Start-up Group Vows to Resurrect webOS Phones

By Andy Patrizio | 1/13/2013

Can a group of independent developers do for webOS what HP couldn't do? It certainly couldn't do any worse.

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StyleTap Brings Palm OS Apps to Android

By Valerie Sarnataro | 7/17/2012

Palm Treo devotees and those longing to run some old Palm OS apps on their new Android smartphones can rejoice!StyleTap has just released a platform for Google's operating system, allowing users to take a stroll down memory lane.

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Smartphone Battery Life a Critical Factor for Customer Satisfaction, According to Study

By Ryan Punzalan | 3/19/2012

As smartphone ownership increases, so does the demand for overall satisfaction from these devices. The biggest factor currently affecting customer satisfaction is smartphone battery life and performance, according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates.

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BLOG: How HP Pulled the Rug Out from Under Palm

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 3/18/2012

A new blog post from Brighthand's site editor takes a look at some new information on what HP's original plan was to make Palm's webOS into serious competition for the iPhone and Android... a plan that was not followed.

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Big Wins and Epic Fails in the 2011 Smartphone Market

By Ed Hardy | 12/29/2011

Looking back over 2011, there have been some spectacular failures, but some big successes, too. The Brighthand editorial staff considers the previous 12 months and picks the winners and losers, from Apple to Windows Phone, from AT&T to Verizon.

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StyleTap iOS Wrapper SDK Turns Palm OS Apps into iPhone Apps

By Ed Hardy | 12/11/2011

In the days when Palm OS was the top mobile platform, thousands of apps were written for it. Now, Palm OS is almost forgotten, but developers can use a software development kit from StyleTap to turn their old Palm OS apps into ones that will run on the iPhone.

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HP Making the webOS Open Source, Prepping New Devices

By Ed Hardy | 12/10/2011

HP's CEO announced today a new course for webOS: it is being made open source, and HP engineers and any developers who are interested will keep updating and improving it. The company even plans to release new devices with this operating system.

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New HP CEO: No Decision On webOS Yet

By Ed Hardy | 10/28/2011

HP CEO Meg Whitman says that her company is still considering what to do with the webOS. Her predecessor had ended production of smartphones and tablets running this operating system, which HP acquired by buying Palm, Inc.

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HP Lays Off Hundreds of Former Palm Employees

By Ed Hardy | 9/20/2011

In the wake of HP's controversial decision to stop production of webOS-based devices, the company is now giving pink slips to its employees who developed these smartphones and tablets.

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Samsung Might Buy the webOS from HP

By Ed Hardy | 8/29/2011

Although HP has stopped making webOS smartphones and tablets, the company hasn't completely given up on this operating system. Samsung may be interested in taking the webOS off HP's hands, and using it instead of Google's Android OS.

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With HP Out of the Running, Can Anyone Compete with Android and iPhone?

By Ed Hardy | 8/18/2011

In his latest "From the Editors Desk" column, Ed Hardy discusses why HP was forced to end its plans to release phones and tablets based on the webOS, and what it means for anyone trying to compete with Google and Apple.

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HP To Stop Making webOS Smartphones, Might License the OS to Others

By Ed Hardy | 8/18/2011

HP has just unveiled a major change in its webOS strategy. It is going to stop producing smartphones and tablets running this operating system, but isn't dropping it completely.

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