Briefly: First Enyo-based iOS app, New Zealand trademark dispute
Mon, Feb 6, 2012 - The first app developed for Apple's iOS using the now open-source Enyo 2.0 framework has hit the App Store, while Apple seeks to bar the trademarking of a mobile device case called the "driPhone" in New Zealand. ( 19 comments )
Former Apple exec and Palm chief Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - Hewlett-Packard on Friday confirmed that Jon Rubinstein, who came to the company through its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm, has left the company. ( 54 comments )
64GB iPhone 4S takes 21% of sales, 36% of iPhone buyers come from another platform
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - A new survey of recent iPhone customers found that 21 percent of iPhone 4S buyers chose Apple's highest capacity 64-gigabyte model, while 36 percent of users migrated from another platform like Android, BlackBerry or Palm. ( 20 comments )
iPhone 4S launch propels surging Apple 20% to close the gap with Android
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 - The launch of the iPhone 4S last October had an "enormous impact" on the U.S. smartphone landscape, boosting Apple's share among new buyers by almost 20 percent and putting it neck-and-neck with Android in December. ( 69 comments )
HP says it will build new webOS powered tablets by 2013
Fri, Dec 9, 2011 - While stating her company would "bet heavily with Windows [8 tablets]" in the short term, HP chief executive Meg Whitman stated that the company will return to building a webOS tablet by 2013, if not next year. ( 82 comments )
HP to keep webOS, make available as an undefined open source project
Fri, Dec 9, 2011 - HP has finally outlined its plans for webOS today, stating that it will "contribute the webOS software to the open source community," apparently because it couldn't find a suitable buyer for the platform. ( 41 comments )
HP CEO rumored to pronounce fate of webOS on Friday
Thu, Dec 8, 2011 - After months of deliberation, Hewlett Packard's new CEO Meg Whitman is rumored to announce the PC maker's plans for webOS on Friday. ( 27 comments )
HP CEO: Apple likely to take away PC leadership position next year
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 - HP's new chief executive Meg Whitman told journalists Apple was doing "a great job" and that her company's once much smaller rival could likely pass HP to become the world's leading PC maker next year. ( 59 comments )
HP's Chairman using MacBook Air, may detail webOS plans next week
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - HP is expected to finally announce a future path for its webOS platform next week, on the heels of an embarrassing PR photo portraying chairman Ray Lane using a MacBook Air at home. ( 68 comments )
HP considering sale of webOS to 'several' companies including Oracle
Tue, Nov 8, 2011 - PC maker HP is said to still be considering the sale of its webOS mobile operating system, though any deal is expected to be less than the $1.2 billion it originally paid to acquire the platform from Palm. ( 29 comments )
All prospects for an internal HP webOS largely destroyed
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 - HP announced yesterday that it would retain its PC business while deflecting questions about the future of webOS for at least another month, but insiders note that HP has already destroyed the viability of the project moving forward internally, leaving a sale of the group its best hope for survival. ( 75 comments )
HP to keep PC business, future of webOS still uncertain
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - Two weeks after calling an internal all hands meeting to discuss the status of its Personal Systems Group making PCs and mobile devices, HP has finally announced it will keep the division rather than spinning it off or selling it. ( 20 comments )
HP set to decide future of Palm, webOS this week
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 - HP is rumored to have finished the initial bidding process for its webOS unit and will hold an all-hands meeting tomorrow that may reveal its future plans for selling or spinning off the group, according to people familiar with the company's plans. ( 15 comments )
Rumor: Amazon eyeing purchase of HP's Palm division for webOS Kindles
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 - Amazon is said to be considering a purchase of Palm, the smartphone maker now owned by Hewlett-Packard, and its webOS mobile operating system. ( 63 comments )
IDC: Apple's iPad 2 took market share from Android tablets in Q2 2011
