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HP Considering Android for Upcoming Low-Cost Netbooks

Posted by TK on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, In : Android Devices 
Hewlett-Packard is considering using Google's Android operating system on its low-cost Netbooks, an executive at the company told The Wall Street Journal.In a story posted Tuesday, the Journal reported that Satjiv Chahil, a vice president of HP's PC division, confirmed that the company was studying the Google software.

"We want to assess the capability Android may have for the computer and communications industries, and so we are studying it," Chahil was quoted as saying in the Journal artic...


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Android Netbooks available for pre-order?

Posted by TK on Thursday, March 5, 2009, In : Android Devices 
We have seen many discussions about possible Android powered netbooks and we've even seen Android get installed on an Eee PC. Now Always Innovating has announced the pre-order availability of their Touch Book netbook with possible Android capability.

The Touch Book offers a unique design, with half of the unit being a touchscreen display and the other half being a detachable keyboard. As far as the hardware features, the Touch Book will have an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 display, an 8GB microSD car...


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