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arstechnica.com - 5/26/2009
Canonical developers aim to make Android apps run on Ubuntu
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Canonical is building an Android execution environment that will make it possible for Android applications to run on Ubuntu and potentially other conventional Linux distributions. The effort will open the door for bringing Android's growing ecosystem of third-party software to the ...
tweaktown.com - 6/1/2009
Eee PC spotted running Android + Qualcomm 1GHz CPU
— tweaktown.com — The machine was installed with Google's upcoming Android operating system and we have to admit, it felt... a bit strange on a “Smartbook” (as Qualcomm calls them) of this kind. The operating system is clearly (more) Eee PC spotted running Android + Qualcomm 1GHz CPU

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Google: Expect 18 Android Phones by Year's End
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/28/2009
Google: Expect 18 Android Phones by Year's End
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — More Android devices are coming and many of them will not censor their apps.... (more) Google: Expect 18 Android Phones by Year's End

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reuters.com - 6/2/2009
UPDATE 1-Acer to sell Android netbook PCs in Q3 | Markets | Markets News
— reuters.com — * First company to launch netbooks using Google's Android * Move could threaten Microsoft's market dominance *... No prices yet, but analysts say Windows XP costs about $25 (Adds details, quotes) By Kelvin Soh TAIPEI, June 2 (Reuters) - Acer Inc ( ... (more) UPDATE 1-Acer to sell Android netbook PCs in Q3 | ...

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Canonical working on Android emulator for Ubuntu
TechSpot — Android enthusiasts, developers or just plain curious sorts might find this interesting. Canonical is working on an execution environment for Android software to run inside an Ubuntu system, bringing all its applications to the desktop . The increasingly-popular mobile platform has seen a lot of speculation regarding its future, including plans to bring it to netbooks or other non-phone devices, and this seems like a firm step in that direction. [image] Eventually Canonical plans to publish the environment, along with its corresponding source code, for any Linux user to tinker ...

Canonical working on Android emulator for Ubunutu
TechSpot — Android enthusiasts, developers or just plain curious sorts might find this interesting. Canonical is working on an execution environment for Android software to run inside an Ubuntu system, bringing all its applications to the desktop . The increasingly-popular mobile platform has seen a lot of speculation regarding its future, including plans to bring it to netbooks or other non-phone devices, and this seems like a firm step in that direction. Eventually Canonical plans to publish the environment, along with its corresponding source code, for any Linux user to tinker with ...

Canonical giving Ubuntu the gift of Android apps
Engadget — ... Well, here's a wild new spin on the Android for netbooks debate: Canonical, commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is creating an Android execution environment that would allow Android apps to run on Ubuntu and other desktop-style Linux distros, which seems like ...

Developers Attempting to Bring Android to Ubuntu
Overclockers Club news Feed — ... Developers at Canonical are working on creating an Android execution environment for the Ubuntu Operating System. With this development, users would be able to take advantage of the rapidly expanding pool of Android applications on their Ubuntu machines and perhaps other Linux distributions in the future. Some difficulties are currently being encountered due to the fact that despite being based on the Linux kernel, Android was built using a custom runtime environment from Google. A key to the success of the project is finding a way around the Android ...

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