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Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
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 — not just the mobile phones.  ...
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talkandroid.com — In an email circulated to registered members of the Android Market, details of future Android Market updates are revealed along with their deployment schedule which is due to start in the 1st quarter of 2009. Google's Eric Chu confirms in the email ... (more) Android Market Paid App Updates Scheduled For 2009 Q1
Priced Android Applications Coming Within Weeks
martin.drashkov.com — I received an email from the Android Market earlier today containing some very pleasant and eagerly-awaited information. First, the Android Market will be expanding to many more countries in the coming weeks, with Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic ... (more) Priced Android Applications Coming Within Weeks
An FAQ about those Android netbooks
An FAQ about those Android netbooks
venturebeat.com — 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 and their answers. Do you think Android could run on laptops or PCs? The simple ... (more) An FAQ about those Android netbooks

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Gizmología:  Android en un netbook (es solo otra distro. Linux)

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Google Android running on Eee PC
jkkmobile — ... Guys at VentureBeat are testing Android on Asus Eee PC 1000. They got all base stuff like graphics and wifi working in few hours, so it sounds like doable job... Is there point running Android on 10 inch screen x86 hardware is another thing.. I think Android is better on a pocketable or smaller ARM based devices. I would prefer full desktop OS on bigger devices... It's still good to have options.. Let's see where this is going.. More at VentureBeat ...

Android en un netbook (es solo otra distro. Linux)
Gizmología — VentureBeat ha publicado unas fotos que prueba que Android, el sistema operativo desarrollado principalmente por Google para el HTC G1, funciona en un netbook. ¿Deberíamos estar maravillados? No lo creo, Android no es más que una distribución Linux muy ligera y optimizada para una pantalla de 480×320 píxeles. ¿Tras comprobar que se puede instalar bajo un Asus Eee 1000H se podría afirmar que Android es un OS listo para los netbook? Ni hablar. Si que puede parecer ...

Android running on Eee PC 1000 netbook
SlashGear — ... Google may have started out with cellphones for their Android platform, but that doesn’t mean they’re limiting their future options.  The guys over at VentureBeat have loaded the open-source OS onto an Eee PC 1000 netbook, with a display almost five times the size of the T-Mobile G1, and aside from some initial networking and sound issues Android is now running normally on the ASUS machine. ...

Android- not just for phones anymore
jkOnTheRun — ... , the operating system from Google and the Open Handset Alliance, would break out of the phone world in the future.  Android has the extensibility and open source roots to allow it to be ported for other devices like set-top boxes.  We may start seeing Android invade the netbook space (sorry Psion) sooner rather than later as the group at VentureBeat have already ported Android to an EEE PC. ...

You can run Android on a netbook, but why would you want to?
Liliputing — The folks at VentureBeat ported Google’s Android operating system to run on an Asus Eee PC 1000H netbook. Good for them. The OS was originally designed for cellphones and now they’ve shown that it’s possible to run it on a full (but portable) computer like the Eee PC 1000H. That’s pretty cool. But VentureBeat then goes on to conclude that the fact that you can run Android on a netbook means that Google and laptop manufacturers will be bringing Android-powered laptops to market by ...

Android ported to Asus EEEPC shows possibile netbook future
Android AuthorityVentureBeat has an article up that recounts the process of getting the Android OS up and running on an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook.  The authors claim that the device has pretty good functionality at the moment, with networking and sound support and such all performing well. The OS appears to adapt to the large screen quite easily, and Venture Beat is speculating that we could see a real push into Android powered netbooks in 2010. In any event, it’s cool to see the OS running on big hardware like this.  Take a look at the rest of the photos after the jump. Thanks, ...

Google Android Netbooks Coming By 2010?
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... currently owns the vast majority of the desktop operating system market share? In recent weeks, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer repeatedly dismissed Android as competition to Windows Mobile. If this comes to pass, Google’s Android could break Microsoft’s hold on the operating system market. It would also open a new choice by consumers. What do you think? Would you purchase a non-Microsoft computer? Source

Android OS running on netbooks
CrunchGear — ... Taking a tip from a Google developer who claimed to have Android running on an older Asus Eee 701, Daniel Hartmann over at VentureBeat.com got Android up and running on an Asus Eee 1000H in about four hours. Geez, that was easy, huh? ...

