We have just released webOS 3.0.5 as an over-the-air update for TouchPads, and the 3.0.5 SDK is now out of Early Access. Get the latest and greatest here.

Highlights include a new Sensor API, the ability to have plug-ins use both processor cores, and improvements to audio and video playback, plus various updates to Enyo we think youll like. Weve also incorporated a homebrew patch to the Bluetooth SPP service to support binary data, so we expect to see some hardware hacks soon.

Enjoy!

Apple may be selling the most tablets for now, but the local market for tablets is set to get very competitive as traditional Indian PC manufacturers launch their brands here. Among the first to do so are HCL and Zenith. HCL Infosystems launched its tablets earlier this year, and these are now available at select retail outlets.  And Zenith is about to launch its range of tablets. But why have Indian manufacturers waited a year to launch?

Said Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman, HCL Infosystems, “If you look at the tablet market in this country, nothing (much has) happened. The tablet category does not exist. Abroad, tablets work for specific reasons. The iPad is application driven. The apps that were originally created for the iPhone were ported to a larger screen device (the iPad). Suddenly they had one million applications available when they launched the iPad. Now how do you make that happen in this country?”

Chowdhry informed us that HCL Infosystems is working with many developers in the country to create domestic applications for its HCL Me Tablets. It launched three models priced between Rs 14,990 and Rs 32,990 in March this year.  

The other issue is poor network connectivity. Wi-Fi access is prevalent in the US but not so in India. And 3 Read full article…