The webOS code will be made available under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

• January: The trip will commence with Enyo 2.0 and Enyo source code. This Enyo will allow developers to write apps that work on a variety of webOS form factors.
• February: The process continues in February by releasing the intended project governance model, QT WebKit extensions, JavaScript core, and 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, Open webOS 1.0

If you are wondering the webOS 1.0 (mentioned above) as the old webOS, stop doing it because it is the version counter getting reset for the new horizons of open source.

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While the Pre 2 and Pre 3 handsets will be updated to webOS 2.2.4 to make the Skype voice calling, messaging, and MAP for Bluetooth much better. Now visit HP  if you are planning to download the SDK or want to know more about it.

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Here are the three things that didn’t appeal and fascinate people a lot.

HP TouchPad / WebOS

Everyone knows that the Apple’s iPad has gripped the tablet market with number one position. So who’s second? The TouchPad by the Hewlett Packard is the second best tablet of the year as it latest batch vanishes in minutes from the Stores. Do you think it great? Yes it is. But let’s look at the background of the tablet.

Hp manufactured a 10-inches tablet that is packed with a wireless printing, absolute multi tasking and the Adobe Flash. The table runs on the webOS that HP got when it acquired Palm with a cost of $1.2 billion. But unfortunately HP manages to sell only 10% units of this $499 tablet. The reason behind this can be that the tablet lacks third party apps.

This gave an impression that the fate of TouchPad is sealed for all the times to come but recently the CEO of the company Meg Whitman tried to drag its dishearten tablet and Operating System from the verge of extinction and made the webOS open source and presented this tablet for $99 only. This drop off in the price, boost its fire sales and made the company to continue with the sales of its webOS tablets.

The HP’s operating system, webOS has failed to get the love of developers in the post PDA times. But this rattles a question in minds that with Android blossoming so rapidly in the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Amazon Kindle Fire and Windows 8 unveiling next year. Will there be any place for this poor fated webOS?

iPhone 4S

The Cupertino maintained great hype before the launch of the iPhone 4S, but unluckily it failed to wow the customers. The device didn’t let the expectations of the manufacturer down as it earned a business by selling more than 4 million units in the first three days, while its Korean rival hit this record in more than three months.

Despite of the great selling record the iPhone disappoint its fans. Excitement of people vanished when they observed this iPhone with only minimal upgrades to the iPhone 4. The Cupertino giant’s rivals Samsung, Motorola and HTC released 4-inch-plus screen smartphones while the iPhone 4S is designed with the same 3.5-inch screen like its predecessor.

The iPhone 4S debuted with a blockbuster launch, new from inside, with its super rocking Siri, Find My Friends, 8-megapixel, 1080p high-definition camera and A5 dual-core chip processor.

But the iPhone 4S is haunted by many bugs and issues. With the new Android updates revealing in the next year, it is worth thinking whether iPhone 4S will maintain its position in the markets?

 Windows Phone 7

Microsoft commenced with a slow start but continue to flourish speedily. The company set up by the Bill Gates is destined to compete with the leading platforms like the Android and IOS with its Mango operating system. The latest device released by the company is the Nokia Lumia 800 which is as amazing as the Meego-based Nokia N9. The Windows Phone 7 platform by the company has been utilized by the HTC, Dell, Samsung and LG but the OS declined the market share of the Microsoft from 1.7 percent in the second quarter to1.6 percent in the third quarter.

Microsoft is expected to release Windows 8, the first platform to work on tablets, smartphones and PCs.

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The webOS running TouchPad attained poor sales and harm the life of webOS a lot. Now the company has triggered its short-lived TouchPad tablet for $99. This tablet will be available from December 11 on eBay are refurbished. So we have embedded some cool apps so that there is no hindrance if you buy this tablet. These apps can be accessed from webOS devices, unlike the App Store or Android Marketplace.

Aftermath XHD

Aftermath XHD is a thrilling blasting game all you have to do is to kill the inhabitants. You will experience superb graphics, cool lighting and a great sound with $99 TouchPad’s stereo speakers.

Glimpse

Do you want to check your Facebook notification while streaming a youtube video? Or if you want to perform multiple tasks at your tablet simultaneously, Glimpse will let you do it. This multi-tasking app will offer you to view three Web sites concurrently by splitting the screen into widgets. This productivity enhancing app is available for $5.

Camera for TouchPad

Take a lovely profile shot from your Camera for TouchPad. You can set these images as your wallpaper, email it to your friends and even print them right away. This fast photo viewer app is only $1.

Big Boss

The cool and funny Big Boss app is only $2. You can play this entertaining and frantic game by making monsters and gobble up princesses. Grab this one, its really hilarious.

