Qualcomm is Running Android on Netbook Chip

by Sam Dean - Jan. 08, 2009Comments (0)

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Recently, we've been discussing the promising prospects for Google's Linux-based Android platform running on non-phone hardware, including netbooks. Today, GigaOm has an interesting post up about Qualcomm running Android on its Snapdragon chipset designed for netbooks and mobile Internet devices. (Another Qualcomm chip powers the G1 Android phone.) Could this trend begin to blur the lines between mobile operating systems and PC operating systems? Check out more in the GigaOm story, and more from JKOnTheRun.