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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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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With Android-based netbooks looking like a real possibility, it comes as no surprise that Asus is working on a low-cost device powered by Google’s Android OS. Asus introduced the popular Eee sub-notebook running Linux, so Android may be a natural  fit for a new low-cost sub-notebook.

Their are many advantages for Asus to use Android:

• Android is open, so no licensing fees
• Google / Android branding = name recognition
• Third-party software availability
• Android familiarity due to Asus Android...

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Chip maker Freescale thinks that the number of Netbooks sold in 2009 will double to 30 Million and they want a piece of the pie currently claimed by the likes of Intel, AMD and VIA. And it appears they’ve got an appetite for Android, possibly rolling out a $199 Android Netbook as early as this summer.

Glen Burchers, Marketing Director for Freescale, was quoted by Reuters as saying:

“Freescale believes netbooks built around its technology will be able to be made at a cost of about $100. N...

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