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Adding to the momentum surrounding the Android operating system, Asus is demonstrating a netbook powered by a 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset at the Computex show in Taipei. Many people believe that Android has a bright future on netbooks, especially as mobile applications proliferate for it. Android appears to be very snappy running on the Qualcomm chip, which offers 720p video playback support. You can see a video of the demonstration here.?

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.