news.cnet.com - 4/26/2009
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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 Guangzhou Skytone Transmission Technologies, ...
Getting ready for Android 1.5
android-developers.blogspot.com 4/14/2009 — Android 1.5 SDK release! I'm excited to announce that starting today, developers can get an early look at the SDK for the next version of the Android platform. This new version (which will be 1.5) is based on the cupcake branch from the Android Open ...
Startup Shows Android Running on a Netbook
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 1/3/2009 — Android on a netbook? This isn't something that should be much of a surprise. Google has always labeled Android as a platform, and not simply a smartphone OS. Matthäus Krzykowski and Daniel Hartmann, freelancers for Venture Beat, who also run a ...
HP considers dropping Windows for Android in netbooks
arstechnica.com 4/1/2009 —
HP, the dominant PC manufacturer, could potentially be preparing to develop a netbook product with Google's Linux-based Android software platform. According to multiple reports, HP has confirmed that it is studying Google's operating ...
NVIDIA Unleashes Android With Tegra
nvidia.com 2/16/2009 — 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 ...
Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
venturebeat.com 1/2/2009 — The image above shows a netbook Asus EEEPC 1000H running on Google’s mobile operating system Android. Huh? You thought Android was for mobile phones, right? Well, as we’ve written before, Google is planning to use Android for any device ...
Announcing Android 2.0 support in the SDK!
android-developers.blogspot.com 11 days ago — I am excited to announce that the Android SDK now supports Android 2.0 (also known as Eclair). Android 2.0 brings new developer APIs for sync, Bluetooth, and a few other areas. Using the new sync, account manager and contacts APIs, you can write ...
Android is now available as open source (Android Open Source Project)
source.android.com 10/21/2008 — Today is a big day for Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and the open-source community. All of the work that we've poured into the mobile platform is now officially available, for free, as the Android Open Source Project. You'll be hearing a lot ...
Android Versus iPhone 3.0: The Showdown
lifehacker.com 3/18/2009 — Apple's releasing some hot new features in iPhone 3.0 this summer , but will it be better than Google's Android ? Let's take a look. You already know what you get in iPhone 2.0, you've heard about what you get in iPhone 3.0 . Let's see how those ...
An FAQ about those Android netbooks
venturebeat.com 1/3/2009 — Since our post yesterday about Google’s Android platform running on netbooks , we’ve been asked a lot of questions. Here are the most frequent questions, along with our answers. Do you think Android could run on laptops or PCs? The simple answer is ...
How-To: Hack Your Android G1 Phone
maximumpc.com 9/17/2009 —
Remember when T-Mobile's G1 was being billed as a potential iPhone killer? Powered by Google's Android platform, the open-source mobile OS was supposed to usher in the end of the iPhone OS era, and who knows, maybe someday it still ...