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 ...

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 plans to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google’s Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a top executive at the company said Tuesday. The device ...

It’s starting to look like we will be seeing netbooks running Google’s Android operating system pretty soon. While Google initially pushed the operating system for cellphones, it can run at least as ...

Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her ...

Once again, the idea of Android running on netbooks is starting to gain traction in the blogger community. This time, there’s some real meat behind the speculation, as Venture Beat’s Matthaus ...

"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 ...

The first netbook computer running the Google Inc.-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 ...

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 ...