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LG’s webOS will power smart TVs by other brands

With LG webOS TV, partners also get a diversity of content options including access to global streaming service apps

Prakhar Khanna
24 February 2021
02:45EST

LG opens webOS source code once again

Can you believe that we’re talking about this again? Long ago, it was Palm and HP’s product. What does LG want to do with it… other than TVs?

Jules Wang
21 March 2018
12:50EDT

TCL finally to move on Palm brand next year

PalmPilot and TouchPad fans have some shivers at what might come (or not) come next major trade show and TCL is keeping it vague.

Jules Wang
30 August 2017
16:39EDT

LG webOS Smart TVs getting Google Play Movies

LG’s mobile roundhouse is all over Android. Its Smart TV lineup is powered…

Jules Wang
18 November 2015
21:10EST

6 awesome features left to take from webOS

In honor of webOS’s sixth birthday, we introduce to you 6 awesome features that have yet to be poached from webOS. Enjoy.

Adam Doud
6 June 2015
10:00EDT

HP TouchPad Go Review: The webOS what-if

The HP TouchPad Go was to be HP’s 7″ offering in a time before 7″ tablets existed. But it was tragically murdered before it could see the light of day.

Adam Doud
13 June 2013
09:26EDT

April Fool’s: HP Buys Back webOS, Announces Pre 4-1

HP has shocked the world by buying webOS. Again. They re-enter the smartphone arena having learned form their past mistakes and are ready to take on iOS and Android in about 3 years or so.

Adam Doud
1 April 2013
10:41EDT

The Fourth Platform: Is There Really Any Room for It?

From Sailfish to Tizen to Ubuntu to webOS to Firefox, there’s no shortage of contenders for the number-four spot in smartphone platforms. But is there any room for a fourth, really? Read on to see what we think.

Michael Fisher
7 March 2013
16:37EST

Android Multitasking Is (Still) A Half-Baked Ripoff

The hobbled nature and halfhearted implementation of Android’s card-based multitasking severely impairs the usefulness of what could be -and, in another life, what was- a compelling, awesome feature.

Michael Fisher
16 July 2012
18:47EDT

Where We’re Coming From: Michael Fisher’s Device History

How I feel about a new smartphone is shaped by every device I’ve ever owned. My experiences over the past eight years affect my perception of new devices. You come here, in part, to read our impressions of these new phones. Some of you weigh these impressions when making buying decisions. So doesn’t it make sense that you know where I’m coming from? I think so. So today, I’m sharing with you a rundown of all the smartphones I’ve ever owned.

Michael Fisher
15 June 2012
11:14EDT

Why People Love(d) webOS

webOS has continued as a relevant platform in the mobile space for so long, not just because of its calamitous, headline-worthy fall from grace, but because so much of its revolutionary roots fuel the most popular mobile devices of today.