Emails Related To No-Hire Agreements Between Apple, Google And Others Made Public
Mid and high-level employees, often experts in their respective fields, are a key asset for different tech companies. When the competition is fierce, employees are given fair benefits to retain them. But when companies sign a mutual agreement not to ‘steal’ each other’s employees, that disrupts fair market competition and is, thus, illegal. In the light of certain emails made public recently, Apple, Google, Adobe and many others indulged in such an agreement.
HP Makes WebOS Open Source
HP’s Mobile OS has been struggling ever since HP launches tablets running webOS, tablets which failed to capture the tablet market. As a result, HP had declared that it won’t be producing any more devices running webOS. However, despite expectations that HP will abandon webOS altogether, HP has decided to make webOS open-source. Can the move save this operating system?
Amazon Buying WebOS
Amazon is close to finish a deal to purchase webOS from HP and Amazon would be a good match for webOS. It would be very simple to dismiss these rumors as pure flights of fancy, since Amazon only just announced their first Android-based tablet product, the Kindle Fire this week and it seems mutually exclusive to have both WebOS and Android development in Amazon’s stable. Both WebOS and Android are based on the Linux kernel and various other open source libraries and the older generations of WebOS also incorporated Java-based technologies………………
HTC Sues Apple For Using Google Patents
HTC suing Apple claiming infringement of four of its nine patents, which it bought from Google just last week and the suit was filed in Delaware, where the Taiwanese company had already sued Apple in an entirely different filing last month. When Google closes the Motorola Mobility deal it will get 17,000 patents and that arsenal is likely to be enough for Google to open a patent candy store, will be handing out patents like Gummy Bears. These patents often cross through many hands and the innovation argument is a bit questionable…………….
Verizon To Offer $20/300MB Data Plan
Verizon introduced a new 300MB data plan for $20/month for the carrier’s mid-Atlantic region and had now announced a regional data deal perfect for the back to school crowd. The promotion will be available to subscribers in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and North Carolina from August 18th through September 30th and Verizon actually going right after AT&T’s $15 data plan that provides users with 200MB of data usage per month……………
HP To Spin Off Personal Systems Group
HP is set to announce plans to spin off its PC business in order to focus on cloud-based software and services and the plans come as HP is reportedly looking to acquire enterprise software company Autonomy Corp. for $10 billion. HP CEO Leo Apotheker confirmed on the company’s earnings call late this afternoon that the Autonomy acquisition is considerably further along than just a possible offer and that it’s expected to be completed by the end of 2011………………
HP’s Pre 3 Now Available For Pre-Order In Germany
HP’s Pre 3 finally available for pre-Order In Germany. And expecting to be shiped within one to two weeks. This Pre 3 features Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendars are available only for ActiveSync, Outlook requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with SP2, Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2010 and lot more exciting things.
HP Provides $100 Discount On August 5-7 For TouchPad
Do you thinking to have a HP TouchPad? Then super discount news for you! Go to the HP.com and buy one right now and save $50. But if you wait until this weekend, you’ll be able to grab one for $100 off. This is a fleeting discount, however, with the slab sale starting today and ending on Sunday.
HP TouchPad: The First Device Or Handset To Feature WebOS
HP TouchPad, the first device other than a handset to feature webOS release this week, aptly demonstrates the promise and perils of HP’s adopted operating system. To help share development costs of webOS and expand the market for its developers, HP has warmed to the idea of licensing the Palm-developed operating system. My friend Ross Rubin has share his findings in this features on engadget. Let’s checkout his findings bellow.
HP TouchPads To WebOS Phone Adopters Will Get $50 Discounts
HP is offering an unusual tactic to the early adopters of the TouchPad a discount based on loyalty to the webOS platform. This special offer is for the US or Canada who can prove they bought a Palm Pre, Pixi, or their Plus equivalents will get a $50 rebate on a 32GB version of the new tablet. The deal is valid anywhere the TouchPad is on sale and will continue to the end of July.
HP webOS Pivot For HP TouchPad Coming
Pivot is basically a digital publication designed to help users discover different types of apps and content and to give developers more exposure, it will include visually driven editorial pieces, columns from notable guest writers sharing their perspectives on digital culture, feature stories focused on applications around specific topics, and in-depth reviews. It’s basically a curated digital magazine that will present a selection of apps someone at HP found interesting for whatever reason and content will be released monthly to users in English, French, German and Spanish……….
AT&T HP Veer 4G
AT&T officially announces HP Veer 4G, available May 15th for $100 and that will buy you a 2.6-inch 320 x 400 display, an 800MHz Snapdragon processor, a slide-out QWERY keyboard, a 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage and, of course, webOS 2.1 for an OS, all in a package about the size of a credit card.The smartphone is the first of many expected handsets and tablets that will run an improved version of the webOS platform and can be used as a 4G mobile hotspot………
World’s Smallest Vein Authentication Sensor Developed By Fujitsu
Fujitsu Ltd, Fujitsu Frontech Ltd and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd has announced the world’s smallest and slimmest contact-free vein authentication sensor. Unlike a fingerprint sensor, the device uses the veins in your palms instead of fingerprints for verification. All users have to do is wave their palm over the device and let it scan the veins.
‘Unstable Performance’ of HoneyComb 3.0 Would Increase iPad 2 Sales
According to DigiTimes tablet makers that build their own operating systems, including Apple, HP and Research in Motion, have the best chance of benefitting from issues with Honeycomb. However, after the launch of HoneyComb with Motorola Xoom, problems and bugs are coming out in open which is forcing manufacturers to play a wait and watch game until Google fixes these issues.
HP WebOS Phone Way Too Similar With Palm Pre3?
HP entered the smartphone market just like their competitor Dell, only to discover how hard it is to make an impression. While they have been very successful in the laptop, notebook and the desktop PC markets, the smaller niche seems a bit tight for this giant.So far they have not had much success with their efforts in capturing the mobile computing market. It is very hard for a company to change its profile from its strong niches and to start picking up on “fancy” niches. That’s possibly the reason why Apple is that great – they are focused on their products.
