HP Announces Plans for webOS Open Source, Sets Completion Date For September

Last month, HP announced that webOS would be open sourced. Today comes news on the transition to open source webOS, which the company hopes to complete for fall of 2012.  First up, will be the open source release of Enyo version 2.0. The tool enables developers to write a single application that works across mobile devices and browsers including webOS, iOS and Android. This move provides developers with “immediate access to the acclaimed framework for webOS”.

HP has also outlined the roadmap for webOS

Timing Milestone/Code published
January Enyo 2.0 and Enyo source code
Apache License, Version 2.0
February Intended project governance model
QT WebKit extensions
JavaScript core
UI Enyo widgets
March Linux standard kernel
Graphics extensions EGL
LevelDB
USB extensions
April Ares 2.0
Enyo 2.1
Node services
July System manager (“Luna”)
System manager bus
Core applications
Enyo 2.2
August Build release model
Open webOS Beta
September Open webOS 1.0

“HP is bringing the innovation of the webOS platform to the open source community,” said Bill Veghte, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, HP. “This is a decisive step toward meeting our goal of accelerating the platform’s development and ensuring that its benefits will be delivered to the entire ecosystem of web applications.”

 

Source: BusinessWire

HP Officially Out Of TouchPads

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HP tonight went out an email to those had previously expressed interest in the HP TouchPad. It was previously thought that HP would deliver another round of the HP TouchPad firesale. Something must have changed or they pushed those through a different channel.

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Richard Kerris Joins Nokia

Richard Kerris, former VP of Worldwide Developer Relations as related to webOS, has joined Nokia. Kerris new position is Global Head of Developer Relations.

Source: All Things D

webOS Update 3.0.4 for HP TouchPad Released

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HP today released webOS update 3.0.4 77. Weighing in at 53MB, the update promises to “make the TouchPad snappier. It also includes a new camera app and makes it easier to find TouchPad apps in the App Catalog. There are also a number of other improvements. It’s available now, so hit up the System Updates app to start downloading now. The update will take 15 minutes to install.

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HP Offers Up Yet More Free TouchPad Apps

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The HP TouchPad is the gift that keeps giving or should we say HP keeps giving. They are once again offering up promotional codes for a number of apps. If history has taught us anything, you need to jump on these pronto.

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Review: Unlocking the HP Veer

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With HP no longer making hardware, their last released phone will be the HP Veer. Unfortunately, the HP Veer only made to a few carriers. In the US, that’s limited to AT&T. Those looking to use the HP Veer on T-Mobile or any carrier for that matter, do have options. Software solutions are available to unlock the HP Veer. PalmUnlocker has furnished us with an AT&T branded HP Veer 4G to test out their service.
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