LG Buys webOS for TV Use?

The saga of Palm's webOS mobile operating system gets an unlikely new chapter-- the ill-fated OS now belongs LG, where it will find use not in tablets or smartphones, but in smart TVs.

LGThe news comes ahead of a supposed MWC 2013 announcement via CNET.

If the story is true, LG now owns the webOS source code, documentation and related websites, as well as licenses and patents Palm had transfered to HP following its 2010 acquisition.

What remains of the webOS team will also find employment in the LG Silicon Valley Lab.

CNET mentions 2 reasons why LG will employ webOS in smart TVs-- the company is committed to Android as mobile OS, while most of the webOS team working on mobile devices at HP has already left for (hopefully) greener pastures.

We will have more detail once an official announcement surfaces at MWC 2013, Barcelona.

Go webOS Lives! LG to Resurrect it for Smart TVs (CNET)