webOS 2.0 Preview: It’s Going to be Amazing

Today’s preview of webOS 2.0 created quite a stir in the webOS community, and for good reason. First, as already mentioned on this blog, it’s the first bit of real information we’ve received since HP acquired Palm. Second, much of what’s been shown in webOS 2.0 wasn’t even on the radar for many folks outside of HP and Palm, and so came as a pleasant surprise. Third, the features themselves are exciting,...

webOS 2.0 Details Released

Precentral.net is reporting that Palm has released some details on webOS 2.0. Looks like they liked at least one of the ideas I posted about here. There’s some cool stuff there. No need to repeat what Precentral has already reported so well, so go there and check it out. An analysis will follow as more information is...

Verizon Pixi Plus Users Get webOS 1.4.5

Precentral is reporting that Verizon has released webOS 1.4.5 for Pixi Plus users. Pre Plus users are out of luck, and the update is nowhere to be seen for AT&T users either. The release notes are the same as for the Sprint release. No new surprises, and remember that not all PDK apps have been ported to the Pixi platform (including the favorite of many, Angry Birds). Version information Version: webOS 1.4.5...

Palm Job Alert: webOS Audio Improvements in the Works?

Pretty much every webOS enthusiast is looking forward to improved audio support in webOS 2.0, by way of a microphone API to allow for audio recording and the apps that utilize it. Some folks are also hoping that HP and Palm one day produce devices (perhaps standalone media players) supporting HP’s Beats audio initiative, which provides outstanding audio fidelity in their line of notebooks and desktops. It looks...

HP’s Rahul Sood Running webOS 1.4.5 on AT&T?

Yes, it would appear so. HP’s CTO of Gaming and general webOS cheerleader is apparently running an early access version of webOS 1.4.5 on AT&T. How do we know? He slipped up on Twitter: His advice to the not-so-lucky: Sounds like a good idea to me. So, Rahul: where do we...