Meg Whitman: Yes, We Will Make More webOS Powered Tablets, But Not Smartphones

The guys at The Verge had an interview with Meg Whitman, the CEO of HP, about their future strategies, about webOS and more. Note that HP had decided to Open Source webOS, late yesterday..

Whitman assured that the company will be using webOS in new…

webOS Lives To Die Another Day: HP Open Sources The Most Gorgeous OS

Just in. Just. In.

HP has said that it will be making the underlying code of webOS available under an open source license. Glad to see it will live on, but if it doesn’t take off, I’m sure it’s difficult time ahead for the OS. I’m being cynical alright, but well, I have to be. webOS hasn’t had…

Meg Whitman: “Decision on webOS In The Next Few Months”

Finally, I’ve got some news to write about, in the webOS arena.

Remember Apotheker, then CEO of HP, was considering selling/licensing webOS to third parties that may have been interested in using this beautiful OS? Now it turns out that the new CEO, Meg Whitman, hasn’t decided on the future of webOS. The status quo remains, which…

Nokia appoints ex-Vice President of Developer Relations for webOS as its new Global Head of Developer Relations

(image courtesy tablets-planet.com)

Richard Kerris, ex-Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations for webOS, has joined Nokia! This was confirmed by Marco Argenti, Senior Vice President of Developer and Marketplace for Nokia on Twitter

Richard Kerris had left HP a few days ago. Here is the official statement from HP

Richard Kerris, vice president, Worldwide Developer Relations for webOS, has decided…

Dual-boot Android And webOS On HP TouchPad Now Possible

Remember the Firesale? The one where the 16 GB version was selling for $99 and the 32 GB one for $149. Yes, that one. I’d wanted to grab one and then try and boot it with Android slapped. While I couldn’t get one, here is the Android boot, courtesy the awesome guys at…

HP Upgrades Pre 3′s Processor From 1.4 GHz Single Core To 1.2 GHz Dual Core (?)

HP’s ‘yet to be announced’ Pre 3 is getting some upgrade love already. It so seems that the UK version is seeing a processor upgrade from a 1.4 GHz Single Core one to 1.2 GHz Dual Core.

That’s what this HP page says, anyways.

App Review: Quickoffice Premier 6 For Symbian S60

I wonder what took me so long to write a review for an app that I like a lot. Quickoffice is what I’m talking about. If you don’t know yet, Quickoffice is a collection of 3 simple, yet powerful (and highly useful) applications.

You can create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations without having to start your PC. All the documents created are compatible with Microsoft Office (starting with…

Official WordPress App For webOS Is Here [Video]

Good news for WordPress users out there who have a webOS-powered device. The official app has finally arrived, and how! You can now manage your WordPress blog on the go with your webOS device, but there’s a rider – only webOS 3.0 is supported at the moment, meaning only the TouchPad users will be able…

HP TouchPad Arrives, Finally

Okay, we knew about this already right. HP’s much awaited tablet, the TouchPad, powered by the beautiful webOS, has arrived finally. It will be available in two versions (Wi-Fi only) – 16 GB and 32 GB.

Below is a promotional video from HP, featuring Russel Brand.

The question here, however, is…

Palm Pre 2 Receiving webOS 2.1 Update

Verizon Pre 2 owners must be elated that the webOS 2.1 update is finally being pushed out to their devices. There are quite a lot of additions made with this update, which are listed below:

Voice dial Messages backup Bluetooth keyboards support Email fixes Exchange – access ‘special’ apps when placed on a Touchstone charging dock Photos app bugs fixed Other security fixes and…

Video: TouchPad Gets The Demo Treatment At Walmart

As the official date is nearing, we’re now seeing a lot of activity in the webOS-world. Which is nice, and we’re not complaining. Also, it’s good to see HP upping it just before the launch.

It’s a working unit, with a pre-loaded demo video. The guy has it in his hands and yes, it’s got the premium looks as well….

Costco And Carphone Warehouse Taking Pre-orders For HP TouchPad

The much awaited HP TouchPad is now up for pre-order at Costco and Carphone Warehouse. Pricing is as expected, and they’re taking orders only for the Wi-Fi version at the moment.

For the US peeps who want to pre-order this tablet, Costco is taking pre-orders only for the 32 GB version at the moment, and that…