Sentences with phrase «webos platform»

The shock announcement last week by Hewlett - Packard that it will dump its WebOS platform, its HP TouchPad and is seriously considering spinning off its massive PC business has the market in a spin and analysts questioning the wisdom of its strategy.

You still get the Ultra HD OLED 3D panel with HDR but it also features that Picture on Glass design 2.57 mm screen, plus the addition of Freeview Play in the webOS platform.

For example, LG just recently announced that its WebOS platform will be gaining support for Google Assistant which means the new TVs in its lineup of products for the year will have Google Assistant support as well, which is technically a big thing for Google and Google Assistant as it's opening up the use of the feature to more platforms.

This circular smartwatch uses LG's own wearable platform, based partly on the webOS platform the South Korean brand acquired in 2013.

LG's TV uses an updated version of its proprietary webOS platform, and it's a treat.

LG on Monday announced a plan to release a new open source version of its webOS platform as part of a...

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HP acquired the highly - praised webOS platform in its recent purchase of smartphone - maker Palm, and stated outright an expectation to deploy it on various devices.

«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.

However, once HP announced its intentions to buy struggling Palm, the industry soon heard that the technology giant had ditched the Slate in favor of creating another tablet, dubbed Hurricane, which will run on the widely praised WebOS platform.

The same can be said for any platform, however this could never useful to HP with the webOS platform in it's current state, thanks to it's limited user base.

If you have become frustrated with Android and are no Apple fan, then the webOS platform may end up becoming a major competitor in the smartphone and tablet market.

Whatever the future has in store for the likable webOS platform, we've decided to list five reasons why we will miss HP's first, last and only webOS tablet.

LG has a new idea, though, and is reportedly developing a line of TVs powered by the newly open - source webOS platform.

«While we expect HP's webOS platform to be a differentiating factor compared to the many Android tablets expected to reach the market, we do not think the price points on the TouchPad are aggressive enough to attract the incremental buyer from the iPad,» Moskowitz wrote in a note to investors.

The HP TouchPad sold like the hottest cake around though its no secret all of the craze surrounding the tablet can be attributed to its low price tag and not its webOS platform.

That HP has been mulling over how to deal with the WebOS platform has been all too well known.

If the Apple, Android, or RIM OSes don't appeal to you, you can opt for the Palm Pre and its promising webOS platform.

It's ideal for anyone who wants the benefits of the amazing webOS platform on a much bigger scale.

The company though has stated it will remain fully committed to the warranty and other obligations as regards the TouchPad while developing the WebOS platform.

The new HP products run from their webOS platform, which came from the company's recent acquisition of Palm and appeared on handsets such as the Palm Pre and Pixi.

HP had earlier decided to opensource their webOS platform after they discontinued their TouchPad device.

HP had already stated their intentions of making the WebOS platform an open source project.

Rubinstein said what they are now facing with the WebOS platform is comparable to the situation that the Mac OS X had to go through and is just part of the growing process.

According to what HP says, it «plans to remain active in the development and support of webOS» however the «making of webOS open source will accelerate the development of the webOS platform and application ecosystem.»

«We still have work to do to make webOS the platform we know it can be,» Rubinstein argues, «but remember.....

HP has recently declared that they will be holding on to their PC division, but not the TouchPad and the WebOS platform.

All of HP's efforts with the WebOS platform bombed, which include the epic failure of the TouchPad device.

HP had started out its tablet ambitions with the TouchPad, which, for a change, was based on the now defunct WebOS platform.

Hewlett - Packard's webOS platform simply does not have the number of applications nor a sizable enough developer community to compete, Walkley argues.

Not exact matches

«Many developers feel the operating system is elegantly designed, and is a respected platform... However, our WebOS devices have not gained enough traction in the marketplace with consumers, and we see too long a ramp - up in market share.»

All other tablet platforms, including MeeGo and WebOS, will make a negligible dent in the market over the next few years, Gartner predicts.

With such a not - so - impressive history behind it, it will be interesting to see how the platform fares in the smart TV segment and whether LG also goes on to design new smartphone and tablet devices with WebOS.

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.

After HP went public with its move of making the webOS an open source platform, HP CEO Meg Whitman has said during a discussion that making tablets are still a possibility, even after the HP's Windows 8 push.

In the meantime, Jon Rubinstein, ex-Palm CEO who is the current webOS lead at HP extended his support to the TouchPad and the WebOS operating system in the face of the tablet as well as the platform generating some amount of negative critiwebOS lead at HP extended his support to the TouchPad and the WebOS operating system in the face of the tablet as well as the platform generating some amount of negative critiWebOS operating system in the face of the tablet as well as the platform generating some amount of negative criticism.

That HP is looking for an alternative plan and platform to move the webOS on is a logical step, as they have bought the OS from Palm at quite a hefty sum and employed many people to align it to their requirements.

HP has since made WebOS an open source platform, but has failed to gain any real traction.

With these factors in mind, within a couple of years, we expect Apple to maintain the lion's share of the growing tablet market — at least somewhere in the 50 % to 60 % range — with Android next, and the rest splitting the difference, including RIM's PlayBook / QNX platform, Palm's WebOS, and whatever Microsoft eventually brings to the game.

Therefore we have decided to shut down operations around webOS devices and will be exploring strategic alternatives to optimize the value of the software platform and development capability.»

The first webOS tablet, the HP TouchPad, offers a 9.7 - inch diagonal multitouch display, an innovative and intuitive multitasking UI and a robust platform for game development.

Sorry WebOS and Android fans, there» s not currently a version available for your respective platforms.

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.

Kobo's move to provide an HTML5 web app will offer additional convenience to consumers and deliver a rich and seamless experience to Kobo app users across platforms, including Android, RIM, and HP WebOS.

This means iOS, Blackberry, Android, webOS, and other major platform applications can read the stories.

HP famously bought webOS and then brought a tablet to market based on that Palm - developed platform, the TouchPad, which ended up being a dismal failure that the company shut down very quickly.

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.

The rest of us (i.e. 99 % of those who have to deal with this sub-par platform on a daily basis) require a ground - up rebuild a la WebOS or Windows Phone 7.

With these factors in mind, within a couple of years, we expect Apple to maintain the lion's share of the growing tablet market — settling at least somewhere in the 50 % to 60 % range — with Android next, and the rest splitting the difference, including RIM's PlayBook / QNX platform, Palm's WebOS, and whatever Microsoft eventually brings to the game.