The Internet is abuzz over news announced at Mobile World Congress 2013 today regarding LG Electronics’ acquisition of WebOS from Hewlett Packard (HP). The topic is getting a fair amount of ...

WebOS has been on its death bed for a while now, granted a form of life-support through Open WebOS. Just when things looked bleak for the OS’s future, it is back on its feet with a new owner, LG.

LG will acquire webOS from computer maker HP—not for smartphones as the mobile platform was first intended, but for use in smart TVs. webOS will also remain open-source under the deal and not be ...