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Phoenix International Communications Working to Bring Android Apps to HP Touchpad Via Kickstarter

The background behind the hopes and aspirations of WebOS, HP’s acquisition of the Palm portfolio, the dreadful August 2011 cancellation and subsequent fire sales of the HP WebOS Touchpad tablet are well-known in the tech world. There were a lot of unhappy folk who truly enjoyed the WebOS experience, but one of the critical factors [...]

HP Open Sources WebOS

HP has put up a press release regarding the fate of WebOS. WebOS has been given to the open source community. HP will engage the open source community to help define the charter of the open source project under a set of operating principles: The goal of the project is to accelerate the open development [...]

Killing webOS Cost HP HOW MUCH?!? Also, HP Nabs #2 Tablet Spot for 2011!

Two interesting pieces of contrasting TouchPad news: one about failure and the other success. From AllThingsD, we get a snip from the recent HP earnings report specific to Palm, webOS and the impact of folding up that business on their results. Here is their quote from the earnings report: Non-GAAP earnings and operating profit information [...]

Death Brings webOS the Best Three Months of Its Life!

It is nearly three full months since HP killed off webOS and the entire former Palm line of webOS-based devices. None of this is news – the HP TouchPad was killed after only six weeks of life, and immediately placed on a fire sale which was widely reported and caused an internet-breaking amount of interest. [...]

HP Touchpad: Just Another Crap Tablet or a Worthy Android (Gaming) Device?

Now that the carnage from HP’s “firesale” has finally settled, HP announced that the Touchpad is officially out of stock never to be heard from again. We can go on about our normal lives of hoping for better tablets while paying a premium price for a good product. The fact that the hardware is no [...]

HP TouchPad … Prepare for the Final Onslaught

It is hard to believe that the #2 Tablet in the world was released and cancelled within six weeks … but that is the situation with the HP TouchPad. ‘Soft launched’ in early July and formally launched a couple of weeks later, the webOS tablet was cancelled with the entire webOS product line by mid-August [...]

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Editorials August 24, 2011

by Michael Anderson

No Matter How You Slice It, HP/Palm are Three Time Losers …

Today on Google + I saw the following post from Francis: We’re writing to inform you that your order XXX-XXXXXX-XXXXX from onSale has been canceled because the item(s) you purchased were out of stock. Please return and place your order again at a later time. When I returned to my desk I checked my email [...]

HP’s WebOS Announcements: A Gear Diary GearChat

We’re all Palm fans from way back in the day. So while none of us are currently using WebOS, we were all excited to follow HP’s recent announcements! Of course, big geeks that we are, everyone had their own opinion on the new entries to the smartphone and tablet world … Carly Z: Anyone else [...]

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News February 10, 2011

by Carly Z

Kindle Coming to WebOS!

(image courtesy Engadget) It’s about time! Looks like the wait may have been worth it for WebOS fans, as they’ll be getting a Kindle app on the new WebOS Touchpad! They’ll also have extra bragging rights since the Touchpad version of Kindle will be the first to support Collections (though presumably this means Android and [...]

Don’t Buy That Sprint Pixi!

Unless you really hate Verizon. Engadget broke the news that the Pixi has been cleared by the FCC for Verizon, and it includes WiFi!

Palm Sued Over Poor WebOS Backups

A few reports have surfaced over the last few months about Palm’s WebOS “backup” being a bit less than stellar. Stories of people losing contacts, calendar data, etc have been pretty common, especially tied in with OS updates and hardware swaps. The gist of the suit appears to be that Palm not only offered an [...]

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News November 6, 2009

by Mark Chinsky

NewsRoom for the Palm Pre – Finally a world beater.

Although I’m a fan of the Palm Pre, let’s just say, the app selection and quality is a ‘mixed bag.’ Apps that are mediocre get pretty popular because there are few alternatives and many people have lower expectations. Sort of like the fact you can’t open a mediocre pizza joint in New York City as [...]

The Palm Pre through the eyes of a former Palm OS Treo Business User

I’ve been a business smartphone user since the category was invented. I started with Palm and have been loyal to them through the years as the market has developed from a niche geek market to the fastest growing segment of mobile communications. Analysts say it will easily overtake conventional cell phones in developed countries very [...]

Dealert for the Palm Pre keeps one eye open for deals

Dealert recently appeared in the App Catalog for the Pre. At $1.99 its a very reasonable price for what it does – which is keep an eye open at all times for great shopping deals. I haven’t seen anything quite like it in terms of usefulness – most of which is caused by the ability [...]

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