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HP Still Thinking On WebOS

HP has still hasn't decided what to do with WebOS but appears to be taking the decision seriously. At an all-employee meeting last night with the WebOS team in Sunnyvale, new CEO Meg Whitman, reportedly said, "It's really important to me to make the right decision, not the fast decision," and "If HP decides to do this,we're going to do  it

4.2 Million WebOS Users?

Over the weekend, an amazing piece of detective work by the WebOS Internals team and some crowd-sourcing via Twitter has revealed that there approximately 4.2 million WebOS users, give or take. Every WebOS phone or tablet user has to create a profile in order to use their device. Each profile has a unique identifier, a number that appears to simply

Ubuntu Linux Heads for Smartphones and Tablets

ZDNet is reporting that Canonical is intending to make the next release of Ubuntu, 12.04, a LTS (Long Term Support) release with intention of then expanding Ubuntu beyond desktops and laptops into smartphones, tablets and smart TVs, with a target of 2014 for an all-platform release. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, in an interview said, "This is a natural expansion of

HP Changes Its Mind

After an "evaluation of strategic alternatives", HP has decided not to either sell or spin off the Personal Systems Group (PSG). Given the plummet of the share price on the original review announcement and the subsequent departure of the then-CEO Leo Apotheker, this is not entirely unsurprising news. The new CEO and HP President, Meg Whitman, said, “HP objectively evaluated the

Decision Time For HP and WebOS

The rumours continue to swirl around HP and WebOS but AppleInsider is claiming that the fate of WebOS could be decided today (11th October). Reports suggest that the initial bidding process is complete and that an annoucement may be made after a meeting today to confirm the next step in the sale process. There's been much speculation as to who the

GNC-2011-09-29 #709 Kindle Fire

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GNC-2011-09-22 #707 Big Move by Facebook?

I spend a huge amount of time on the Facebook economy plus a huge stack of news and information. As always a full 60 minutes of tech content for your listening or viewing pleasure. Update: For the first time in the history of the show, I had to go in and do some post show editing. Pretty big gaf on