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Open-source Enyo application framework now available

Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve kicked off the open sourcing of the webOS platform by releasing the first piece of the Enyo application framework. Today’s release is the cross-platofrm Enyo 2.0 Core.

Enyo 1.0, the framework underlying the applications that run exclusively on the HP TouchPad and other HP webOS devices (including both our own core applications and thousands of third-party apps), has now also been open-sourced. One of the key enhancements in the Enyo 2.0 Core is support for other browsers (such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as other browsers built on the same webkit foundation, such as Chrome and Safari). This compatibility will give apps built in the Enyo 2.0 framework more flexibility to run within other mobile platforms.

You can find more technical details about the various components of the overall Enyo framework as well as details on our open source licensing here. 

Jon Zilber

An update on updates

A new update for your TouchPad is now available via a free over-the-air system update. (For information about how over-the-air updates work, click here). Here are some of the new goodies you'll find in webOS 3.0.5:

• faster switching in Calendar views; 
• IM presence indicators and faster scrolling in Email; 
• support for HTTP Live Streaming; 
• the ability to easily toggle auto-correction on or off; 
• an option you can set so that a period will be inserted when you press the space bar twice.

For more details, click here.

An update to webOS 2.2.4 was also recently made available for unlocked Pre 2 and AT&T, Verizon, and unlocked Pre 3 phones. For Pre 2, this update brings improvements in Skype voice calling and messaging, and MAP for Bluetooth. For all devices, you’ll find Messaging, Calendar, and Contacts enhancements. 

Jon Zilber