Palm Blast!

HP lays off nearly half of the webOS team

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44:03 EST

HP announced they are cutting their #webos team nearly in half. HP cut 275 of the remaining 600 #webos team yesterday. Last September HP let 500 people go from the #webos team in the first step towards moving #webos towards the open source community.HP Statement:As #webos continues the transition from making mobile devices to open source software...

HP earnings down big in Q1 2012

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:44:39 EST

HP today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012. For the quarter, net revenue of 30.0 billion was down 7% from the prior year period, and down 8% when adjusted for the effects of currency.GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was 0.73, down 38% from the prior year period. Non GAAP diluted EPS was 0.92, down ...

Whitman thinks webOS better than iOS and Android

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:29:25 EST

The new CEO of HP has given a sit down interview with CRN that covers quite a bit of ground. The subject of #webos came up and Whitman says HP will be behind the OS in a "big way." Even though HP decided to open source #webos, it looks like the company will be making hardware that uses #webos in the future.We're going to build a new business toge...

Refurbished HP TouchPads selling at Woot

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:56:24 EST

Did you miss the HP fire sale of the TouchPad? If you're still in the market for a TouchPad, Woot is now selling refurbished TouchPads. Although they're not as cheap as HP's 99 fire sale, they are still a pretty good deal if you really like the TouchPad.Woot is offering the 16GB version for 169, and the 32 GB version for 219. With HP's announcem...

Jon Rubinstein leaves HP

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:33:24 EST

The former CEO of #Palm and the father of #webos, Jon Rubinstein, has left HP. AllThingsD reported Mr. Rubinstein's tenure at HP is over, effective today. Mr. Rubinstein agreed to a 12 24 month tenure when HP acquired #Palm, and he has fulfilled that obligation. Jon has fulfilled his commitment and we wish him well, HP spokeswoman Mylene Mangalin...

Open webOS 1.0 arriving in September

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:37:30 EST

HP announced today that they will complete the full open source transition by September. The name of the OS will be Open #webos 1.0 when the transition is complete. Developers inside and outside of HP will hopefully keep #webos going.One of the big changes coming to Open #webos is the switching from a custom kernel to the standard Linux kernel. T...

OTA update for webOS released by HP

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:28:32 EST

Even though #webos is effectively dead as a competitive mobile OS, HP is apparently still working on it. HP released an over the air update to #webos. The update takes TouchPads to version 3.0.5, and the Pre 2 and Pre 3 handsets to version 2.2.4. The OTA update brings improvements in calendar and messaging for all devices. The Pre2 gets better S...

HP tried to sell Palm assets for $1.2 billion but there were no takers

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:42:33 EST

HP bought #Palm for 1.2 billion back in 2010, only to look to dump it in 2011. VentureBeat is now reporting that HP sought to get back its 1.2 billion investment in #webos and the other #Palm assets, but there were no takers. HP was apparently unaware that the value of #Palm and #webos had dropped significantly under there stewardship. HP had di...

HP wimps out, makes webOS open source

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:31:33 EST

After a long review process, HP has decided to make #webos open source. They company says they will remain actively involved in its development, but it doesn't appear that they will be making hardware for #webos. HP to Contribute #webos to Open SourceHP to enable creativity of the community to accelerate the next generation web centric platformPA...

HP still unsure about the future of webOS

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:12:11 EST

HP CEO Meg Whitman held an all hands meeting yesterday to figure out what to do with #webos. Should HP keep the OS? Should they sell it? We thought we would get an answer last night, but apparently HP is taking more time to consider its options. According to reports from the meeting, CEO Meg Whtiman said, "It's really importatnt to me to make ...

HP to finally kill off webOS?

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:12:19 EST

HP announced this week that they would reverse course and hold on to their PC division rather than sell it. The company remained curiously silent on the #webos division however. Insiders are now telling The Guardian that HP will be shutting down the #webos division and that as many as 500 jobs could be lost. It seems obvious now that unless some...

HP pushes OTA update for the TouchPad

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:29:04 EST

HP has pushed out an OTA update for the TouchPad. The update brings #webos up to version 3.0.4. The update includes a new camera app, as well as the ability to pair the TouchPad to non #webos #smartphones so you can answer calls via the TouchPad. The update also brings performance and user interface improvements.Although #webos is effectively de...

Get Android running on the HP TouchPad now

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:52:35 EST

Check out this video of #android running on the TouchPad. It's sluggish for sure, but it is running in a card like any other app. It looks like some kind of emulator which is not ideal, but it is a step forward for all those trying to get #android running on the TouchPad.You can try the ipk download at the link below if you like to live on the ed...

Amazon may acquire webOS from HP

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 09:10:32 EST

Venture Beat has an interesting article out today about Amazon possibly acquiring what's left of #Palm / #webos from HP. VB says they have a source that says Amazon may be the likely candidate to pick up #webos from HP, but there are other companies in the running.A well placed source tells us that HP is currently looking to rid itself of #Palm as...

HP dumps CEO as Meg Whitman takes over

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:20:49 EST

HP has officially dumped CEO Leo Apotheker and asked Meg Whitman to take over. Whitman was on the Board of Directors, but will not be President and CEO. Whitman has a fantastic record of success as CEO of eBay so she will hopefully have similar results at HP. She is the sixth CEO since 2000 so she definitely has her work cut out for her.I only ha...