We haven't heard anything concrete from LG
about webOS for smartwatches, but with Android Wear in its infancy, now would be a good time for the company to build a more feature - rich alternative.
But what's so special
about WebOS 2.0 anyway?
As Samsung has already announced its Tizen powered Gear S, while industry is still waiting to hear something concrete
about WebOS powered smartwatch by LG, as the information recently leaked on company's official site, we are expecting Google to reveal the next version (possibly 2.0) of their wearables OS.
One detail Rubinstein did reveal
about the WebOS - running HP tablet, however - again, with a nod to the iPad - is that the tablet will definitely include Flash.
Nobody cares
about WebOS.
HP has also been sending out email to customers informing
them about the WebOS tablet schedule.
So what
about webOS phone apps?
They've talked
about WebOS and launched the HP Touchpad.
I'm seriously thinking
about a webOS tablet or even the iPad2 because I need a tablet now....
Not exact matches
They can license the Windows operating system from Microsoft or they can talk to HP
about using
webOS, something that company is apparently interested in doing.
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.
HP was not ready to talk
about possible time lines as to when a
WebOS slate or
WebOS Netbooks would be available, but said it planned to increase the $ 190 million Palm was spending annually on research and development.
Now that we know for sure
about the impending arrival of a
WebOS and a Windows powered tablet, with the former arriving first, next in line is perhaps an Android powered tablet.
One of the hallmarks of
webOS is that you don't really have to care
about what messaging client you're using to communicate.
I've used a Pre and loved
WebOS but hated the hardware, however this tablet looks
about perfect.
That's my worry
about the TouchPad;
webOS was known for its «laggy» UI in earlier builds.
First thing that jumped to mind when I heard
about the business oriented tablet is, did they bring back their beloved
WebOS?
Amazon could be
about to buy
webOS from HP according to sources in the US.
Finally we have no clue what the ipad 2 could bring think
about it apple is like a sleeping giant right now just all these android
webos and RIM products are coming out calling themselves iPad killers and much better than the iPad but the thing is and this has been proven almost every year with the so called apple killers apple will have a keynote that blows everyones minds and brings forth new or revamped ideas that will again take them to the top.
We'd heard
about it half a year ago, and now here it is in the grainy, blurry flesh: HP's 7 - inch
WebOS tablet that was dead before it ever left the front door.
More information is coming out
about HP's
webOS tablet.
The big event in San Francisco has hit and finally we know all
about the HP TouchPad and all its
webOS 3.0 glory.
The
WebOS 3.0 powered HP TouchPad makes its first appearance at FCC, but haven't revealed any exciting details
about the release date and price info.
While I agree
WebOS looks great and all, what
about apps?
Microsoft wasn't concerned too much
about the potential of
webOS to eat into their business, but then again, two years later, Microsoft just now seems to be realizing the threat that tablets running operating systems other than Windows (i.e. practically all tablets right now) pose to their business.
HP has finally come to a decision
about what to do with its
webOS platform: the company is making it open source, but still has plans to develop tablets using -LSB-...] Read full article
IntoMobile is still very curious
about what HP and Palm have up its sleeve with the oft - rumored PalmPad — we still think
webOS on a tablet could be great.
It seems that all the speculation
about HP bringing a
webOS tablet to market is starting to come to a head, as HP has reportedly told employees that the company will be aiming to launch Palm - pedigree device — codenamed the «Hurricane,» and possibly to be called the PalmPad — in early 2011.
There's no specific verbiage in HP's press release
about what won't be contributed, but PreCentral has learned that patents related to
webOS will remain under HP control «to protect developers.»
LG hasn't said much
about the platform, but we overheard some discussion that the LG Wearable Platform started with
WebOS and evolved.
The hardware it was being showcased on is also even chunkier than LG's G Watch R, and we've got quite a few questions
about how useful it'll be to non-Audi owners (and where else we'll see
webOS appear in LG's future arsenal).
We've been talking
about inductive recharging for a while now, and with a
webOS expat like me onboard, that's no surprise.
What's funny
about this number is on December 25th,
WebOS also hit 5,000 official apps (unofficially, it's over 6,000).
The US
WebOS 3.5 US site shows more
about this and is here.
The 2015 line of Smart TVs were already faster due to their newer hardware, but
WebOS 2.0 has as much to do
about that as well.
Then again, maybe there's something
about the synergy between
webOS and printers that HP knows and the rest of the world doesn't.