Google Android-based netbooks coming?
Obsessable News Feed — ... A few of the contributors over at VentureBeat, Matthaus Krzykowski and Daniel Hartmann, spent about 4 hours compiling Google's open source Android OS, designed to run on mobile phones like the ...

Android On An Eee PC [Android]
Gizmodo — ... Making good on Google's continued pledge to not limit Android to just phones, two guys at VentureBeat got Android up an running on their Eee PC 1000H. But a question comes to mind: why? ...

Programmers Run Google Android on Asus EEEPC 1000H Netbook
Google Watch — ... that I'm obligated to point out this post on VentureBeat by programmers who compiled Android for an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook in four hours. ...

Netbooks To Run Google Android OS?
GEARFUSE — ... is designed to be put on everything from toasters to phones to laptops. If you want to read how it was done and what Google has in store for Android during 2009, I’d highly recommend clicking the link below. Link

Around the Web 1.2.09: Higher music sales, an Easter egg from Google and a key to unlock iPhones
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- Happy New Year! Unearthed Outdoors gives out free high-resolution images of the planet. BoingBoing -- Music sales grew 10% to 1.51 billion units sold in 2008, fueled by digital downloads. CNet -- Intel and Yahoo to unveil plans and partners for connected televisions at CES next week. CNet -- Google to expand Android to netbooks. VentureBeat -- For hackers only: Yellowsn0w application unlocks iPhone 3G. ...

Will Android flourish on netbook PCs?
TECH.BLORGE.com — Google has always maintained that Android was designed to run on a broad range of devices beyond mobile phones. Now that developers have hacked an EeePC netbook to run Android, the question remains whether it will be a success on the big screen. Two developers have hacked an [...]

Android, Minus the Phones [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... with two experimenters putting it on an Asus Eee PC in under four hours. This trend is going to continue. ...

Android, Minus the Phones
OStatic blogs — The other day we mentioned in this post that there may be more momentum gathering around implementations of Google's Android platform on non-phone hardware. Today, both ZDNet and apcmag.com are discussing a more laptop-friendly version of Android, dubbed Cupcake. Also, folks have already demonstrated the efficacy of putting Android on netbooks with two experimenters putting it on an Asus Eee PC in under four hours. This trend is going to continue. Having already announced its plans to get its open source Chrome browser on OEM ...

Android installed and running on an Eee PC in a matter of hours
Engadget — ... While Windows may be more popular than Linux when it comes to netbooks for a variety of reasons, price certainly isn't one of them. We don't know whether it's peoples' fear of the unknown or just the awful UI facades typically used to hide the open-source ...

Netbooks con Android para 2010
Celularis — ... Con sólo 4 horas de trabajo, Matthaus Krzykowski y Daniel Hartmann de VentureBeat lograron correr ...

An interstitial roundup
GMSV — ... went and compiled the operating system to run on an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook . “Here’s the significance,” they say. “Imagine the billion dollar market at stake here if Google can make good on this vision. Netbooks are basically small-scale PCs. For Silicon Valley’s myriad of software companies, it means a well-backed, open operating system that is open and ripe for exploitation for building upon. Now think of Chrome, Google’s Web browser, and the richness it allows developers to build into the browser’s relationship with the desktop all of this could usher in a new wave of ...

The Trouble With Netbooks
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... , Jan 2, 2009 04:35 PM [image] Rumor has it that Google would like to see its Android operating system powering more than mere mobile phones. VentureBeat and others claim that Google is positioning Android as an operating system for netbooks, the curious category of device that's somewhere between an underpowered laptop and an obese mobile phone. That would certainly be consistent with Google's philosophy that increased Internet usage benefits the company. But Google won't say if it has plans for Android-powered netbooks. "Google collaborated with members of the Open Handset ...

