Google – on a computer? Whatever next…

Acer and Android buddy up for world’s first netbook
Acer has announced that it will be bringing the world’s first Android netbook, part of the Aspire One range, promising a faster connection to the internet.
The company plans to bring the unit to the masses in Q3 this year, so if [...]

Vodafone UK today announces the launch of LiveGuy – an interactive game of cat and mouse using the power of the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ‘netbook’ with Vodafone built in mobile broadband.
LiveGuy will be travelling the length and breadth of the country taking in 11 cities in 11 days from Edinburgh to London. [...]

Ubuntu signs up Arm to crack netbook market
Let’s get all open source and happy on tiny computers

Ubuntu moving into the netbook market

Mobile phone chip designer Arm has announced a deal with open-source software manufacturer Ubuntu to get the OS onto netbooks.
A specially packaged version of the system will run on netbooks, with Arm’s presence in [...]