The main engineer behind webOS, the very nicely styled alternative OS to Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhone OS, Matias Duarte, has left Palm and webOS behind and taken on the position of User Experience Director of Android for Google. This is great news indeed as we’re sure this will bring in some better UI for [...]
Should Google Buy Palm?
In our recent profile of Palm WebOS, as we compared our favorite OS to Palm’s offering, we couldn’t help but notice a lot of similarities. More than that, there seem to be a lot of complementary features to the two OS’s; where one is weak, the other is strong. One area where Palm is weak [...]
Choosing a Smartphone, Part 2: Android vs. Palm WebOS – Updated
t could be said that Palm was the first one to out-Apple Apple. WebOS feels like an OS that does a few things really well, many things it doesn’t do at all, and it’s targeted at a very specific type of user.
Android Growth Outpaces Apple – 2 to 1 4Q09
The growth of the smart phone market from the 3Q09 to the 4Q09 wasn’t good for everyone. RIM, Microsoft and Palm all lost market share during that time. To whom did that market share go? Why, Android and Apple of course. However, the big winner is Android, who closed in on a 2.7% gain, besting [...]
