Listed as the Hewlett - Packard Development Company, HP filed the trademark request July 14, likely in preparation for a tablet device running Palm's
WebOS mobile platform - a device previously rumored to be named the HP Hurricane.
Hewlett - Packard has killed off tablets based on its own
webOS mobile operating system, but it's still in the tablet game and working with Microsoft on new slates.
As per the latest Tablet PC news, HP has filed a trademark for the name «Palmpad, «fueling rumors of the upcoming tablet PC that HP said it is making based on
the WebOS mobile operating system after acquiring the Palm company may be so named.
The TouchPad is powered by
the webOS mobile operating system HP acquired in its purchase of Palm last year for $ 1.2 billion.
Not exact matches
But HP's decisive obliteration of its tablet effort, and discontinuation of its
mobile operating system,
webOS, is a fairly good indicator of what it's like to go up against the mighty Apple Inc. and its iPad, which dominates the tablet category with about 30 million sold worldwide.
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Less than eighteen months after abandoning the HP TouchPad tablet and
webOS smartphone lines, HP is jumping back into the
mobile computing game with Android.
The next most significant piece was when Hewlett - Packard announced it is to discontinue the manufacturing of the Palm - acquired
webOS products, which includes the Pre
mobile phones and TouchPad tablet.
HP's first tablet running the Palm
webOS has been caught by One
Mobile Ring in a a walk through of the upcoming device.
HP has two models that are reportedly ready to be announced at an HP event on February 9th; the 9 - inch screen based «Topaz» and the 7 - inch display «Opal» that will both be running the Palm
webOS that was last seen on their
mobile phones.
HP had inherited the
mobile WebOS operating system after having acquired Palm last year, which would make it the fifth OS in the tablet segment.
Although
WebOS seems to be a
mobile operating system on life support, it's no surprise there is still some interest.
The HP TouchPad was launched earlier this year, along with two other new
webOS based handsets in the flagship Pre3
mobile phone and smaller HP Veer.
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HP, keen to make its presence felt in the fast growing smartphone segment and had indicated its interest in the versatile
mobile operating system the
WebOS.
With that the rumor mills suddenly became abuzz with news that the
WebOS that has been specifically designed for use in
mobile devices may be a better choice than the Windows 7 OS which is said to be too demanding on battery and the processor and is one that has not be designed for tablet or other
mobile devices specifically.
Palm had fallen behind Apple and Research in Motion which can be attributed to the lengthy time it took to develop the
WebOS so that by the time the operating system targeted towards
mobile devices along with the Palm Pre was ready last year, the company's profitability was dipping dangerously low.
With the recent Palm acquisition, many insiders are speculating that HP may use the Palm
WebOS for the Slate, as it is more indicative to
mobile devices, rather than Windows 7.
With its vibrant 9.7 - inch diagonal flush capacitive multitouch display, virtual keyboard, instant - on access, support for Adobe ® Flash ® Player 10.1 beta in the browser and access to thousands of
webOS applications, (2) TouchPad works the way you do and is designed not just for fun but for
mobile productivity.
HP has washed its hands clean of all hardware based on
WebOS, the
mobile operating system platform that it has bought and worked upon for almost a year.
Then of course, there will be the
webOS 3.0
mobile operating system.
Towards the end of the week One
Mobile Ring published a Samsung Galaxy Ace hands - on walk - through, whilst HP brought Palm's webOS to new mobile phones and a tablet and INQ Mobile announced two new social networking p
Mobile Ring published a Samsung Galaxy Ace hands - on walk - through, whilst HP brought Palm's
webOS to new
mobile phones and a tablet and INQ Mobile announced two new social networking p
mobile phones and a tablet and INQ
Mobile announced two new social networking p
Mobile announced two new social networking phones.
Adobe has announced that they will be releasing a new and updated version of Flash Player for most of the smartphone OS, which includes Symbian - based S60 devices, Android, Palm
webOS and Windows
Mobile platforms.
While these reports suggest
webOS is likely off the table, HP could stick to Whitman's target plan of fielding a tablet device based on a
mobile OS this year, but one based on Android instead of its own product, which it has since open - sourced.
