Although many early netbooks shipped with Linux, Microsoft has since slashed the price of Windows XP Home -- the version that most commonly ships with netbooks -- and taken a commanding share of the ...

There isn’t a lack of Android MIDs and smartphones these days, and soon there will be an Android netbook on the market. Acer will release its dual-boot Android ...

"We are indeed studying it," said Marlene Somsak, director, worldwide media relations for Hewlett-Packard's Personal System Group. "As the world's leading computer company, we want to understand all ...

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Venture Beat has been staying right on this story about the possibility of Google Android-based Netbooks, most recently reporting that Intel is gearing up for Android Netbooks. It certainly seems like ...

Reports that Dell might use Google’s Android OS in a netbook raises questions about what the device might look like and whether Android is ready for use beyond smartphones. Software vendor Bsquare ...

Acer has announced a version of its Aspire One netbook that will run the Android operating system. The manufacturer made the announcement on Tuesday at the Computex show in Taiwan, promising a release ...

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The first netbook computer running the Google-backed Android mobile operating system on a low-cost ARM chip could become available to customers within three months, the maker’s co-founder said this ...