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Acer on track for Android netbook launch in third quarter

Microsoft Frees Linux Driver Source Code; Several Chinese Android phones due in Europe this year
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Acer on track for Android netbook launch in third quarter

Acer remains on track to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google's Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a company representative said Wednesday. Read full story

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Microsoft Frees Linux Driver Source Code
Microsoft's move to release three of its drivers to the Linux community could put pressure on other vendors of closed-source Linux drivers to follow suit.

Several Chinese Android phones due in Europe this year
At least three Chinese companies have put Google's Android operating system on mobile phones they say will launch in Europe this year.

Microsoft: GPL Linux code release not due to violation
Microsoft released set of Linux drivers for its Hyper-V software under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) not because of "perceived obligations" to that license but because it is the preferred license of the Linux community and would benefit both Microsoft customers and users of Linux, according to a company executive.

Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones
Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same way that they get their cell phones: for free as part of telecommunications service subscriptions, the executive director of the Linux Foundation said on Friday afternoon.

Intel official touts netbooks at open source conference
Intel's work promoting netbooks -- the downsized PCs that are gaining in mindshare -- was touted by a company official Wednesday, who stressed benefits in boot-up times, graphics, and network capabilities during a technology conference.

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