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 ...

It’s only been a few weeks since hackers seriously started trying to get Google Android to run on the HP TouchPad, and we’re already seeing some major progress. A few days ago the developers of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s ironic that perhaps the best commentary on the technology industry is a line written 160 years ago by the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest ...

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Samsung's Tizen OS has expanded its lead in smart TVs and streaming platforms with LG's WebOS a distant second, according to Strategy Analytics. Considering the history of those two operating systems ...

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 ...