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Intel gives up on MeeGo, Samsung not buying webOS

MeeGo and webOS are for the chop. Intel is giving MeeGo the heave-ho, and now Samsung has poured water on rumours it’ll be buying HP’s moribund webOS operating system. Seems neither can get any love. A report today claims Intel plans to “temporarily discontinue development” of the MeeGo OS it launched in conjunction with Nokia last February, preferring instead to …

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IFA 2011: Gadgets galore in Berlin (roundup)

Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, and other gadget makers flock in late summer to Germany’s big consumer electronics show. Is mind control the future for TVs? China-based Haier demonstrates a prototype headset that would allow the wearer to change TV channels and control the volume with mere thought. (Posted in Crave by Philip Wong) September 6, 2011 11:46 a.m. PT Panasonic shows …

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