The fate of webOS has been decided. Well, at least for now. HP decided to open source webOS and let the community drive the mobile OS in future. HP will keep on contributing development resources though, and even new HP hardware is a possibility. Competition is always good, and I would love to see webOS finally get the attention it deserves. Making webOS a success is not an easy task. It was... 

The big news keep coming from the mobile industry. After Google purchased Motorola Mobility in a move that surprised many, HP announced yesterday that they will stop their webOS smartphone and tablet business. I was hoping that HP could breath new life into the platform, but sadly they never put in the effort which would have been needed to make webOS more visible to the public. Instead of releasing... 

It’s been nearly two years since i wrote an in-depth webOS review. Back then Palm surprised everybody with a very innovative mobile OS which didn’t have to hide from the competition. On the contrary, webOS surpassed iOS and Android in some areas like data sync (synergy) and general UI quality. Luckily Palm/HP decided to provide an webOS 2.1 update for the Palm Pre Plus even though it’s... 

It seems that i have some strange bond with Palm devices. Only a few days after i got an Palm Pre Plus for my wife, i was told that a local electronics store is selling Palm Pixie Plus devices for 30,- Euros with a one-month contract. So i checked the store out and found a big pile of Palm Pixie Plus devices which were basically being thrown out. I took two of them and played around with the Palm Pixie... 

About a year ago Palm released the Palm Pre Plus as follow up to the Palm Pre smartphone. As the name of the device suggests it was basically a small upgrade and not a completely new product. Since Palm was aquired by HP in 2010, many legacy Palm smartphones are available for very affordable prices currently. The Palm Pre Plus can be found for 150 – 200,- Euros without a contract, which is an... 

My Palm Pre hardware review made it clear, that while the Palm Pre is a nice device it’s not groundbreaking on the hardware-specs front. The real unique selling point is the new WebOS, which aims for a fingerfriendly and innovative touch interface while incorporating different web technologies to provide a seamless internet experience. This review will be about the WebOS functionality, innovations,... 

Not too long ago Palm was seen as a company which had a great past record, but no future. They just couldn’t keep the competitive edge, and therefore lost consumer trust and their marketshare year after year while other players like Nokia made big gains (now Nokia faces the exact same situation in regards to the smartphone competition from Apple and Google). Many people said that the secret new... 

Engadget published a very nice and informative in-depth review of the Palm Pre. They take a closer look at the hardware as well as the OS and the applications. Palm Pre picture courtesy of engadget The new webOS looks like a winner, and the touchscreen seems to be incredibly sharp and clear. Reading through the review, there are some issues which stood out to me. It seems like Palm is really not utilizing... 

Finally Palm announced the u.s. release date for the Palm Pre which is set at june 6th. Check out the official Palm blog. The price tag is at $199.99 (after rebate and service agreement) on sprint only. Without any contract/sim lock the price is rumored to be about $500, which is pretty up to par with the windows mobile competition. Getting an official unlocked IPhone (available in countries, where... 

When palm showed of their new device on the consumer electronics show in january i was very impressed. After viewing the key notes and checking out all new features of the palm pre i could even imagine switching from windows mobile to the new palm device and webOS, because windows mobile has stalled for the past few years, and microsoft wasn’t able to introduce any significant enhancements for...