webOS 2.0 showing up in application logs?

Rumor

Here is a fresh webOS 2.0 rumor for you. Developer Zhephree is the author of a Foursquare application for Palm’s beleaguered mobile operating system, webOS. Recently, while checking the logs of his Foursquare application, he noticed an entry for webOS 2.0 on a device listed as “Roadrunner.” A webOS 2.0 launch is rumored for the end of this year and we all know that some new hardware is way overdue. Zhephree did tell PreCentral that the information could be forged, but as he put it:

[...] the source for foursquare is open and on GitHub. Someone with the knowledge could easily download the source, modify the Metrix JS library I have included, and force it to post to my Metrix stats with whatever string they want. Granted, it would take some effort, but it’s doable.

Seems like an awful lot of work to hope a developer checks their application logs. We’ve got an image of Zhephree’s application metrics after the break.

[Via PreCentral]

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12 Comments
  • MacMan

    Why does palm make news ? That’s like so 1999

  • bringit

    Roadrunner, if he catches you you are through!

  • Kal El

    I for one think it’s legit.
    @MrKal_El

  • Terry

    I will have to check my logs and see what they say.

  • Chi

    First the guy gets engaged via Foursquare on his Palm Pre and his fiance’s Pixi and now he hits the news again with this discovery. Very cool.

  • Joe

    about f’in time, palm.

  • http://www.webOSroundup.com Brad

    Metrix is a webOS developer tool offered by us at webOSroundup.com

    Its a must for app developers!

  • http://zhephree.com Geoff (Zhephree)

    Hey guys, could you be kind enough to link to webosroundup.com in your article since it was via their Metrix stats tool that I made this discovery?

  • Kal El

    webOSRoundup FTW!

  • Paul

    I hope they put it on a decent phone with decent battery life. I just left the Palm Pre for the Iphone and I kinda am wishing for the ease of use the Web OS offered.

  • http://www.mydaily-gadget.com/ MyDaily-Gadget.com

    Catchy name. If the Roadrunner will be indeed the first device with webOS 2.0 it will surely draw some attention around it.

  • Mr. Verne

    If you build it, they will come.

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