Wireless charging isn't new, for example Palm (R.I.P) and HP made their Touchstone wireless charging system available
for their webOS devices.
The official Spotify app
for webOS.
New
for WebOS 3.0 are a redesigned Magic Motion remote, Magic Zoom, and Magic Mobile Connection.
T'was just a few days ago that our pals at PreCentral reported that Richard Kerris, beloved VP of Worldwide Developer Relations
for webOS, was leaving the company after just nine months to «pursue an opportunity outside of the company.»
Handling HDR10 and HLG content is also an option, as is taking advantage of a wide variety of third - party apps developed
for webOS.
The HP designs cover an all - new mouse and an email user interface
for WebOS.
Which to my ears sounds like «We are holding out for more money from Microsoft, because honestly we made games
for webOS so how picky can we be?»
The Popelli Reader is an eBook reader
for the WebOS (Palm Pre) currently supporting Text, HTML, Mobipocket (PRC), Microsoft Reader (LIT), PalmDoc (PDB) and EPub formatted books.
It took another three months for HP to come up with a plan
for webOS, opting to open source the mobile operating system after billions of dollars of investment.
Hours after news broke that Hewlett - Packard was considering a spin - off of its PC business, the company also said that it will discontinue support
for webOS devices, including the TouchPad tablet.
But it was bad news
for webOS -LSB-...]
The Best Buy Canada and other Canadian retail chains have started offering the pre-orders
for the webOS powered HP TouchPad tablet with a price tag of $ 519.99 on a 16 GB model, and $ 619.99 on a 32 GB mode.
It looks like HP has bigger plans
for WebOS then I imagined and is looking to havei t scale on to all of their computers.
The vast majority of which are designed
for WebOS phones, not tablets.
HP reached out to potential webOS developers in Toronto yesterday and showed off the new HP TouchPad tablet as well as outlined the benefits of creating apps
for webOS.
webOS uses HTML as part of its code base so websites and web applications are a natural choice
for webOS app ports.
Rumors had previously suggested an early 2011 launch
for a WebOS - based tablet.
The seven - inch Android - powered tablet built by Asus was the premiere launch devices for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and thanks to the open source and open hardware nature of the device, it is the perfect fit
for WebOS Ports's next porting adventure.
With HP rumored to be gearing up
for a webOS tablet, do you think Sony will eventually join the tablet device battle?
But what can we expect from the mediocre hardware HP seems so fond of using
for WebOS devices — or maybe they just continued with Palms failed plans and HPs only contribution was «lets add Beats Audio».
I thought RIM made a mistake when it didn't acquire Palm
for the webOs on blackberries and tablets.
Aesthetics aside, HP will need developers to get on board and write apps
for WebOS to be a real success.
More or less everything I want to do with a tablet will be available via the web browser and dev support
for WebOS will jump up quick.
All of these new features will be free and come in the next firmware update
for WebOS 3.0.2.
However, that there haven't been any takers to date
for the WebOS shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
Such was the clamor
for the WebOS tablet that the site was slowed down to a crawl with customers in general and specifically HP... [Read more...]
For just after Amazon announced the popular Kindle app for the HP tablet, here is further top notch entertainment option available
for the WebOS tablet in the form of HP's very own Movie Store app, which post the latest round of update is thoroughly inviting.
There is also the issue of much more third party apps that one gets for the Android OS rather than just the ten thousand apps currently available
for webOS.
In the end, the TouchPad may have ceased to exist though its nice to see HP is still pushing updates
for the WebOS.
But did HP make the most of a tablet's increased real estate
for webOS 3.0?
Things look bleak
for webOS since the future is very uncertain.
So let's keep our finger crossed
for the WebOS powered tablet from HP.
Be sure to swing by webOSroundup and PreCentral
for all your webOS needs should you decide to keep the TouchPad.
And with that came the news of HP opting
for the WebOS from Palm as the preferred OS for their tablet in place of Windows.
Announcing the acquisition deal, Palo Alto from California based HP said, «Palm will be responsible
for webOS software development and webOS - based hardware products, from a robust smartphone roadmap to future slate PCs and netbooks».
Most stores as well as online locations have put up «Sold Out» signs and it is taking just hours
for the WebOS tablets to fly off the shelves.
RIM uses «App World» for the BlackBerry, Palm uses «App Catalog»
for webOS, Google uses «Market» for Android, and so on.
They also have a dedicated section of the store
for WebOS apps.
The CEO of HP Mark Hurd has announced a slew of WebOS Tablets, web connected Printers and Smartphones to hit the market later this year, but has stated the company has no plans
for a WebOS netbook.
The Palm global business unit was responsible
for webOS software development and webOS based hardware products, such as the Palm Pre and Pixi handsets.
Hewlett - Packard did not go into any great detail with the report, other than to state — «HP will discontinue operations
for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones.
If HP starts producing WebOS tablets, expect Kindle
for WebOS to follow along shortly after launch.
Not exact matches
FORBES - Feb 3 - So far Match.com has produced apps
for the iPhone, Palm's
WebOS handsets and Research In Motion's BlackBerrys.
That's why we now have a dedicated mobile version of the site
for mobile devices —
WebOS (Palm), Android, iOS, all of the major mobile browsers are supported.
Those who have spent time with the OS should find themselves at home with LG TV powered by
WebOS, though that fact remains, they make
for a very niche segment.
HP had started out its tablet ambitions with the TouchPad, which,
for a change, was based on the now defunct
WebOS platform.
Tablets
for the Google Android Honeycomb platform as well as HP's own
webOS will add to the competition in the health care field.
Despite evidence that sales of non-iOS tablets will not take off
for the next few years, a number of news organizations have launched one - size - fits - all apps
for Android tablets to complement their multi-platform, «all access» subscription offerings, and a few have even developed apps
for RIM's QNX platform and Palm's
webOS software.
«On the other hand, new smartphone / tablet users could choose
WebOS devices if they have the chance to give it a try» < I agree, there's a chance
for HP to capture many of the «new» users to the segment.
At MWC in Barcelona we spend some time with HP and caught on film the upcoming
webOS based, in a video demonstration of the device
for your viewing pleasure.