In a reversal of sorts, some people are keen to load webOS on their Android devices, now that Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to make the software open source. HP said earlier Friday that it will ...

WebOS isn't dead! After much fiddling and tinkering, a pre-alpha of a WebOS running as an Android app has been shown in a working state. Previous attempts to make Open WebOS run on Android haven't ...

A video has appeared on YouTube showing the first successes of a group who are attempting to create a hybrid Android and webOS mobile operating system. The reason why is less clear. A group of webOS ...

Hewlett-Packard’s announcement on Thursday to stop making tablets and smartphones based on webOS surprised many analysts, who said the company buckled under the pressure of Apple’s momentum and ...

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein is considering licensing his WebOS platform to other hardware makers, he tells the FT. This after his turnaround effort has stalled and Palm's best hope appears to be an ...

There's been nothing but upside for Android as a platform recently, making HP's decision to scrap its plans to release a tablet running Google's OS something of a rare defeat. Taking into account the ...

One of the key differences between Android, iOS, and other mobile operating systems and their desktop or notebook counterparts is support for multi-window modes. On a desktop PC you can open as many ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

With Google and Verizon recently announcing that several Android phones will be coming out on their network, a Linux lover might have smartphones on the brain. Obviously, having Linux running on your ...

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By also layering webOS across its PC offerings, HP could reclaim the role of developing an application layer that not only holds the potential to add unique value to its PCs, but also to chart its own ...

In Part I we tested out Android on VirtualBox. Now we'll try running Palm's WebOS as a Virtual Appliance. This article assumes that you are using: VirtualBox 3.0.4 or later. An implementation of the ...