Samsung rumored to buy webOS to compete with Apple's iOS, Mac OS X
In an effort to more directly compete with Apple's integrated hardware-software approach, Samsung is rumored to be interested in buying webOS from Hewlett-Packard.
WebOS
Slash Lane
Apple's iOS unaffected by malware as Android exploits surge 76%
A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the first quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform.
Josh Ong
Microsoft shocked to find interest in Windows Phone 7
After Microsoft's head of Windows Phone 7 offered free phones and training to any published webOS developers, he reported being "caught a bit flatfooted" to find 500 people interested in actually taking him up on the offer.
Daniel Eran Dilger
HP ran its webOS SDK on iPad 2, hopes to license it as mobile web app tool
After HP's webOS hardware unit was scuttled by upper management, the webOS software team has hopes of bringing their work to the mainstream, leveraging Apple's open web platform to do so.
HP begins TouchPad clearance with $99 fire sale [u]
Resellers have begun clearing HP TouchPad inventory with a drastic sale that cuts the price of 16GB and 32GB models to $99 and $149, respectively, just one day after the device was discontinued.
Microsoft courting webOS developers with free phones
Microsoft is looking to capitalize on HP's webOS failures by offering free phones, developer tools and training to developers left stranded by the demise of the platform.
HP eats $100 million charge to cover unsold stockpile of TouchPads
HP announced on Thursday that it will take a roughly $100 million charge due to poor sell through of the TouchPad, likely in order to credit Best Buy and other resellers for their unsold inventory.
HP outlines "difficult but necessary" decisions spurred by success of iPad
After just nine months on the job, HP's chief executive Léo Apotheker announced plans to radically shift the company away from the shrinking PC market, drop its mobile competition to the iPad and iPhone entirely, and instead focus on its online services, printing and software businesses.
Best Buy upset with HP over selling just 25K TouchPads
Best Buy is reportedly unhappy with HP after having sold just 25,000 of the PC maker's TouchPad tablets and is unwilling to pay for the more than 240,000 unsold units, according to a new report.
Katie Marsal
Sam Oliver
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