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bloomberg.com - 2/21/2009
BloomBerg: Google Android May Run Asus Netbook, Rival Microsoft (Update1)
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Asustek Computer Inc., which pioneered the market for sub-$500 laptops, may install Google Inc.’s free Android operating system on its low-cost notebooks, challenging the dominance of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows software.
NVIDIA Unleashes Android With Tegra
nvidia.com - 2/16/2009
NVIDIA Unleashes Android With Tegra
— nvidia.com — MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 16, 2009 – NVIDIA today announced that it has... worked closely with Google and the Open Handset Alliance to unleash Android, a complete, open mobile phone software stack, with the Tegra™ series of ... (more) NVIDIA Unleashes Android With Tegra

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Nvidia Tegra: Not just Windows, Android too
news.cnet.com - 2/17/2009
Nvidia Tegra: Not just Windows, Android too
— news.cnet.com — Nvidia is working with Google on Android phones as it veers off from its Windows-Mobile-only strategy. On... Monday, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nvidia announced that it is working with Google and the Open Handset Alliance to get its ... (more) Nvidia Tegra: Not just Windows, Android too

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technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 2/24/2009
"I am Richer" Wealth-Flaunting App Appears in Android Marketplace
— technologyexpert.blogspot.com — Remember " I am Rich ," the $1,000 iPhone app which essentially did nothing but display a... red diamond on your iPhone screen? Well, now there's a copycat app in Android's Marketplace. Only it's "richer!" "I am Rich" was pulled from the App Store, probably by Apple, but not before six people ... (more) "I am Richer" Wealth-Flaunting App Appears in Android ...

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The Tech Report: News:  Saturday Shortbread

Maximum PC:  Asus Developing Android-based Netbook

I4U News:  Google Android to be Offered on Asus Netbook

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Saturday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — ... response to PC Perspective's alleged SSD 'slowness' claim DigiTimes reports Nvidia CEO speaks out against Intel lawsuit and AMD pushes Yukon platform into all-in-one PC market EETimes Europe: Top position changes at AMD Dresden C|Net: Mind share shift from CPU to GPU, Intel to Nvidia? DailyTech reports hp CEO talks netbook cannibalization and Vizio reports record Q4 2008 sales Bloomberg reports Google Android may run Asus netbook, rival Microsoft AMD: No clock-race with Intel (write-up in German) ...

Asus Developing Android-based Netbook
Maximum PC — Microsoft Windows’ hegemony in the netbook market is currently unimpeachable. Contrary to conjectures and forecasts, Linux has failed to take control of the netbook market, a segment tailor-made for it. But can an entirely new Linux distro reverse the trend? Taiwanese company Asustek is said to be developing a special version of Google’s free Android OS for its netbooks ...

Google Android to be Offered on Asus Netbook
I4U News — ... that it is free. That could make netbooks running the OS cheaper than Windows-based rivals. Bloomberg says that neither Acer nor HP would comment on the possibility of Android-based netbooks at this time and little is known about the Asus netbook other than the company says it is considering using Andoroid. Another big selling point for Android netbooks is that Google also offers free rivals to Microsoft Office productivity apps that could be bundled for free into the netbooks. Via Bloomberg Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

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