When HP announced last month that it would open-source webOS, the outfit seemed mighty pleased (and relieved) to have finally made a definitive decision regarding the fate of its $1.2 billion software experiment.
From all of us in webOS Developer Relations, we want to wish you a very Happy New Year. We start this new year with a continued flow of new apps coming in, a healthy population of TouchPads and other webOS devices in the field, and lots of folks with new Christmas TouchPads waiting to load them up with apps.We’ve been having a lot of fun with the community with our Weekly webOS App Hack contests, and are looking forward to more fun in the future.
2011 Year in review: A timeline Engadget February 9: While HP unveiled a host of devices in the phone and tablet space, including the TouchPad, Pre 3, Veer and webOS for PCs, one thing was missing: Palm . As an apparent casualty of HP's acquisition and subsequent “scale,” the source of …
Sydney Morning Herald HP to offer webOS as open-source software Columbia Daily Tribune HP snagged the intuitive webOS software when it paid $1.8 billion in 2010 for Palm Inc. in what became a failed effort to revive the flailing smartphone pioneer. HP said it still plans to develop and support webOS.
We know a lot of you are looking forward to a new edition of Pivot. As we continue to look ahead at the direction webOS will be heading under the new Open Source strategy , we have decided to put Pivot on hold. We also know that featuring apps is useful both to consumers and developers
As promised, we’re back from a quiet weekend gorging on turkey and pumpkin pie for another App Hack. For this week’s challenge, we are going to explore how to display data on a Map
Developers building applications with webOS 3.0 are enjoying the benefits of the Enyo framework. Enyo is HP’s JavaScript-based framework for building mobile web applications which abstracts the complexities of building features like web service access, localization and complex user interfaces into mobile applications away from the developer
Leading Open Source Event Brings Together Visionaries, Thought Leaders, and Experts to Discuss Solutions and Services that Enable 'Open Innovation Everywhere' (PRWeb August 03, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8692405.htm
For developers that are just getting started with webOS 3.0 and familiarizing themselves with our Enyo framework, the concept of encapsulation – a way to break your app down into smaller, self-contained parts – can make your code easier to understand and maintain. Once an Enyo app is broken down into self-contained components, they need to be able to interact with each other to perform actions or expose and change properties they contain.
Spaz Hackathon, part 2, going down April 21, Pre 2s up for grabs PreCentral.net Those contributing in person will be eligible for prizes, with the top two contributors across all categories received a Palm Pre 2 courtesy of the HP webOS Developer Relations team. More details, including how to register, can be found at the source …
Now that the kitty’s out of the gemstone bag, we’re slowly starting to connect the dots that obscure the details of Palm’s soon to be announced “Topaz” and “Opal” tablets. First up is information from one of our original trusted sources who claims that the Opal will measure 180 x 144 x 13mm (making it a bit shorter and wider than the 190.1 x 120.5 x 12-mm Galaxy Tab) and feature a 1,024 x 768 pixel TFT LCD display. We’re told that the bigger Topaz tablet will ship about three months before Opal and measures in at 241 x 190 x 13mm (making it nearly identical to the 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4-mm iPad) with a pixel resolution that could be the same as the Opal (our source wasn’t 100 percent on this)
See that image above? It’s not a forthcoming Palm LTE phone for Verizon Wireless, but it could be a sneak peek into Big Red’s plans for the future.
MobileSyrup.com The Source must be confused with their Bell Palm Pre deals MobileSyrup.com Bell is selling the Palm Pre for a low no-contract price of $149.95. A good deal for a decent CDMA smartphone
Okay, now that we’ve got a bigger shot of this thing, we can definitely say that it’s neither a Pre nor a Pre Plus … so assuming it’s not some sophisticated fake, you’re feasting your eyes on Palm’s next-gen model here
