Category: A View From the Cloud

By: , 1/19/2011 7:28 pm | 20 comments
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One or two of you might have noticed that I’ve remained a bit out of touch lately, having little time due to some personal and professional constraints for writing about or evangelizing webOS. I’ve also, like many other webOS enthusiasts, …

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By: , 12/1/2010 2:46 pm | 49 comments
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Whenever I hear or read someone saying that a new platform such as webOS (or Windows Phone 7, for that matter) doesn’t have a chance against “entrenched” players like Android and iOS, I’m taken back to a few years ago …

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By: , 11/23/2010 10:06 am | 22 comments
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As the webOS community continues to wait for news on next-generational devices (beyond the Pre 2, of course, which can now be purchased unlocked in the US), some folks are dipping their toes in the waters of competing platforms. For …

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By: , 11/11/2010 1:23 pm | 50 comments
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Well, it appears as I write this that the Palm Pre has disappeared from Sprint’s online store, and anecdotally it seems like it might be disappearing from brick and mortar stores as well. While this could mean good things are …

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By: , 11/3/2010 5:10 pm | 31 comments
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Like many other users, I’m frustrated by some of the things webOS won’t let me do. I’m also a technology geek with a natural hankering for something new and shiny to play with. It should come as no surprise then …

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By: , 10/29/2010 3:07 pm | 33 comments
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It seems that a good number of folks in the webOS community are counting on HP-Palm making a big showing at CES in January. In fact, word on the street is that if a new smartphone (and tablet) aren’t announced, …

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By: , 10/20/2010 10:36 am | 24 comments
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A great deal has been written and talked about lately regarding the lack of new webOS devices, the relative dearth of mainstream apps, and a myriad other topics all revolving around what we’re not getting from HP Palm. Far less …

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By: , 10/13/2010 9:56 am | 42 comments
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The latest kerfuffle in the webOS community revolves around the recent inadvertent disclosure by SFR (the French carrier) of the Palm Pre 2. This device has, to put it delicately, failed to ignite the passions of today’s webOS community. While …

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By: , 10/4/2010 12:00 am | 5 comments
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For this week’s column, it made sense to tackle the biggest news from last week: HP’s appointment of Léo Apotheker (pronounced AH-poe-THEK-er) as President and CEO. For those of us hoping to see Todd Bradley — former Palm CEO and …

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