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 ...

While Dell hasn’t publicly said anything about an upcoming netbook that would run an operating system besides Windows or Linux, software company Bsquare seems to think Dell’s got a Google Android ...

In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux operating system upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. The company ...

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Everyone involved knows exactly why certain Dell netbooks are in such high demand, but nobody can outright say it, officially. That didn’t stop one Best Buy—or at ...

Netbooks have posed an interesting conundrum for PC makers since their inception a few years ago. These small, cheap, low power machines are relatively easy to produce and they’ve definitely filled a ...

Dell has conceded the netbook market to the iPad. The company has killed off its Inspiron Mini line of netbooks. It had previously killed its Dell Streak tablets. The Inspiron Mini 1018 and the Mini ...

Android-based netbooks make sense, but the OS has to show that it can be successful in smartphones before it moves to another device, researchers say Reports that Dell might use Google’s Android OS in ...

In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. The company is researching ...