Digitimes is reporting this week that global vendors are expected to begin selling netbooks and notebooks running the Google Chrome OS starting later this month.
Furthermore, Google will also launch its own Google-branded Chrome OS notebook, following a strategy similar to their launch of the Nexus One smartphone earlier this year.
The sources of the report are component makers in Taiwan.
Google’s branded device will be manufactured by Inventec with 70,000 expected to ship at launch. The Google Chrome OS notebook will run on “an ARM-based platform” and Google will not sell it through retail channels.
After Google’s initial launch, Acer and HP will launch Chrome OS notebooks in late December. ASUS is said to be watching the market before entering.
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According to a new DigiTimes report, the Canonical distribution of Ubuntu Light will begin shipping with new Dell netbooks within the month.
Dell’s optimized netbook running Ubuntu 10.10 is said to be able to boot in 7 seconds flat.
The computer giant is currently the top seller of PCs with Ubuntu, beating out all other major manufacturers.
As pictured, Ubuntu Light uses a “Unity” interface giving quick access to Web browsing, music, games, chat, multimedia, and productivity applications.
The operating system has an integrated music store giving users a chance to download music and stream it to their Android or iOS device.
Better yet, any netbook featuring the operating system will retail for cheaper than a Windows counterpart due to lack of licensing payments.
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According to a new Digitimes report, HTC is preparing to launch an Android 3.0 tablet during the Q1 2011.
The latest speculation follows recent talk that Motorola is set to launch a 3.0 tablet, as well.
Digitimes cites Taiwanese component makers who place the launch early next year. The timeline makes sense as Google has promised 3.0 (Gingerbread) by the end of the year.
HTC had reportedly been set to release a tablet based on the Chrome OS.
Google and HTC have long had a close relationship, with the latter company building the first ever Android device, the T-Mobile G1, and more recently, flagships like the Nexus One and HTC EVO 4G.
