HP's Meg Whitman has finally made the fateful decision on webOS: it's going open source. Follow along here as we track the former Palm software through its transition into a free-for-all operating system.
webOS goes open source, HP to create new hardware
Open webOS delivers additional code, new Isis browser, and governance model
The webOS team inside HP had said that it planned to deliver more source code for Open webOS to the community roughly once a month when it first announced the project in January, and it's making good on the February commitment today with the release of UI widgets for Enyo 2 (which had been missing from the initial code drop), the platform's JavaScript core, and a new browser, Isis. Isis is definitely the focus of this month's deliverables, underpinned by QtWebKit — originally open sourced...
FlashCards To Go is first Enyo app on iOS
When HP transitioned webOS and its app framework Enyo 2.0 to open-source projects, one of the major selling points of the system was its cross-platform capabilities. Now, the first app developed with Enyo has appeared in the iOS App Store. James Harris' FlashCards To Go has just come out for iPad, making iOS the sixth platform supported by the learning tool. BlackBerry and Mac App Store versions are still in the works, and an Android version is also out, although another Enyo app beat it to...
Enyo cross-platform apps: hands-on with Flash Cards and Paper Mache on iOS and Android
HP had to kick off its Open webOS 1.0 and Enyo 2.0 announcement with some app examples, right? Two popular webOS developers have just released cross platform versions of their Enyo apps, and they are the only proof you need that these apps are ready to spread their wings beyond the webOS coop.
First up is Ryan Watkin's Paper Mache. The free Instapaper client is now available in the Android Market (although, you need a paid Instapaper account), and while it's got the pane layout that we've...
Open webOS 1.0 announced: HP to complete webOS open sourcing by September, Enyo 1.0 and 2.0 code available today
Following up on its December announcement that it would open source the platform — a last-ditch effort to make it viable — HP has gone into detail today on exactly when and how developers will be getting access to webOS code. The company expects the entire open sourcing process to be complete by September, while Enyo, the application framework that debuted on the TouchPad and underpins webOS 3.0, is available as of today along with related developer tools. When open sourcing is complete,...
HP wanted $1.2b for webOS and other Palm assets, says insider
HP spent $1.2 billion to acquire Palm in 2010 and, according to an insider source, that's exactly how much it was asking when trying to sell off those same assets a year later. That's the word coming from VentureBeat, which also connects this lofty asking price to a rumored meeting between HP and Facebook where the HP negotiators were laughed out of the room, ostensibly due to their high demands.
It was always at least a little curious that HP couldn't find a suitable buyer to purchase its...
Meg Whitman and Marc Andreessen on webOS: 'We will use webOS in new hardware... in tablets'
We've just had a chance to sit down with HP's CEO Meg Whitman and board member Marc Andreessen to discuss the future of webOS given today's announcement. Both Meg and Marc were eager to talk about webOS not as a dead end, but an active platform which the company would continue to put resources and cash against. Most surprising of all? The company plans to create new webOS hardware... including tablets. We've transcribed the full conversation — so read on below.
Will HP be creating any new...
HP has no plans for future webOS phones, may build tablets (update)
HP's statement announcing the open-sourcing of webOS skirted the issue of whether the company will produce future hardware for the platform, but the answer could have emerged in its accompanying FAQ. While not completely dismissing the possibility of using webOS again, HP has downgraded it to the same status as "other leading operating systems," meaning that the company isn't likely to develop hardware for it, but will "explore the viability" of doing so. That's probably as close as we're...
webOS being open sourced, says HP
HP has finally decided the fate of webOS today, and it's an open one: the platform will be contributed to the open source community. The company says that it will be an "active participant and investor in the project," and that its ultimate goal here is to accelerate development. In other words, it doesn't want to pump the amount of money into webOS that would be required to make it fully competitive, so it's looking to the public to help make that happen.
As for Enyo — the app framework...
