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Android OS 1.5 Cupcake hasn’t even had its official release onto G1 handsets in the US, but that hasn’t stopped Dell from experimenting with the open-source OS on their latest netbook. The Dell Inspiron Mini 10v packs the usual mixture of an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard-drive, but Dell [...]
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Skytone Alpha 680 Android video demo
A two-part video demo of the Skytone Alpha 680 netbook running the Android OS has been released. The Alpha 680 is intended to be a budget netbook with a target price of $250; for that, though, you’ll at least get a touchscreen. Unfortunately the touchscreen is pretty much the start and end of any decent specs, [...]
Android Community Week in Review: Week 17 2009
As we wait for the HTC Magic to land, with what’s expected to be a May 5th launch on Vodafone UK, this week has been all about alternative devices from the standard Android smartphone. We kicked off with a video demo of a hacked-together Android netbook, only to find the real thing – or at [...]
Android-based Skytone Alpha 680 netbook gets $250 tag
Some things are too good to be true, and the early tipped price for the Skytone Alpha 680 Android netbook is one example. While initial predictions put the Alpha 680’s sticker at the $100 mark, in actual fact the ARM-based netbook will come in at around $250 if Skytone’s development goes to plan. According to Skytone [...]
Skytone Alpha 680 Android netbook
From Android-based MIDs to an Android netbook, the first budget ultraportable to adopt Google’s open-source OS looks to be the Skytone Alpha 680. A convertible netbook with a 7-inch 800 x 480 display, ARM11 533MHz processor and mere 1GB of onboard storage, the Alpha 680’s selling point looks set to be its price, suggested as just [...]
Android netbook gets video demo
We’ve seen netbooks running Android before, but they’re still rare enough to prod our curiosity. Over at NetbookNews they’ve been playing with an i-Buddie netbook that’s been loaded with Google’s open-source OS, and the Atom N270-based ultraportable certainly runs Android. It can’t exactly be said to run it smoothly, however, with numerous error messages popping up [...]
Android netbooks from ODM Compal in development
Taiwanese ODM Compal Communications are preparing to develop Android-based netbooks, according to the latest reports in the Commercial Times. Compal, who were tipped to take over manufacturing of the Acer Aspire One, and are believed to be the ODM for the Dell range of Inspiron Mini netbooks, are supposedly in negotiations with several notebook vendors [...]
Android home-phone & tablet from T-Mobile in 2010
According to the NYT, T-Mobile USA are planning both a home phone and a tablet computer that will run the Android OS. The former will have a recharging docking station, that handles data synchronization. As for the tablet, that apparently resembles a 7-inch netbook only without the keyboard section. The touchscreen is used to access internet-based [...]
Google axed Android multitouch at Apple’s request
Multitouch support was dropped from the Android platform, and therefore the T-Mobile G1, after Apple requested it not be included. That’s the latest rumor, apparently confirmed by an unnamed Android team member, who described the arrangement as an attempt by Google to avoid the IP aggression we’ve recently seen between Apple and Palm. While the G1’s [...]
Intel Prepares For Android Netbooks
Anticipating an influx of Android-powered netbooks to the market, Intel has begun preparations to supply manufacturers with chipsets that will support the platform. Traditionally a Windows and Linux-dominated market, netbooks could benefit greatly from Android’s design as a mobile and small-footprint operating system.
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