Kung Fu Panda Storybook 2

This lovable app is one of the most liked in webOS apps. It is brought to your TouchPad by iStoryTime. This will enable you to enjoy the voices of Po and Tigress and their images directly from the movie. This $3 app is followed on the renowned animated film Kung Fu Panda, and it is targeted to kids above two years. The app is simple to use to let your child enjoy when you are busy.

 Preware Homebrew Documentation

Preware Homebrew Documentation is available free of cost and is more technical for you if you want to customize your TouchPad. It will teach you to install Preware app on your TouchPad by using special resources to customize the way it looks and performs.  This is a must have webOS app, especially the TouchPad.

Sparkle HD

This is a simple and adventurous game app where you will be set out on an amusing journey to save the Crowberry Woods. Sparkle HD, the $5 action puzzling game app will offer you many quests, challenging levels, a great power ups and outstanding sound track.

Mosaic

Mosaic is your news reader that presents your news in a magnificent view. This free app will enable you to view sites in a collection under Topics or one at a time. You can share your articles through emails, Instapaper and Twitter. You can get up to 24 news feeds for free.

Box.net

Now you can access up to 50 gigabytes of storage on your TouchPad, without any cost. Box.net allows you to view your files on any device after uploading them. Simply share your files with a link, and look for them with full-text search.

Audubon Birds

Audubon Birds offers you broad search function, excellent photography and wonderful audio bird’s songs and calls to identify species of North American Birds with its complete digital field guide.

So what are your plans about the $99 TouchPad tablet? Let us know about your favorite webOS apps.

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It was buzzed few months ago that Hewlett Packard (HP) is eyeing to shut down its webOS and continue with its PC division. These rumors about webOS appeared just 49 days after the webOS powered TouchPad was released. Since then HP was looking for the highest bidder to acquire its operating system but the high price decided by company keep the suitors away from it. Till then a big question is rattling in minds, what will be the fate of webOS? HP CEO Meg Whitman affirmed a decision about the fated mobile operating system within three to four weeks. It’s been a month now and we are hoping to get this answer at the all-hands meeting for the webOS Global Business Unit scheduled today. The HP CEO Meg Whitman, who wants to take the right decision rather than fast decision, was seen giving positive statements about the OS. Hopefully the CEO has come to a decision let’s wait what exactly is her decision and what she has decided for this operating system. Stay Tuned..

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Hewlett Packard (HP) is looking keenly at its PC division which grabs one of the biggest market shares in the world with nearly 17.7%. This news hammers in minds that HP is willing to close its webOS division which was attained in exchange of $1.2bn in April 2010 when it acquired Palm. This shut down will kick nearly 500 employees out of the company.

HP at this decision was of the view that “continued combination of HP and its Personal Systems Group [is] expected to deliver greater customer and shareholder value”.

Along with that, Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer said in a statement that “HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees. HP is committed to PSG, and together we are stronger.”

HP has injected with many harmful losses from the high ups of its webOS division when Richard Kerris quits his position as HP’s vice-president of webOS worldwide developer relations and shook hands with the Finnish tech giant, Nokia for the same post.

HP has been on desperate hunt for a potential buyer for its webOS which powers the short-lived TouchPad. Some Expectations hints that Amazon could buy webOS but there is no verification that specifies that Amazon is willing to hold another operating system because it has adopted its own version of Google’s Android software for new Kindle Fire device.

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According to VentureBeat, if the news appears to be true then it will enable Amazon to work on its own software in webOS, rather than amending Google’s Android platform as it has done with the Kindle Fire. Kindle Fire with a new flavor will emerge for sale in November with the cost of $199.

The Fire was strengthened by the Google Android which has been altered entirely, minimizing the resemblance to a very low level with the real Android.

Devindra Hardawar, an author wrote that “By buying the remnants of Palm, Amazon would have free rein to redesign webOS to its own liking, and it would be able to further differentiate its Kindle devices from the slew of Android tablets in the market.”
Palm was purchased by the HP in April 2010 with the cost of $1.2 billion. It assured that the future smartphones and tablets will be powered by Palm’s webOS. But unfortunately the most eminent product of HP’s webOS, the TouchPad tablet, failed to grip the market against Apple’s iPad, and was suspended with inventory cleared out in a $99 fire sale.

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Apple topped the list of manufacturers by usage with a 23.19% share in August. HTC stood second with the share of 16.33%. Samsung clinched the third place with 14.55%, Motorola followed with 11.37% and RIM occupies the No. 5 position with 11.06%. Other charts from Millennial’s August report are listed below.

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Developers have revealed the good news that the port has escalated towards its official launching date. A fresh video demo has been released by the Cyanogen squad indicating the 3D gaming potentials of their Android-running TouchPad.

The hardware graphics acceleration has been enabled under Google OS, which offers the most promising and renowned Andriod games to be played on it. Go through this video, to find out more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApfeSj4Ql6Q

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