Wed, Sep 14, 2011 - Apple's iPad 2 took the lion's share of global tablet shipments in the second quarter of calendar 2011, with a 68.3 percent share, while Android's share of tablets slipped, according to the latest figures from IDC. ( 104 comments )
HTC eyeing webOS purchase to compete with Apple's iOS
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 - Smartphone maker HTC has publicly stated it is considering buying its own mobile operating system platform, with HP's webOS a potential option for acquisition. ( 112 comments )
HP's confounding call to build more TouchPads likely due to obligations
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - With Hewlett-Packard estimated to lose $200 for each TouchPad it sells at a fire sale price of $99, the company's head-scratching decision to resume production of the failed tablet is likely a result of agreements made with component suppliers. ( 48 comments )
Samsung rumored to buy webOS to compete with Apple's iOS, Mac OS X
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - In an effort to more directly compete with Apple's integrated hardware-software approach, Samsung is rumored to be interested in buying webOS from Hewlett-Packard. ( 146 comments )
Apple's iOS unaffected by malware as Android exploits surge 76%
Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the first quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform. ( 124 comments )
Microsoft shocked to find interest in Windows Phone 7
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - After Microsoft's head of Windows Phone 7 offered free phones and training to any published webOS developers, he reported being "caught a bit flatfooted" to find 500 people interested in actually taking him up on the offer. ( 55 comments )
HP ran its webOS SDK on iPad 2, hopes to license it as mobile web app tool
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - After HP's webOS hardware unit was scuttled by upper management, the webOS software team has hopes of bringing their work to the mainstream, leveraging Apple's open web platform to do so. ( 54 comments )
HP begins TouchPad clearance with $99 fire sale [u]
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 - Resellers have begun clearing HP TouchPad inventory with a drastic sale that cuts the price of 16GB and 32GB models to $99 and $149, respectively, just one day after the device was discontinued. ( 244 comments )
Microsoft courting webOS developers with free phones
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 - Microsoft is looking to capitalize on HP's webOS failures by offering free phones, developer tools and training to developers left stranded by the demise of the platform. ( 49 comments )
HP eats $100 million charge to cover unsold stockpile of TouchPads
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - HP announced on Thursday that it will take a roughly $100 million charge due to poor sell through of the TouchPad, likely in order to credit Best Buy and other resellers for their unsold inventory. ( 80 comments )
HP outlines "difficult but necessary" decisions spurred by success of iPad
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - After just nine months on the job, HP's chief executive Léo Apotheker announced plans to radically shift the company away from the shrinking PC market, drop its mobile competition to the iPad and iPhone entirely, and instead focus on its online services, printing and software businesses. ( 82 comments )
Best Buy upset with HP over selling just 25K TouchPads
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 - Best Buy is reportedly unhappy with HP after having sold just 25,000 of the PC maker's TouchPad tablets and is unwilling to pay for the more than 240,000 unsold units, according to a new report. ( 117 comments )
HP makes $100 TouchPad price cut permanent in bid for No. 2 tablet spot
Wed, Aug 10, 2011 - After receiving positive response to a temporary $100 price cut on its webOs-based TouchPad tablet, HP has decided to make the discount permanent as it aims for the No. 2 spot in the tablet market, behind Apple's iPad. ( 100 comments )
Apple's Mac lineup seen taking 4.5% of PC sales in 2011, 5.2% in 2015
Tue, Aug 9, 2011 - Apple's line of Mac computers are seen making further market share gains in the coming years, growing to 4.5 percent of sales in 2011, and 5.2 percent of new PCs sold in 2015. ( 19 comments )
HP slashes iPad-competing TouchPad price to $399 1 month after release
Fri, Aug 5, 2011 - Just over a month after the HP TouchPad hit the market, its price has been cut by one-fifth for a special weekend sale intended to boost sales of the iPad-competing tablet. ( 143 comments )
Review roundup: HP TouchPad billed as 'mediocre tablet'
