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digitimes.com - 4/23/2009

MSI to showcase Android-based netbook at Computex, says paper

— digitimes.com — Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase an Android-based netbook at Computex 2009 aiming to gain orders from... global PC vendors, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. (more) MSI to showcase Android-based netbook at Computex, says ...

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pcworld.com - 4/27/2009

Samsung Unveils Its First Google Phone

— pcworld.com — Samsung Electronics became the first major mobile phone maker to launch a smartphone based on Google's Android... software . The South Korean company on Monday unveiled the I7500, which sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera and 8GB of ... (more) Samsung Unveils Its First Google Phone

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news.cnet.com - 4/26/2009

Report: First Android Netbook to cost $250 | Crave

— news.cnet.com — The first Netbook running Google's Android operating system is expected to be available in the next three... months and cost about $250, according to a Computerworld report . The Alpha 680, as the laptop is known as, is going through final testing at ... (more) Report: First Android Netbook to cost $250 | Crave

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Skytone's Android-powered netbook to cost around $250
Engadget — Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies Company, which we will absolutely never call by its full name again, has just dropped a juicy nugget about its forthcoming netbook. If you'll recall, we recently caught wind of the ARM-based, Android-powered rig (the Alpha 680), which is expected to be a stripped down portable useful for web surfing and light duty Office use. Nixon Wu, ...

$250 Android Netbook On Its Way
I4U News — ... The netbook craze continues as Computerworld reports that the first portable PC to run Google’s Android operating system will be available in the next three months and will only cost approximately $250. In addition, the Alpha 680 from China-based Skytone will use an ARM processor similar to those found in cell phones (including the ...

Monday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — Monday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 2:56 AM on April 27, 2009 Monday Maker: First Android netbook to cost about $250 Nvidia: Chips to speed Apple Leopard, Windows 7 PC Perspective reports Gigabyte P55 Core i5 motherboard spotted NordicHardware reports Clarksdale borrows IGP and memory controller from G45 chipset DigiTimes reports demand for Intel Atom processor slowing New York Times on why AT wants to keep the iPhone away from Verizon Ars Technica reports Apple found guilty of willful patent infringement ...

First Android-Powered Netbook Due in Three Months
Today @ PC World — Skytone Transmission Technologies, based in Guangzhou, China, says it is just three months away from producing the world's first Android-powered netbook , the Alpha 680.   The new device is powered by the ARM11 533 Mhz processor, with a paltry 128MB RAM expandable to 256MB, 1 or 4GB Solid State Drive, 7-inch LCD monitor with 800-by-480 resolution, two USB ports, an SD card slot, Wi-Fi, optional 3G antenna, an unspecified keyboard size, and a two-cell battery with approximately two to four hours of battery life. [image] Skytone is currently having trouble getting about 20 percent of Android apps to function on the netbook because of compatibility issues, but Skytone is working to solve those problems and ...

$250 Android netbook is on track for a summer release
The Tech Report: News — $250 Android netbook is on track for a summer release by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:08 PM on April 27, 2009 In January, the rumor mill hinted that Android-based netbooks could appear next year. And it was wrong. ComputerWorld reports that a small Chinese company is already putting the finishing touches on such a system , which could hit the market "within three months." The Alpha 680 from Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies features a 533MHz ARM11 processor, and it apparently runs the same version of Google Android as T-Mobile's G1 handset. Except instead of a small 3.2" touch-screen display and a slide-out keyboard, the netbook has a seven-inch 800x480 LCD and a standard netbook form ...