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January 27, 2010

Is it Really Worth Putting Android on a Netbook?

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While the tech-addict in me would love to own and play with an Android based netbook, the question must be asked:  Does an Android netbook make much sense?
Now before you go blasting me out of the water, (which I admit, may be deserved), take a look at the netbooks that are available right now for [...]

January 7, 2010

CES 2010: HP’s Concept Android-Powered Netbook

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Fresh out of Vegas,  Engadget is reporting on an HP Mini Android Netbook. The unit is is powered by a Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm and is running an active installation of Android (1.5 or 1.6) with a 10 inch touch responsive screen to interact with the platform.

December 2, 2009

Inventec N18 Clamshell MID

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Netbook News was in attendance at IT Month in Taiwan where they got some hands on experience with Inventec’s new N18 MID. What’s interesting about this device is that it’s almost a hybrid MID and mini-netbook. Sporting a 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, 250GB storage, and a full QWERTY keyboard, the N18 is allegedly available [...]

October 13, 2009

Preorder Acer’s Android-Based Aspire One D250 Netbook on Amazon

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The first Android-based netbook is now officially available for pre-sale at Amazon.com. To be completely up-front, the Aspire One D250 is actually a dual-boot device with Android and Windows XP Home. So what’s in the box?  For $349.99, you get a 10.1″ screen, 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, and 160GB [...]

September 23, 2009

Insyde Market – The First App Market Exclusively For Android Netbooks

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Last week the doors officially opened up for AppsLib, the market designed for Android-based devices with larger screens.  Timed with the Archos A5 announcement, it’s the first place to check if you are looking for apps optimized for screens at 800×480 resolution.  Today sees another market opportunity for developers.

May 5, 2009

HTC Making Netbook for T-Mobile?

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The tipster behind yesterday’s Samsung Houdini and HTC G1 v2 “Bigfoot” over at TmoToday is back with another rumor.  This time, it involves netbooks.  Particularly, an HTC netbook made for T-Mobile

February 20, 2009

Asus Team Working on Android Netbook for End of Year Release

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Asustek, one of the recent companies to join the Open Handset Alliance, is working to develop an Android-based netbook for release as soon as the end of 2009.
Already a leader in the netbook market, Asus has put together a team of engineers charged with the task of bringing Google’s powerful OS to low-cost laptops.
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