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 - Hewlett Packard's entry into the tablet market has drawn praise for its external beauty and criticism as reviewers dug beneath the surface, with one journalist calling the device a "mediocre tablet." ( 112 comments )
Gartner sees Apple's iPad dominating tablet market through 2015
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 - Research firm Gartner sees Apple's iPad controlling the lion's share of the tablet market for the next three years, and remaining the top mobile platform in terms of sales through at least 2015. ( 77 comments )
'Unstable performance' of Android 3.0 seen as benefit to Apple's iPad
Fri, Apr 8, 2011 - Tablet makers who craft their own mobile operating system -- particularly Apple and its iOS -- stand to gain from the "unstable performance" of Google's tablet-centric Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb. ( 107 comments )
HP hires former Apple exec to pitch webOS to developers
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - HP has hired Richard Kerris, Apple's former Senior Director of Worldwide Developer Relations, to help attract developers to the webOS platform as it attempts to challenge Apple in the smartphone and tablet markets. ( 23 comments )
HP to take on Apple with webOS-based TouchPad, Pre 3
Wed, Feb 9, 2011 - HP on Wednesday announced a trio of new webOS-based products, including the TouchPad, a touchscreen tablet with dimensions similar to the iPad, and the Pre 3, a new smartphone intended to compete with Apple's iPhone. ( 198 comments )
Windows Phone 7 hits 5,000 apps in 2 months, equaling Palm's webOS
Thu, Dec 30, 2010 - Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform now has more than 5,000 applications written for it, well behind the 300,000 for Apple's iOS, but matching the total number of programs for Palm's webOS in just over two months. ( 69 comments )
HP's Jon Rubinstein slams Android, takes on Apple's iPad
Wed, Dec 22, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal has posed its interview with HP's Jon Rubinstein, shedding additional light on the firm's future plans for webOS in light of his past as a top engineer working with Steve Jobs at Apple and NeXT. ( 49 comments )
Apple iPad widely expected to lead tablet disruption of PCs in 2011
Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by far. ( 121 comments )
Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email. ( 49 comments )
HP releasing $799 Slate 500 to take on iPad in tablet market
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 - Six months after the launch of Apple's iPad, HP is ready to launch its Slate 500 tablet device, which will cost $799 and is aimed at business customers. ( 434 comments )
HP announces Palm Pre 2 with webOS 2.0, launching 'soon' in US
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 - Palm on Tuesday formally announced its Pre 2 smartphone, with the webOS 2.0 mobile operating system re-branded to reflect HP's purchase of the company. ( 50 comments )
Apple's iOS holds strong as Android's enterprise presence surges
Wed, Sep 22, 2010 - While Google's Android mobile operating system has seen a fivefold increase in availability in the corporate market over the last nine months, Apple's presence with iOS has held strong and still nearly doubles that of Android. ( 49 comments )
Palm unveils webOS 2.0, SDK available to developers
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 - Palm on Tuesday introduced the beta software development kit of the next version of its mobile operating system, webOS 2.0, bringing new features like an expanded universal search that developers can tap into, and new HTML5 capabilities and enhancements. ( 65 comments )
HP's webOS 2.0 to take on iPhone 4, iPad later this year
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 - After making comments to the contrary this summer, Hewlett-Packard is now positioning its acquired Palm webOS as a competitor to Android and iPhone 4, as well as Apple's iPad, relegating its Windows 7 Slate PC offerings to a business tablet niche. ( 88 comments )
Designer of notification system for Palm's WebOS hired by Apple
Wed, Jun 9, 2010 - One of the key players in creating Palm's WebOS mobile operating system, a man who designed its non-intrusive notification system, is now Apple's Senior User Interface Designer. ( 60 comments )
HP's purchase of Palm could lead to WebOS tablets, netbooks
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 - In addition to entering the smartphone market against the iPhone, HP's acquisition of handset maker Palm could allow the PC maker to expand the WebOS mobile platform to tablets and netbooks to compete with Apple's iPad. ( 74 comments )
