HP, which decided in August to stop producing webOS tablets and phones, has announced it will contribute its webOS software to the open source community.
The code of webOS will be made available under an open source licence, while HP says it intends to remain active in the development and support of webOS.
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In The Fonecast today we’re covering everything from HP’s new leadership to Facebook’s new Timeline.
You’ll find Twitter, Three UK, premium-rate apps and primary school iPhone users... along with the rest of the week’s mobile industry news.
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HP, Facebook and Twitter are all up for discussion in The Fonecast this week, along with customer service complaints, mobile security failings and children with iPhones.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Welcome to a summary of last week’s mobile industry news from TheFonecast.com.
The biggest mobile-flavoured story from the past seven days was probably HP’s replacement of its president and CEO. Léo Apotheker is out after less than a year, replaced by former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. It’s not likely to affect the company’s plans for webOS tablets and phones… but it’ll be interesting to see what Ms Whitman does next.
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HP, which describes itself as the world’s largest technology company, has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. She’s replacing Léo Apotheker, who became president/CEO last November.
In addition, non-executive chairman Ray Lane has become executive chairman of the board of directors.
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