An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 12, 2024
- April 11, 2024
- April 10, 2024
- April 9, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- April 7, 2024
- April 6, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- Simplebits
- Joshua Blankenship
- Spoon Graphics
- TutsPlus - Design
- Fuel Your Creativity
- My Ink Blog
- Stylized Web
- Web Resource Source
- Codrops
- Willems Lab
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
August 16, 2011 07:14 pm GMT
HP stated from the start that it planned on putting webOS in more than just smartphones and tablets. It foresaw a time when webOS would run printers, netbooks, and the world! Well, the time has come. HP is looking to grow the webOS base and expand into the world of major appliances and automotive. HP invested $1.2 billion into Palm last year and from an outsider's standpoint, it's hard to view that as a wise investment even when considering the 1,500 patents that were part of the deal. The chief product, the webOS TouchPad, is floundering in the marketplace. Spotting a webOS smartphones in the wild is akin to seeing MG using a Xoom. WebOS is a fine operating system, but consumers just haven't latched on for various reasons. HP is now looking outside the traditional CE realm for help.
Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fUaGSONXnnE/
HP Looking To Appliances, Autos To Grow And Save webOS
HP stated from the start that it planned on putting webOS in more than just smartphones and tablets. It foresaw a time when webOS would run printers, netbooks, and the world! Well, the time has come. HP is looking to grow the webOS base and expand into the world of major appliances and automotive. HP invested $1.2 billion into Palm last year and from an outsider's standpoint, it's hard to view that as a wise investment even when considering the 1,500 patents that were part of the deal. The chief product, the webOS TouchPad, is floundering in the marketplace. Spotting a webOS smartphones in the wild is akin to seeing MG using a Xoom. WebOS is a fine operating system, but consumers just haven't latched on for various reasons. HP is now looking outside the traditional CE realm for help.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fUaGSONXnnE/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Techcrunch
TechCrunch is a leading technology blog, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.More About this Source Visit Techcrunch