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Android Falling Out of LG’s Favor On TV?

October 25, 2012 at 5:11 am

It looks like LG, which had been a Google TV partner bringing the search giant's mobile OS to its big HDTV screens, is now looking to switch allegiance and is favoring the Open webOS platform, which was born out of HP open-sourcing webOS post-Palm acquisition.

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webOS Becomes ‘Gram’ at HP

August 17, 2012 at 5:17 am

webOS Becomes 'Gram' at HP

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HP TouchPad Goes on Sale Once Again

May 18, 2012 at 9:34 am

The HP TouchPad has gone on sale at Woot.com for today only.

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HP CEO Warns That Google and Motorola Might Try to Close-source Android

February 16, 2012 at 11:30 am

HP CEO Meg Whitman says and open source WebOS could fill the void left by a possible close-source Android.

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Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein Leaves HP

January 27, 2012 at 10:02 am

Jon Rubinstein, the man who was the helm of Palm when it released webOS, the Palm Pre, has left the company.

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The Great Tablet Massacre of 2011

December 23, 2011 at 9:10 am

What was once a field of dreams two years ago is now littered with casualties. Hopes and hype have been dashed. Strategies have been changed and are changing again.

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Grading My 2011 Predictions

December 19, 2011 at 8:45 am

It's the end of the year and its time for wrap-ups, predictions and more crystal ball gazing than you can shake a branch of holly at.

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The Wait is Over. HP Decides to Open Source webOS UPDATED

December 9, 2011 at 10:46 am

After a more than tortured journey in its life so far, the much loved, but tough to gain traction webOS now has a destination again.

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Fate of webOS Coming Within the Day?

December 9, 2011 at 2:52 am

Fate of webOS Coming Within the Day?

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TouchPad Fire Sale Resumes Sunday, Limit 2 Per Customer

December 8, 2011 at 1:36 am

TouchPad Fire Sale Resumes Sunday

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What is Carrier IQ? Is My Phone Spying On Me?

December 1, 2011 at 5:22 pm

Find out what Carrier IQ is, and how it may be tracking what you do on your phone. A breakdown by carrier and phone manufacturer.

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HP’s webOS Decision Probably Coming Down in the Next Two Weeks

November 30, 2011 at 9:11 am

Meg Whitman in an interview with Le Figaro has said that HP will most likely be making a decision on what it will do with webOS within the next two weeks.

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Irony: HP’s Exit of the Consumer Tablet Market Gave It the Most Market Share Outside Apple

November 22, 2011 at 11:03 pm

Irony: HP's Exit of the Consumer Tablet Market Gave It the Most Market Share Outside Apple

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Gift Guide: 5 Gifts You Shouldn’t Give in 2011

November 22, 2011 at 1:53 pm

A look at five gifts you'll want to avoid giving this 2011 holiday season.

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HP Lost Billions on Palm and webOS

November 21, 2011 at 2:43 pm

HP revealed its fourth quarter results today and they revealed a startling figure. The company lost $3.3 billion on webOS.

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HP, Whitman Still Don’t Know What to Do with webOS

November 8, 2011 at 5:21 pm

HP's CEO Meg Whitman held a meeting tonight and informed employees that the company still doesn't know what to do with webOS.

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HP Will Reportedly Decide Fate of webOS Tonight

November 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

HP will reportedly decide the fate of webOS tonight at an all-hands meeting.

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HP Mulling Selling webOS Software Business

November 8, 2011 at 12:08 am

HP Mulling Selling webOS Software Business

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HP Says Shut Down of webOS is “Unfounded Rumor”

October 29, 2011 at 10:36 am

I wouldn't want to be Meg Whitman, the new CEO of HP, Todd Bradley, or any of the other execs at HP as they try to muddle through their next moves for HP's future.

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HP Tells Customers Sorry, No More TouchPads

October 28, 2011 at 4:12 pm

You might still be able to pick up a HP TouchPad at Best Buy or eBay or through some other method or off hand promotion. But if you were on that waiting list with HP it looks like you are out of luck. According to Neowin, users who signed up to be notified when HP ha...

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HP TouchPad Returning to Best Buy on November 1st, With A Catch

October 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm

The HP TouchPad will be returning to Best Buy on November 1st for $149. There's a catch though.

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HP Keeping Its PC Division, Working on Windows 8 Tablet

October 27, 2011 at 3:12 pm

HP has confirmed that it will keep its PC division and that it will likely re-enter the tablet arena with Windows 8.

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Long Live HP’s TouchPad…With Windows 8!?

October 26, 2011 at 4:56 am

Long Live HP's TouchPad...With Windows 8!?

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HP Releases webOS 3.04 for TouchPad

October 18, 2011 at 9:18 am

The HP TouchPad and webOS is certainly going to be one of the stories of the year in mobile tech. The big push and then the big quick stop and then the let's make a few more is certainly one of the strangest things I've ever seen. But, for those who still have a Touc...

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Spec Showdown: iPhone 4S vs Galaxy S II vs HTC Titan

October 4, 2011 at 2:24 pm

A comparison between the iPhone 4S, the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Windows Phone Mango powered HTC Titan.

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What’s Happening with HP, WebOS and Whitman (HPQ)

September 22, 2011 at 1:32 pm

What's going on with HP, and what does Meg Whitman's CEO role mean for WebOS, the HP PC business and HP Stock.

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Apotheker Out, Whitman In As New CEO of HP

September 22, 2011 at 1:10 pm

HP's Board today ousted Leo Apotheker and installed former eBay CEO, Meg Whitman as new chief executive.

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Unreleased Touchpad and Pre 3 Get Handled

September 21, 2011 at 9:37 am

Still pining for the webOS devices that you'll never get to have? I know your pain. If you're willing to settle for the next best thing -- videos of the hardware you'll probably never get a chance to own -- then head over to Engadget.

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HP Gives Palm Hardware Engineers Pink Slips

September 20, 2011 at 1:37 am

Layoffs are underway for the Palm division at Hewlett Packard, which had acquired the Palm brand, hardware division, and webOS software.

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Leaked Photo Shows Off Canceled 7-Inch HP TouchPad

September 19, 2011 at 10:59 am

A leaked photo from a Chinese forum seems to show off HP's unreleased 7-inch HP TouchPad.

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Should HTC Own Their Own OS?

September 12, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Word out of HTC is that they're considering the possibility of owning their own operating system. No names named, but webOS is on the minds of industry watchers. Regardless, the big question is: should HTC bother owning an OS?

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HP TouchPad Backorders to Start Shipping in 6-8 Weeks

September 7, 2011 at 1:33 pm

HP has begun sending out emails informing customers that HP TouchPad backorders will start shipping in 6-8 weeks.

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Team TouchDroid Gets Android Multi-Touch Working on the HP Touchpad

September 6, 2011 at 1:08 pm

I'm sure the hackers and tinkers out there will enjoy this. I'm not sure HP or the webOS team will though. The folks at Team TouchDroid have been working, as have other groups, to get a working port of Android onto the HP TouchPad.

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As HP Mulls Spinning Off PC Business, Plans to Keep webOS Remain

September 6, 2011 at 4:20 am

As Hewlett-Packard is considering its options to either sell or spin off its Personal Systems Group (PSG), the division that makes personal computers and PC hardware, leaked internal memos suggest that new changes to the webOS team will help to ensure that the mobile OS...

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CEO Talk From Samsung and Google Answer Some Mobile Questions

September 2, 2011 at 7:31 am

Perhaps the CEO of Samsung and the former CEO, now chairman, of Google clarified some things with recent comments. Or perhaps not.

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