PalmCast Dieter Bohn

Derek and Adam discuss HP's open source roadmap, Enyo everywhere, Jon Rubinstein's departure, and apps - what else?

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News

webOS 3.0.5 now available for TouchPad
webOS 3.0.5 update makes future built-in app updates more flexible
Review: HP TouchPad Go
CyanogenMod 9 to bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich to TouchPad
CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 brings Android 4.0 in rough form to TouchPad
webOS "deeply flawed"? Point fingers at the plan, not the code
HP appoints Bill Veghte as new Chief Strategy Officer, to lead webOS open source initiative
Jon Rubinstein, former Palm CEO, leaves HP
Brian Hernacki, Chief Architect of webOS, leaves HP
Whitman thinks webOS "has huge advantages" over iOS and Android
HP's open source webOS roadmap
HP announces Enyo 2.0 application framework, open sources 1.0
Open webOS 1.0, Enyo 2.0, and fulfilling the revised dream
What is this Open webOS 1.0?
Enyo is all up in your browsers, and there's nothing you can do about it
First open source Enyo app jumping to other platforms: Paper Mache on Android, FlashCards everywhere
Enyo goes Android: Paper Mache on ICS
WebOS Internals releases Enyo for unloved webOS smartphones
App Tuckerbox public release brings App Catalog feeds back to Preware
Picsel expands Smart Office support to webOS 1.4.5, qualifies as awesome in our book
Astraware reaches another sales mark as Sudoku HD gets released
Project Macaw goes public in the webOS Nation Homebrew Gallery
Auto-Update System Modification Technology to unite patches and themes in update glory
February is fitness month at Mobile Nations

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Derek and Rene talk about the big news of the week - webOS goes open source.

News

Introducing webOS Nation; still your home for all things webOS!
Follow webOS Nation on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+
Whitman on webOS: "It was good, and we didn't even get a chance."
webOS all-hands meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning - it all finally comes to a head
HP to open source webOS, no hardware plans or partners announced
The open source plan
webOS is dead, long live webOS
Whitman: HP will make new webOS tablets, eventually, but not smartphones
The "OS" in "webOS" should have always meant "Open Source" [editorial]
The hurdles to an open source webOS
webOS 3.0 booted onto Evo 3D, cats found to be quite accepting of dogs
Pivot out, Featured Apps back in
webOS Nation Best of 2011 Awards now open for nominations

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Credits
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Music comes from ccMixter.org, a great Creative Commons music site. Our specific music is the following:

"The New Music" by Alex Beroza

Adam, Derek, and Tim go over the non-news that is webOS, discuss our holiday gift picks for the webOS fan, and due our best Nostradamus impressions.

News

HP officially reverses course, won't spin off PC division
Whitman: We'll make a decision on webOS "in the next few months"
Reuters: HP pondering sale of webOS, likely to net "hundreds of millions of dollars"
webOS all-hands meeting called for this afternoon, answers likely to result
HP still not sure what to do with webOS, will take three-to-four weeks to decide
HP keeping webOS a real possibility – what could that mean?
HP reports Q4 and 2011 full year results – lost $3.3 billion on webOS
How HP can sell and keep webOS at the same time
HP to make decision on webOS by early December; sale may be contingent upon HP getting webOS for printers (what else?)
No TouchPads to be made available through normal channels (but Best Buy will sell you one with an HP laptop)
HP laptop + TouchPad bundle extended to Wal-Mart, makes us wonder about that whole "out of stock" thing
TouchPad returns to TigerDirect in yet another HP PC bundle deal
TouchPad and webOS apps getting Black Friday treatment
Black Friday discount kicks in behind schedule for Picsel Smart Office
HP probing TouchPad customers for feedback, which is odd for a cancelled product
HP's TouchPad satisfaction survey for everybody
TouchPad nabs the #2 tablet slot for the first three quarters of 2011, not likely to repeat
HP Pivot a finalist in 2011 Digital Magazine Awards
White Pre3 and audio Touchstone make debut on eBay
PreCentral forum member goes hands-on with swanky Touchstone Audio Dock
The multi-layer wave launcher that could have been

Derek, Tim, and Rene look at who could buy webOS, who is leaving webOS, and what they're hacking into webOS.

News

HP looking to sell webOS, Amazon looking to buy?
HTC considered, decided against, purchasing webOS. Again.
HP leaning towards un-spinning-off PSG
Shane Robison retiring from HP Chief of Strategy and Technology, taking his stapler with him
Richard Kerris leaving HP for "an opportunity outside"
HP (briefly) sells TouchPads at higher prices; feeler for a future market? [UPDATE: It's back!]
32GB TouchPad pops up on DailySteals, asking $239.99
Android on TouchPad: A different approach to getting Android up and running
CyanogenMod 7 enjoying dual boot Android alpha glory on TouchPad
webOS 3.0.4 77 pushed out to TouchPads, includes new camera app
Hands-on with webOS 3.0.4 [video]
Bing Maps made available for all webOS phones
Bing Maps update brings Enyo support to the webOS masses, Troy impressed by giant wooden horse
4S, BBX, RAZR, and Ice Cream Sandwich – oh my [the competition]

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Derek, Adam, Tim discuss HP's new TouchPads, Leo getting the boot and Meg getting the CEO chair, and the HP Pre3.

News

HP to build additional limited run of TouchPads to satisfy demand
Digitimes: HP to produce 100,000-200,000 TouchPads to clear out supplier inventories
New TouchPads to be available in 6-8 weeks, fire sale pricing to remain in effect
OnSale honoring cancelled orders with a new batch of TouchPads
7-inch TouchPad pops up in China, never to make it to retailers near you
HP splitting the webOS GBU in two; software headed to Office of Strategy and Technology [exclusive]
HP to lay off as many as 525 at webOS GBU [Updated]
Samsung CEO: We would "never" purchase webOS
Qualcom not interested in buying webOS; Continuing support for future devices
HTC giving consideration to buying its own OS
Analyst says Facebook should get in on the webOS game
Official: Leo Apotheker out as HP CEO, Meg Whitman in
Whitman: No changes to HP’s announced strategy, but no commitments either
PreCentral community raises $16,699.26 for WebOS Internals!
500,000 CEOs contest: make the webOS case to HP, win a TouchPad!
Review: HP Pre3

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Credits
Thanks to the PreCentral Store for sponsoring the PalmCast. You can email the PalmCast at podcast@treocentral.com or leave us a voicemail at 800-557-6819 x222.

Music comes from ccMixter.org, a great Creative Commons music site. Our specific music is the following:


"The New Music" by Alex Beroza

Derek, Adam, Tim, and Keith talk on and on and on about HP's decision to axe webOS device development and the future of webOS.

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News

HP to spin off PC unit, double down on cloud and software [rumor]
BREAKING: HP shutting down webOS device operations, will "continue to explore options"
HP not willing to make the investments needed to drive webOS to greater marketshare
HP "not walking away from webOS," say execs at all-hands webOS GBU meeting
Could there be a suitor for webOS?
HP shares down more than 20% in wake of yesterday's bloodletting
AT&T unsurprisingly cancels orders for Pre3
HP begins TouchPad liquidation; 16GB cut to $99, 32GB $149
The accidental userbase
DeWitt: webOS still coming to PCs and printers, Pre3 launch limited to specific markets
webOS.O.S. - the campaign to save our platform

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Credits
Thanks to the PreCentral Store for sponsoring the PalmCast. You can email the PalmCast at podcast@treocentral.com or leave us a voicemail at 800-557-6819 x222.

Music comes from ccMixter.org, a great Creative Commons music site. Our specific music is the following:

"The New Music" by Alex Beroza