Android Running On Eee PC 1000H
Ubergizmo — ... Guess the Android platform is not limited to just T-Mobile's G1 and its ilk, but has been made to run on an Asus Eee PC 1000H, although that does beg the question of "why?". Two guys at VentureBeat found it a snap to get Android up and running on the Eee PC 1000H, even offering the support required for functional computing such as sound, graphics and even Wi-Fi connectivity. This isn't a first though, as a Google developer did manage to get Android running on an Eee PC 701 a few weeks back. Does this mean the age of more affordable MIDs is about to dawn on us that runs on ...

iPhone, MySpace, Facebook Race To Micropayments In 2009
TechCrunch — ... These application platforms may even become a significant platform for more mainstream PC usage. Android is now being hacked to work on netbooks, and we believe Apple has plans to release a ...

Android netbooks on their way
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — ... Venture Beat freelance writer Daniel Hartmann took four hours of work to port Google's Android operating system to the Asus Eee PC 1000H as shown above. He managed to get nearly all the hardware (including graphics, sound and WiFi) running. ...

Next Stop for iPhone OS and Android: Computers?
Technologizer — ... and VentureBeat has a fascinating post that not only shows Google’s Android OS running on an Asus Eee PC but says the OS is hardwired to run on netbooks, and that Android netbooks will likely show up in 2010 . We don’t know for sure that Apple will ever release more computer-like devices based on iPhone OS or that Android will migrate to laptops, but both ideas are utterly plausible. More plausible, in fact, than the possibility that both OSes will stay phone-0nly forever. And there’s never been a time–in the past fifteen years, at least–when it’s seemed more plausible that ...

Google Android running on Asus EEEPC 1000H Netbook - Android-based netbooks likely by 2010
D' Technology Weblog — ... nearly all of the necessary hardware you’d want (including graphics, sound and the wireless card for internet) running. See the images below for further impressions. Another indicator for a coming Android netbook is that Intel already had the right drivers for MID chips in place. You can view some parameter information here.     More info: Full Article | Android FAQ ...

Android for Netbook
Mobility Site — ... According to this site in 2010 we could be seeing a Netbook running Android and to prove it they have installed it in an Asus Eee. ...

VentureBeat Guys Get Android Running On Asus EEEPC
AndroidGuys — ... and are into some pretty cool stuff. How cool?  Well, let’s just say they took our favorite platform and got it running on an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook.  That cool. ...

Android for Netbooks?
Google Operating System — ... last year. Daniel Hartmann managed to install Android on an Asus EEEPC 1000H "with nearly all of the necessary hardware you'd want (including graphics, sound and the wireless card for internet) running". It's also interesting to see that ...

Android Netbooks: Coming And When?
Android Phone Fans — ... The above image is Android running on an Asus EEEPC. The folks at VentureBeat are responsible for compiling Android to the netbook and it only took 4 hours to complete. They were able to get web browsing, music playing, networking and more working smoothly… so it’s completely feasible that computer manufacturers could bring an Android Netbook to market sometime in 2009. ...

Android Makes the Jump to Netbooks
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... are some fundamental limitations that don’t make it viable for full PCs, but it does foretell a promising future for Android in places other than phones. In terms of evolution, it’s interesting that unlike Windows Mobile, Android is starting with mobile and working its way up to the desktop computer, and just like WinMo, could provide great interoperability between phone and computer operating system; what do you think, will Android succeed it making the leap? [via VentureBeat] Related News from IntoMobile: HTC TyTN II can ...

Android Running on Eee PC and Mini-Note 2133
iTech News Net — Google’s Andorid is an OS for mobile phones. Now guys over at VentureBeat has manged to get the Android running on Asus Eee PC 1000H. The Android is a Linux-based OS, which means get it running on notebook or PC is not impossible. Other than Eee PC, some other folks tried to run the Android on a HP Mini-Note 2133: ...

