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RIM after BlackBerry 10 debut: dead or alive?

Posted May 5, 2012 - 7:55 am

Research In Motion recently unveiled its next-generation mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10, giving critics a little more insight into the company's future prospects. BlackBerry 10 is a significant break from previous BlackBerry operating systems that focused on physical keyboards and smaller screens; BB10 is designed for touchscreens first. The new BlackBerry platform will still include RIM's traditional enterprise-focused hallmarks such as stability and security. But the company is also making a play for app developers so it can woo consumers by offering popular apps for gaming and social networking.
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How to grab a screenshot from iPhone, Android, and nearly any other smartphone

Posted April 20, 2012 - 10:49 am

Let’s review the best ways you can grab a screenshot from an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone. Or even a WebOS phone, if you're feeling esoteric.
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Amid a recovery, tech layoffs

Posted February 29, 2012 - 12:04 pm

The economy may be in a slow recovery and unemployment down, but layoffs in the tech sector are still a reality.
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HP's perilous PC dilemma

Posted February 28, 2012 - 3:00 pm

The longer Hewlett-Packard hangs onto its PC business, the less it will be worth. But can HP really afford to hack nearly 30% of its revenue without a strong, emerging business to replace it?
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WebOS gets a brand-new browser

Posted February 18, 2012 - 8:43 am

It was just a few weeks ago that HP released the first pieces of webOS to the open source community, and already the company has followed up with its next moves.
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Four signs that WebOS is on the right track

Posted January 30, 2012 - 8:07 am

It was exciting news back in December when HP announced that it was planning to open-source webOS, but at least as exciting now is how quickly and decisively it's moving to make that happen.
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HP's Whitman lines up future scapegoat

Posted January 18, 2012 - 6:39 pm

HP names software EVP Bill Veghte as its chief strategy officer, reversing a decision made in October to eliminate that position.
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Sure, now they tell us: Former Palm employees say webOS was fatally flawed

Posted January 2, 2012 - 7:51 pm

Fundamental flaws in the design of webOS pretty much doomed it from the start, according to former HP and Palm employees.
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Update: HP to go open source with webOS

Posted December 9, 2011 - 1:30 pm

HP chief executive Meg Whitman on Friday announced the company would turn over the fate of webOS to the open source community.
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HP updates TouchPad to WebOS 3.0.4

Posted October 18, 2011 - 3:28 pm

The HP TouchPad hasn't gone the way of the dodo bird just yet, as Hewlett-Packard announced Tuesday that an over-the-air update to WebOS 3.0.4 is now available.
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Will Amazon buy Palm and WebOS from HP?

Posted September 30, 2011 - 11:46 am

Amazon released their 7 inch Kindle Fire tablet on Wednesday, September 28, running a highly-customized Android operating system. So why are so many leaks coming from Amazon and HP about Palm and WebOS going from HP to Amazon?
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HP confirms layoffs at Palm unit

Posted September 20, 2011 - 5:31 pm

HP has started laying off workers associated with last year's billion-dollar acquisition of Palm, as it closes down the mobile device business it planned to base on Palm's webOS. The news comes almost exactly a month after HP announced a sweeping reorganization and refocusing of its business.
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HP misled investors, shareholder alleges in lawsuit

Posted September 16, 2011 - 11:42 am

A proposed class-action lawsuit filed by a Hewlett-Packard shareholder claims the company misled investors about its performance and plans.
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Samsung CEO scotches rumors of webOS purchase

Posted September 2, 2011 - 12:07 pm

South Korean mobile device maker Samsung does not plan to purchase webOS from HP, according to CEO Choi Gee Sung.
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Who loves WebOS? Not Samsung, not Anyone

Posted September 2, 2011 - 11:49 am

More and more, WebOS seems like an operating system that not even its own mother could love.
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HP's bizarre decision to make more TouchPads

Posted August 31, 2011 - 2:57 pm

Why does the company want to make more TouchPad tablets to sell at a loss?
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TouchPad's discount farewell tour is extended!

Posted August 30, 2011 - 4:11 pm

In response to 'stunning' demand for the $99 TouchPad, HP announces it will manufacture more of its webOS-powered tablet.
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HP's webOS may yet live (but probably not with HP)

Posted August 29, 2011 - 1:41 pm

Maybe all those people buying up $99 TouchPads since HP announced it was killing off webOS are getting more than they bargained for.
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Malware becomes the measure of success in smartphone market

Posted August 23, 2011 - 4:42 pm

It's hard to choose among the sometimes-contradictory market-share numbers in the competition for smartphone dominance. McAfee's quarterly malware report gives a good indication of changes the future of the market by tracking the parasite's point of view.
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Microsoft entices WebOS developers toward another doomed smartphone OS

Posted August 23, 2011 - 1:11 pm

If you want to make a business out of developing software for smart phones, is it a good decision to leap from one just-killed OS to the only one able to lose share in a growing market?
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Analyst upgrades HP with ringing endorsement: 'Even a mess can eventually have value'

Posted August 22, 2011 - 12:49 pm

Despite facing serious competitive and strategic challenges, Hewlett-Packard offers value for investors, one analyst argues.
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Hey HP, Best Buy would like to have a word with you about all those TouchPads

Posted August 18, 2011 - 5:57 pm

Now that HP is shutting down WebOS, what happens to the 250,000 TouchPads sitting in Best Buy stores?
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HP drops dead weight to face new targets

Posted August 18, 2011 - 4:43 pm

HP just gave up most of the current fruits of its Palm acquisition, abandoning WebOS and its tablets and phones. Perhaps HP now changes its focus from battling Google to battling IBM and Oracle.
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HP kills tablets, confirms PC spin-off plans

Posted August 18, 2011 - 3:59 pm

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday said it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad tablets and smartphones. It also confirmed that it is exploring the possible spin-off or sale of its Personal Systems Group (PSG), which dominates the global PC market.
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HP and WebOS: What went wrong?

Posted August 18, 2011 - 9:26 am

HP announced Thursday that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, which includes the HP Veer 4G, the HP Touchpad and the yet-to-be-released HP Pre 3 smartphone. The death of WebOS devices is sad, yet unsurprising news. The entire journey of the WebOS has been marred by pitfalls since the very beginning--and things only got worse over time.
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