LG Purchases WebOS From HP For Its New Smart TV Lineup

(GSM Insider) - LG Purchases WebOS From HP For Its New Smart TV Lineup.

At the Mobile World Congress 2013, LG announces that it has purchased the entire webOS from Hewlett-Packard (HP). The webOS is set for the usage on LG's new Smart TV lineup that coming soon. 

LG did not reveal it uses how much to purchase the webOS but the acquisitions include the patents and documentations of the entire webOS. LG did not have the intention to use the webOS in its smartphones but the webOS is for running the new Smart TV. 

The LG Silicon Valley Lab is focused on the webOS development. 

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Is Facebook Phone Set For Launch on January 15?

(GSM Insider) - Is Facebook Phone Set For Launch on January 15?

Facebook sent out invitation to media for its important event on January 15, 2013. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that something important coming soon. 

The question is "What is the important thing coming from Facebook?". The answer is Facebook Phone. Facebook could unveil its own smartphone on January 15, 2013.

If Facebook coming out its own smartphone, what operating system will it use? There are many possibility as well. First of all, it could run on the most popular mobile platform - Android. However, it will not become a high end device that face to face with Nexus devices. On the other hand, the Facebook Phone may ran on Web OS as well. The Web OS is not so popular although HP purchased it from Palm.

Another possible operating system that may ran on Facebook phone is the Firefox OS. Recently, GSM Insider revealed that Mozilla Hispano posted an article stated that ZTE is manufacturer Facebook Phone with Firefox OS. Later, Mozilla Hispano clarified that it was just a joke. Perhaps this was not any joke but a real story that leaked out. 

Smartphone is an interested market for Facebook to explore. It remains sceptical whether Facebook to get some tiny piece from the market dominate by Samsung, Apple and LG. Facebook does not reveal anything to date. Maybe no Facebook Phone? 

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Palm Renamed To webOS Global Business Unit, And Now Renamed Again As GRAM

(GSM Insider) - Any still remember Palm, the Qwerty device about 5 to 7 years ago? It no longer exists after acquired by HP a few years ago. HP renamed Palm into WebOS Global Business Unit. And now, WebOS renamed to GRAM. What is GRAM?

GRAM is a new company leveraging the core strengths of webOS, Enyo and our Cloud offerings as well as the firepower of our partners to creat a technology that will unleash the freedom of the web.

Statement from HP Chief of Staff Martin Risau

Hi everyone,

Thank you for all of your enthusiasm at yesterday’s new brand announcement: GRAM.  We hope you will fall in love with the brand just as lots of us have already.
Please note that our Mission, Values and Plan of Action are the same. We are continuing to march forward on our timelines as usual—nothing new there.
We have much work to do, and, again, I solicit your help.
Yes, this is a new brand—it is just the beginning, and there is so much more to do. And yet unveiling the new brand is also a Call to Action:
Try it on. We don’t expect you to love it overnight. We are no longer a consumer hardware brand, we are a different company with focus on software, User Experience, Cloud, engineering and partnering. This change in identity will take some getting used to and that’s normal.
Stealth mode. We are an incubation company, and we are trusting you to keep this company name and product under the radar to give it time to take root and grow. You can wear the logo, help build the momentum of the new identity, talk to your families and friends about it. If someone from the outside asks, you can say, “GRAM is a new company. We are in stealth mode on our product offering.”
Tap your network. Help us hire the best and the brightest, refer your friends and help us in our shared purpose as we continue our rise to the top. You can use the name to help us to recruit.
Be the culture. Spread our Values:  People Matter. Integrity and Trust. Deliberate Innovation. Act small, deliver big.
For those of you who could not attend yesterday’s unveiling – we really missed you.  Please be on the lookout for the gift bags with our new cool branded items, which we be mailing out to you this and next week.  All of you should get one, if not – let me know.
Best
Martin

No more Palm. No more webOS. A new GRAM is coming soon. [Source]

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