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WebOS brought back to life with open source beta

We once thought HP?s WebOS would be given the boot when it failed to better compete against Apple?s iOS (running on devices such as the iPhone 4S) and Google?s Android (running on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S3). Now, Hewlett Packard is launching the open source beta for the doomed operating system.

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HP?s Meg Whitman says WebOS will be better than iOS and Android

According to HP?s CEO, Meg Whitman, WebOS, which has been committed to the open source community, will ultimately be better than Apple?s iOS (running on devices such as the iPhone 4S) and Google?s Android (running on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus). The redesigned WebOS will be launched in September of this year.

HP promises to release WebOS to open source community in September

When the WebOS running on HP devices such as the TouchPad tablet and the Pre 3 smartphone failed to make an impact on the market against formidable rivals such as the iPad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy S2, we all thought HP was giving its OS it purchased from Palm the boot. However, it ... Read more

WebOS failure explained by former Palm executive

Wondering what went wrong with the HP?s acquired webOS from Palm? Paul Mercer, a former Palm senior director of software, shed some light on why the operating system failed to make its mark on the market.

In an interview with the New York Times, the former Palm executive said, ?Palm was ahead of its ... Read more

HP launching a successor to the webOS-powered TouchPad

Previously, HP?s CEO, Meg Whitman, announced that HP would be contributing its webOS platform to the open source community. Now, the CEO said that it would be launching a successor to its failed TouchPad.

While speaking to The Verge, Whitman was asked whether HP would continue to create hardware for the webOS. The CEO ... Read more

HP contributing WebOS to open source community

Rather than giving the webOS the boot, HP will instead be contributing to the operating system they purchased from Palm to the open source community.

This actually took us by surprise. Since HP purchased the webOS from Palm for $1.2 billion back in April of 2010, many believed that the company would be selling ... Read more

HP TouchPad going back on sale for a mere £63

Did you miss out on the bargain HP TouchPad tablet sale? If you have, you?ll be happy to know that the tablet will be going back on sale for a limited time.

The tablet sports a 9.7 inch display with a resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels. It packs a 1.2 GHz dual-core Scorpion ... Read more

UK courts to use tablets in an effort to save the trees

According to the Guardian, the UK government, in an effort to reduce the number of trees cut down for the production of paper, will be replacing the conventional paper documents with tablets in courtrooms.

The transition from paper to tablets in the courtroom will kick off in April of next year. CPS (Crown Prosecution ... Read more