WebOS

HP is in discussions with Intel to buy off the company's Palm assets – the most important of which is WebOS.

HP is looking to offload webOS on the advice of its bank, according to the latest reports which estimate the OS's price tag at 'hundreds of millions of dollars'.

HP announced it will continue making PCs on Thursday, but the long-suffering WebOS division will by officially shut down according to the Guardian

Sony has refused to rule itself out of a move to alternative smartphone operating systems.

Amazon is the latest company to be linked to the buyout of Palm, with the e-tailer heavily linked to purchasing the likes of WebOS from HP.

HTC has confirmed it's looking into the possibility of buying its own mobile OS to help differentiate itself in the market.

HP has confirmed it will be offering refunds to all customers that bought TouchPads and Pre 3 phones before the huge price drop.

Nokia might not be the most popular smartphone manufacturer any more, but it seems its Ovi Store is the place to be for budding developers.

Over at IFA 2011, Samsung's CEO Choi Gee Sung told reporters that the company would "never" pursue a purchase of webOS.

It looks like the long-awaited HP Pre 3 UK price has been outed on the official site, but won't be there for long.