 By kala, on  September 6th, 2010
Quantcast has reported their findings from interesting study on Mobile Internet consumption patterns and the OS of the device used for Mobile Web consumption.
As one would expect, the Apple iOS is the leader cornering 56% of the Mobile web consumption market share. However, what is notable is that Apple iOS had more than . . . → Continue reading Android accounts for 25% of Mobile Web Traffic, iOS leads at 56%
 By prasad, on  August 12th, 2010
If you have been anxiously waiting for the HP WebOS tablet, to be called the PalmPad, here is some good news for you. HP’s Personal Systems Group VP, Todd Bradley gave away that the HP WebOS Tablet will be launching Q1 2011, during . . . → Continue reading HP shares WebOS Tablet details with employees
 By prasad, on  August 3rd, 2010
If this Nielson report is true, then either the Blackberry user base are the most fickle minded of the lot, or the Blackberry OS user experience leaves a lot to be desired.
The report highlights several aspects of the US Smartphone market. Some highlights below:
. . . → Continue reading 58% of Blackberry users to defect to Android or iPhone
 By prasad, on  July 25th, 2010
HP CEO Mark Hurd, during an interview with German Faz.net, has confirmed that the Palm brand will not die, and is likely to move into the background as a sub-brand of HP. Nothing surprising about it since that is the way HP has been operating. Hurd apparently has just switched to using the Pre as his phone, and . . . → Continue reading Palm brand to live on as a sub-brand of HP
 By prasad, on  July 25th, 2010
In possibly what I would call a very smart move by HP, Todd Bradley, HP Personal Systems Group VP, speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech Conference, has said “The Slate 500 will be more customer specific than broadly deployed,” and that they would launch the Windows 7 based Slate tablet . . . → Continue reading HP Slate 500 is not a consumer product, will launch this fall for enterprises
 By prasad, on  July 25th, 2010
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Jon Rubinstein, former CEO of Palm, now with HP, mentioned in an interview with Fortune that WebOS 2.0 is on track for later this year. Rubinstein also mentioned, that they were also developing new hardware aggressively.
It sure would be good to . . . → Continue reading WebOS 2.0 on track for later this year
 By prasad, on  July 20th, 2010
HP has always been open, especially after the Palm acquisition, about their plans to come out with a WebOS based tablet PC. If you have been current on all tablet information, you will know that we have already spoken about the possibility of such a device before the year end.
HP now seems to be taking things ahead . . . → Continue reading Unimaginative HP files for ‘PalmPad’ trademark
 By prasad, on  July 2nd, 2010
Appcelerator conducted a survey of more than 2700 developers last month, to study the 3rd party developers perception of each of the six major mobile OS platforms – Apple iOS, Google Android, Palm/HP WebOS, Microsoft Phone 7, Nokia Symbian/MeeGo, and RIM Blackberry, and published the results last week. Some of the top findings include:
- Developer interest in apps for tablets has increased significantly since the iPad launch in Apr.
- Android topped in 3 of 10 categories as the most capable OS, most open OS, and the OS with best long-term outlook.
- Apple tops in the other 7 categories (why am i not surprised) including best app store, biggest consumer, and business apps, best near term outlook, and the most secure OS (not sure if this was before or inspite of the recent hit to its reputation)
- iOS and Android sustained a high level of interest, second tier platforms lost ground
- The number one developer irritation continues to be porting applications across platforms

Lot more details and the entire report after the break. Continue reading Apple iOS and Google Android lead in 3rd party developer apps
 By prasad, on  July 1st, 2010
HP has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, and together they have charted an exciting roadmap ahead. In its official statement HP stated that it plans to become a key player in the smartphone market.
Its executive VP Todd Bradley said: ”With webOS, HP will deliver its customers a unique and compelling experience across smartphones and other mobility products. ”This . . . → Continue reading HP to build WebOS Tablets, Smartphones
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