Michael Rizkalla, the former senior director of webOS application development at HP, has just started at Xobni, where he will be its senior director of mobile applications. It’s the latest exodus from the webOS team as HP contemplates what to do with the mobile operating system. Read More »
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You sort of knew this was coming: Reuters reports that Hewlett-Packard is looking to unload webOS, the mobile operating system it got when it bought Palm last year, for hundreds of millions of dollars, and far below the $1.2 billion it paid just 18 months ago. Read More »
The end is reportedly nigh for webOS. According to a report by the Guardian, HP is set to kill off its webOS mobile operating system, affecting some 500 jobs, after receiving apparently no interest in the OS it bought from Palm for $1.2 billion. Read More »
The WebOS technology is now up for sale, and its future is uncertain to say the least. But there are still a few good lessons that can be learned from WebOS’ journey, says Michael Abbott, the former Palm executive who led the development of WebOS. Read More »
HP has confirmed that it has started laying off members of the webOS team, a reduction that is reported to be 525 employees. It’s not surprising given HP’s decision not to build webOS devices. But it seems like another sign that the platform will not survive. Read More »
Former Nokia executive Ari Jaaski has opened up to a Finnish newspaper about the frustrations that led him to quit last year — but since he jumped ship for greener pastures at Palm, he simply seems to have traded the frying pan for the fire. Read More »
Just months after introducing what looked to be one of the most promising challengers to the iPad, Hewlett-Packard said it is getting out of the webOS business and discontinuing its Touchpad and webOS phones. The company is now looking to “optimize” the value of webOS. Read More »
After buying Palm back in July, Hewlett-Packard is now finally poised to unveil what looks to be an array of webOS-powered devices. The company has invited the tech press to a Feb. 9 event in San Francisco to talk about the future of webOS. Read More »
It’s been about three months since HP finalized its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm and there’s obviously some digesting and transitioning going on. But the growing question is: when are we going to see some new webOS handset hardware from HP and Palm? Read More »
Ever since HP bought Palm in April, many have wondered where the company would take webOS, the innovative mobile platform used on the Palm Pre and Pixi handsets. Today Palm offers a glimpse, sharing several new features you can expect to see in webOS 2.0 devices. Read More »
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd last week said his company won’t aggressively pursue the smartphone business in the wake of its acquisition of Palm. The move would be an enormous missed opportunity for HP, and it also could shackle its efforts to produce interconnected devices. Read More »
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