Google Android on Eee PC 1000H
My Asus Eee PC — Google Android on Eee PC 1000H Android So Google Android now runs on Netbooks , eh? Would Android be successful where Linux failed? Let’s wait and see. January 7, 2009 Filed by ...

How to built Google Android for the Asus Eee PC 701
Liliputing — ... The Google Android operating system may be built for cellphones, but as we’ve already seen it can be installed on laptops and netbooks and it provides many of the features you would want in a light weight OS for portable computing. But first you need to know how to build the operating system so that it will work with your machine. ...

Paid apps coming to Google Android Market
Download Squad — ... Google is announcing the advent of paid applications in the Android Market. Android is Google's operating system for mobile devices (which, right now means the T Mobile G1 and the occasional netbook). And up until now, the only apps available in the Android Market were free. Good for cheapskates, but not necessarily the best thing if you're looking for high quality, professionally developed software. Or, you know, if you happen to be a developer looking to make some money from your work. ...

Nvidia Plans To Power $99 Mobile Internet Devices
MobileCrunch — ... It also doesn’t help that Nvidia plans to run Windows CE (really…Windows CE?). Android sounds more promising, though, especially with its greater potential to power netbooks and an array of smartphones all at the same time. ...

Asus considering Android-based netbooks
Liliputing — Asus is thinking of installing the Google Android operating system on future netbooks. Android was initially developed for cellphones like the T-Mobile G1. But we’ve already seen that it can be installed on mini-laptops like the Asus Eee PC 701 or Eee PC 1000H with a little elbow grease. I’ve been a little skeptical that any major computer makers would actually release a netbook running the operating system when full fledged desktop operating systems like Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu Linux run just fine on the ...

What Apple and Google Could Teach AMD and FLOSS
LinuxInsider — ... Microsoft get it right, it could likely steal back the market -- much as it had initially done. With Android, Google is creating a blend -- Apple idea but Microsoft-like hardware independence -- that will shortly drift up into the netbook space and could propel it to the goal before Microsoft reacts. In short, Google is going around Microsoft, not through it. All of this was from focusing not on Microsoft but on where the market was going, and getting there first. Watch for the Google netbook in 2010. Apple is teaching the core lesson, but Google may show how to really get it ...

HP Eyeing Google's Android
TechWeb — ... compiled Android for an Asustek EEEPC 1000H netbook, and got the system running with all the necessary hardware, including graphics, sound, and the wireless card for the Internet. They described their work in an article published by the site VentureBeat. Netbooks, defined as having screens 10 inches or less and costing less than $500, with many models selling for as little as $300, are the fastest selling segments of the PC market. While the rest of the market is expected to see a decline in unit sales, global sales of netbooks will grow nearly 80% this year to capture 8% ...

HP Eyeing Google's Android
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... compiled Android for an Asustek EEEPC 1000H netbook and got the system running with all the necessary hardware, including graphics, sound, and the wireless card for the Internet. They described their work in an article published by the site VentureBeat. Netbooks, defined as having screens 10 inches or less and costing less than $500, with many models selling for as little as $300, are the fastest-selling segments of the PC market. While the rest of the market is expected to see a decline in unit sales, global sales of netbooks will grow nearly 80% this year to capture 8% ...

HP considering Android for forthcoming netbooks
Tech Digest — ... Top laptop manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, or HP, has confirmed that it's testing out Android as a operating system for forthcoming netbooks. Normally the platform is only used in phones, and at the time of writing there's only one phone on the market that uses it. Android can work on netbooks, as Venturebeat proved back in January. They had a little difficulty with graphics drivers, but if a user wasn't rendering much more than websites then it could be very effective and very cheap - a great solution for the netbook industry. HP has said that it hasn't made any decisions ...

Video: Is this the state of the Android netbook?
Betanews — ... have openly discussed the idea of an Android netbook, and testers proved it could be loaded onto a standard Eee PC, none have yet displayed even a working prototype of a purpose-built Android netbook, until now. ...

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