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Dec 24

A Turning Point for webOS

2011 has been an exciting year for mobile app industry with many dramatic developments, latest being HP’s announcement to make webOS available as open-source software.

HP had acquired the software from ailing Palm at a whooping price of US$1.2 billion in 2010 which had raised hopes of giving webOS a fresh leash of life. But due to lack of vision and clear cut strategy, HP failed to gain market share for webOS and had to announce its decision to discontinue with webOS operations in last August, leaving the future of webOS uncertain.

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Sep 20

Windows 8 Launch: Will Microsoft slice into Apple’s share?

Windows 8 Launch: Will Microsoft slice into Apple’s share?

At its annual developer conference in California, Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 for the developers.According to the company, Windows 8 marks the transition “from the chipset to the experience.”

Windows 8 is seen as a giant step forward by Microsoft in smartphones and tablet mobile space, which are considered computing devices of the future. As of today, Apple rules tablet market with its iPad. We have seen a lot of others fail – recent example being HP webOS phones. So the big question everybody has in mind is whether Microsoft will be able to take on Apple iPad with Windows 8. Read more