August 2011: I ordered. HP canceled any new webOS hardware. My phone arrived.
webOS has many innovative features and has a community capable of developing this open system to even greater heights. I hope to see it continue as an option for the discerning mobile device user.
Yesterday, webOS day saw the ninth testing release of LuneOS, but it was also the first anniversary without the servers and app catalog. The future looks promising, but we are on our own now. Most of us backed up our apps before the shutdown, but it should be remembered that the original announcement only … Continue Reading ››
The next Chicago webOS Meetup will be held on Sunday May 17th at Moretti's Ristorante and Pizzeria in Schaumburg 1893 Walden Office Square, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
As usual, there will be much to discuss. This is the first meet up since the HP profile & app catalog servers were shut down. There are backups to … Continue Reading ››
It looks like the HP servers are finally off. It makes sense: The two previously suggested dates for this were both the fifteenth of the month. Aside from the fact of the closure, there is little to complain about. There was a two month extension of the original date and we've had an … Continue Reading ››
At this time of year the webOS toaster is popping up a lot of hot cross buns, but any time of year is the right time for toasted fruit buns! Let's shake out some crumbs:
The tech press was a little wrong-footed today by a surprise announcement from Palm or specifically, the brand's new owners, TCL (Alcatel).
Though we had hoped TCL would make it's own webOS play for the mobile phone market, this was largely rejected by TCL's George Guo at it's CES press conference. Nonetheless, in it's Continue Reading ››
