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by Derek Kessler
Feb 15, 2012
webOS and Android both have something very fundamental in common - they're based off of the Linux open source kernel. Up until the decision to go open source, Palm and then HP used a custom...
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by Derek Kessler
Jan 25, 2012
In 2009 the dream of webOS and the Palm Pre was a successful web-based mobile platform with full-featured apps built with web code. It was an ambitious dream, but it came packaged with a flawed...
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by Derek Kessler
Mar 08, 2011
Welcome to Round Table, which is in fact not a table at all. Round Table is a continuing series on PreCentral where we pose a question to the staff and they provide their thoughts and insights. The...
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by Nathan Mylott
Jan 29, 2011
In yet another example of the power and versatility of the Pre and webOS, a user has managed to dual boot SHR and webOS similar to the way a Mac user might dual boot OS X and Windows. SHR is an open...
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by Derek Kessler
Sep 28, 2010
The folks over at Mozilla Labs recently posted a new concept smartphone - the Seabird - and we can't help but be impressed by their thinking. While we're sure they'd be the first to admit the...
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by Jonathan I Ezor
Sep 05, 2010
The PS3 modding community is taking advantage of the Pre's open source Linux framework and its native ability to act as a USB drive. Specifically, a user called "blake_zero" on the psx-scene...
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by Derek Kessler
Jun 30, 2010
Oldtimers from the days when there was just TreoCentral may remember the Access Linux Platform (ALP) developed by Access. We care about Access because they purchased PalmSource and subsequently...
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by Derek Kessler
Jun 16, 2010
So HP seems to be on a bit of a buying spree as of late. Having just grabbed up the instant-on Hyperspace Linux OS from Phoenix Technologies, HP has turned around and partnered up with upstart...
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by Derek Kessler
Jun 12, 2010
HP has reached an agreement with Phoenix Technologies (BIOS-programmers) to buy their instant-on Linux-based Hyperspace platform for a cool $12 million. Hyperspace is not a full-on OS and is...
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by Derek Kessler
Apr 12, 2010
Yup, that’s Firefox of the Linux variety, running on a Palm Pre. It’s the work of Dave Townsend, a developer for Mozilla that works on Firefox (among other open source projects). We don’t have...
