seen the new operating system demonstrated on an a TouchSmart PC by HP. In any case this port is still work in progress , with hardware acceleration still needing improvement.The HP Open webOS project has released the first build of Open webOS on schedule. Developers can now work on it and port it to various form factors and devices to get the ultimate out of the webOS experience. This release follows a couple of beta releases from HP and we are curious to see what kind of role Gram, the webOS spin-off will take in the future development of webOS.Open webOS 1.0 is expected to be available by September in its final form and it looks like HP is well in track for the release. Today company announced the first beta release of Open webOS.
The HP TouchPad may not have sold as well as expected when it first came out, but saw its stocks fly off the shelf during the fire sales. The TouchPads quickly sold out as a result of the sales, but there are still some refurbished units up for grabs.
The Palm Pre on Telcel has been updated to webOS 1.4.5. The Pre has been on webOS 1.4.1 for a long time now so it's quite a surprise that an update has found it's way to this device.
After HP decided to stop manufacturing devices running WebOS they promised to keep it alive as an open source project. While the company did not reveal much details of their plans on the Open Source version of WebOS a report suggests that Open WebOS 1.0 will be available in September.The HP TouchPad users have not been totally forgotten, the company has released an update to their discontinued mobile platform taking the version to webOS 3.0.5. The update fixes some bugs while improving the overall experience.
The HP Pre 3 received an update yesterday, with the operating system being updated to WebOS 2.2.4. There are probably not many Pre 3 devices in use around the world, but whomever has one will be happy to see that HP is not totally abandoning their WebOS users.
Following the all-hands meeting at HP today, there seamed to be some clarity on the future of WebOS. HP CEO Meg Whitman decided that the mobile operating system would be open sourced, but didn't give any indication that the company would follow up with any WebOS hardware. However during a follow up sit-down interview she confirmed that HP hopes to produce more hardware though it would likely only be by late next year or early 2013.The last we heard regarding WebOS was that HP CEO, Meg Whitman would be giving her decision on the mobile OS in the next two weeks. It looks like that time has come as the CEO has called a all hands meeting to discuss teh fate of the platform.
Lots of reports have been circulating around and about WebOS since HP's former CEO, Leo Apotheker announced that they will be stopping development and manufacturing for the platform. The current CEO - Meg Whitman has announced that HP will give the final word on what they are planning for the OS in the next two weeks.
Are you someone who looks to get great deals on smartphones? Well this deal may interest you then. The Palm Pixi is being offered for just $29.99 and that is without having to sign a contract. The deal is only available today, and there are only a few hours left.When HP purchased WebOS from Palm for 1.2 billion, we had high hopes for the platform. But after a failed attempt to capture sufficient demand for the device HP has decided not to manufacture WebOS hardware and the operating system is up for sale.