Our pal Derek over at PreCentral has shown off some screenshots from the webOS 3.0 emulator today received today from an anonymous source.� It sure looks like great news for webOS fans, and a few things there will make Android fans do a double take.�
We're not about to sit here and say anyone copied anyone else -- there's only so many ways to do things right, and it looks like webOS 3.0 is doing most of them.� There's a nice full screen browser with a minimalistic navigation and control area at the top, and the virtual keyboard looks nicely spaced and doesn't force capitalization on you when you don't want it.� The chat application looks very nice.� It's a multi-pane interface with a big area for your message content, and we assume that your buddy list will populate the left pane.� Google has done the same for the native Talk app in Honeycomb, and it works wonderfully.
The quick settings area brings up an interesting thought -- you can see the influence Matias Duarte had on both webOS 3.0 and Honeycomb.� They aren't exactly the same, but there's plenty of similarity there (check out a comparison after the break).� This isn't a bad thing, because they both look great.� Easy access and functionality combined with sleek looks is something fans of both platforms can appreciate.
The last thing worth noting, and it doesn't come as a surprise considering HP's strong relationship with Microsoft, is that webOS 3.0 is using Bing for their maps application.� Love it or hate it, HPalm will make for a strong partner for Bing maps, and Derek speculates that HP�may partner with Bing in the search space as well.� Anyone who has used both Bing Maps and Google Maps knows it's their loss, and I wouldn't rule out a tablet optimized webOS 3.0 version of Maps direct from Google if the market is big enough to justify it.
All in all webOS 3.0 is looking like a nice upgrade for the platform, and even I am curious to see how it runs on HP's new TouchPad. [PreCentral]
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