Additionally, one could tell HP wanted
WebOS to be everywhere — tablets, phones, and all things
mobile.
Sure, the Palm devotees love
WebOS, but the reason Palm had to be bought out in the first place was because they simply didn't have the market power to push a vertically - integrated
mobile platform that could compete with the likes of iOS, Android, or heck even Windows M
mobile platform that could compete with the likes of iOS, Android, or heck even Windows
MobileMobile.
The new slider
mobile phone from HP will be arriving running the latest version of the Palm multitasking operating system
webOS, version 2.0.
HP officially announced the HP Veer at
Mobile World Congress which is the smallest
WebOS phone and the size of the phone is almost equal to a size of credit card.
Any tablet with existing Windows OS would suck; we need lighter OS like
WebOS, Android, or at least Windows
Mobile 7.
We'd analyzed Kindle job openings a few days ago and had figured out that Kindle would soon be coming to Windows
Mobile and
WebOS.
It being easier to actually interact with Flash videos and games than on any other
mobile platform (perhaps bar
WebOS).
Matthew started using
mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned more than 200 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone operating sy
mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned more than 200 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android,
webOS, Windows
Mobile, and Windows Phone operating sy
Mobile, and Windows Phone operating systems.
I have played with BlackBerry OS, Iphone, Windows
Mobile,
WebOS, and all this stuff and none of it really seems to do what I want in a phone.
WebOS is such a breath of fresh air in the
mobile OS spectrum.
«The combination of HP's global scale and financial strength with Palm's unparalleled
webOS platform will enhance HP's ability to participate more aggressively in the fast - growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected
mobile device markets,» HP said in an April 28 statement on the acquisition.
One explanation could be that HP is focusing its efforts on a tablet running
WebOS, the
mobile operating system it acquired in its $ 1.2 billion acquisition of smartphone - maker Palm.
In fact,
WebOS is nowhere to be seen due to HP lack of support for the
mobile operating system.
Developers got to hear from some of the developers working on
webOS and what their challenenges and benefits porting their apps from other
mobile platforms.
Research in Motion has uncloaked a WebKit - based browser for the BlackBerry, tapping the same open - source rendering engine that underpins browsers on the Apple iPhone, Google Android
mobile operating system, Palm
webOS, and the Symbian OS.
Pogue pokes fun at the similarities between both devices and the fact that the TouchPad lacks a few of the iPad's features but then also points out the TouchPad's innovations in Touch To Share, wireless charging as well as Flash capability and HP Synergy plus the possibility that with HP's will and determination,
webOS will transcend
mobile and make it to PCs and printers.
It currently runs on iOS, Android, Symbian,
webOS, and Windows
Mobile 6.x.
WebOS sounds like a great
mobile OS, but HP doesn't sound like they will be pushing it on hardware that is competitive.
HP, fresh from its announcement that it will be buying
mobile phone maker Palm, has already hinted that it plans to bring the
mobile phone maker's operating system,
webOS, to other devices.
Now retailing for $ 449 (16 GB) and $ 549 (32 GB) from Best Buy Canada and Future Shop, this is the first of many non-smartphone
webOS devices from HP which promised big things for the
mobile platform including shipping it on every PC in the coming year and even on its printers.
Flash Player 10.1 was also released to
mobile platform partners to be supported on devices based on Android, BlackBerry,
webOS, future versions of Windows ® Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS, and is expected to be made available via over-the-air downloads and to be pre-installed on smart phones, tablets and other devices in the coming months.
The
webOS on the TouchPad has a similar look and feel to the Palm
mobile phones of the past, with a fast multitasking OS that effortlessly displays multiple running applications with the ability to switch between over 200 apps simultaneously with no lag whatsoever.
HP just killed TouchPad and
webOS, but now new
mobile operating system and tablet have been released.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon family of smart
mobile processors has steadily gained traction across a diverse array of
mobile operating systems, including Android, BlackBerry, Chrome, HP
webOS, Windows Phone and the next version of Windows.