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Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
The image above shows a netbook Asus EEEPC 1000H running on Google’s mobile operating system Android. Huh? You thought Android was for mobile phones, right? Well, as we’ve written before, Google is planning to use Android for any device — not just the mobile phones. Besides ...
An FAQ about those Android netbooks
venturebeat.com — Since our post yesterday about Google’s Android platform running on netbooks , we’ve been asked a lot of questions. Here are the most frequent questions, along with our answers. Do you think Android could run on laptops or PCs? The simple answer is ... (more) An FAQ about those Android netbooks
Android für Netbooks
Android für Netbooks
de.engadget.com — Filed under: Laptops , Smartphones Nicht mal vier Stunden haben die Kids von Venturebeat gebraucht (eigene Aussage) um Android (nicht gOS ) für das abgebildete Asus EeePC 1000H zum laufen zu bringen. Und sogar die Graphik, W-Lan und Sound ... (more) Android für Netbooks
Android running on Asus Eee PC 1000H
Android running on Asus Eee PC 1000H
techtickerblog.com —   Two enthusiasts Matthaus Krzykowski & Daniel Hartmann are showing a proof of concept of Google’s Android OS running on a netbook. With just four hours of toiling, the duo managed to get Android up and running on Asus Eee PC 1000H .  ... (more) Android running on Asus Eee PC 1000H
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Android en un netbook (es solo otra distro. Linux)
Gizmología — VentureBeat ha publicado unas fotos que prueba que Android, el sistema operativo desarrollado principalmente por Google para el HTC G1, funciona en un netbook. ¿Deberíamos estar maravillados? No lo creo, Android no es más que una distribución Linux muy ligera y optimizada para una pantalla de 480×320 píxeles. ¿Tras comprobar que se puede instalar bajo un Asus Eee 1000H se podría afirmar que Android es un OS listo para los netbook? Ni hablar. Si que puede parecer ...

Android running on Eee PC 1000 netbook
SlashGear — ... Google may have started out with cellphones for their Android platform, but that doesn’t mean they’re limiting their future options.  The guys over at VentureBeat have loaded the open-source OS onto an Eee PC 1000 netbook, with a display almost five times the size of the T-Mobile G1, and aside from some initial networking and sound issues Android is now running normally on the ASUS machine. ...

Android- not just for phones anymore
jkOnTheRun — ... We have predicted that Android, the operating system from Google and the Open Handset Alliance, would break out of the phone world in the future.  Android has the extensibility and open source roots to allow it to be ported for other devices like set-top boxes.  We may start seeing Android invade the netbook space (sorry Psion) sooner rather than later as the group at VentureBeat have already ported Android to an EEE PC. ...

Android OS running on netbooks
CrunchGear — ... Taking a tip from a Google developer who claimed to have Android running on an older Asus Eee 701, Daniel Hartmann over at VentureBeat.com got Android up and running on an Asus Eee 1000H in about four hours. Geez, that was easy, huh? ...

Android On An Eee PC [Android]
Gizmodo — ... Making good on Google's continued pledge to not limit Android to just phones, two guys at VentureBeat got Android up an running on their Eee PC 1000H. But a question comes to mind: why? ...

Netbooks To Run Google Android OS?
GEARFUSE — ... is designed to be put on everything from toasters to phones to laptops. If you want to read how it was done and what Google has in store for Android during 2009, I’d highly recommend clicking the link below. Link

Will Android flourish on netbook PCs?
TECH.BLORGE.com — Google has always maintained that Android was designed to run on a broad range of devices beyond mobile phones. Now that developers have hacked an EeePC netbook to run Android, the question remains whether it will be a success on the big screen. Two developers have hacked an [...]

Android installed and running on an Eee PC in a matter of hours
Engadget — ... While Windows may be more popular than Linux when it comes to netbooks for a variety of reasons, price certainly isn't one of them. We don't know whether it's peoples' fear of the unknown or just the awful UI facades typically used to hide the open-source ...

Netbooks con Android para 2010
Celularis — ... Con sólo 4 horas de trabajo, Matthaus Krzykowski y Daniel Hartmann de VentureBeat lograron correr ...

Android Running On Eee PC 1000H
Ubergizmo — ... Guess the Android platform is not limited to just T-Mobile's G1 and its ilk, but has been made to run on an Asus Eee PC 1000H, although that does beg the question of "why?". Two guys at VentureBeat found it a snap to get Android up and running on the Eee PC 1000H, even offering the support required for functional computing such as sound, graphics and even Wi-Fi connectivity. This isn't a first though, as a Google developer did manage to get Android running on an Eee PC 701 a few weeks back. Does this mean the age of more affordable MIDs is about to dawn on us that runs on ...

Google Android running on Asus EEEPC 1000H Netbook - Android-based netbooks likely by 2010
D' Technology Weblog — ... nearly all of the necessary hardware you’d want (including graphics, sound and the wireless card for internet) running. See the images below for further impressions. Another indicator for a coming Android netbook is that Intel already had the right drivers for MID chips in place. You can view some parameter information here.     More info: Full Article | Android FAQ ...

Android for Netbook
Mobility Site — ... According to this site in 2010 we could be seeing a Netbook running Android and to prove it they have installed it in an Asus Eee. ...

Android Makes the Jump to Netbooks
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... are some fundamental limitations that don’t make it viable for full PCs, but it does foretell a promising future for Android in places other than phones. In terms of evolution, it’s interesting that unlike Windows Mobile, Android is starting with mobile and working its way up to the desktop computer, and just like WinMo, could provide great interoperability between phone and computer operating system; what do you think, will Android succeed it making the leap? [via VentureBeat] Related News from IntoMobile: HTC TyTN II can ...

HP considering Android for forthcoming netbooks
Tech Digest — ... Top laptop manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, or HP, has confirmed that it's testing out Android as a operating system for forthcoming netbooks. Normally the platform is only used in phones, and at the time of writing there's only one phone on the market that uses it. Android can work on netbooks, as Venturebeat proved back in January. They had a little difficulty with graphics drivers, but if a user wasn't rendering much more than websites then it could be very effective and very cheap - a great solution for the netbook industry. HP has said that it hasn't made any decisions ...

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