I personally see a lot of syngery and in the Qualcomm and Google relationship with Google having no stated hardware interests to date
January 8, 2010 | Dan Jones
Already this week, Google has launched the Nexus One, a Google-branded phone designed and built by High Tech Computer Corp., and inked a major partnership with AT&T Inc. MIPS Technologies Inc., meanwhile, has been demonstrating set-top boxes using the Android operating system here in Vegas.
LAS VEGAS -- 2010 International CES -- Qualcomm Inc.'s Dr. Paul Jacobs discussed how 2010 will be the year that Google fully extends its reach into the world of mobile computing during the keynote sessions here this morning.
Qualcomm's Jacobs revealed the third edge of Google's mobile triangle Friday with more chipset integration work coming from his company and a sneak peak of a Hewlett-Packard Co. prototype smartbook, the first from the company to use the Android OS.
Specifically, Qualcomm is now working to ensure smooth integration with its wireless chipset with Google's upcoming OS for netbooks, which is called Chrome. The San Diego-based CDMA pioneer has already done similar work with the Android smartphone code, notably with the "Snapdragon" chipset.
"Chrome OS is going to be on our list of supported operating systems... as Google moves to launch later this year," Jacobs told the crowd.
That wasn't the only Google surprise Jacobs had up his sleeve, however. Later in the presentation, he brought out Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) people to demonstrate a prototype Android-based netbook that continues receiving data even when you shut it off.
The computer maker isn't saying if and when it will launch the netbook, but the "prototype" appeared fairly well developed. The HP device looked a bit like a tiny iBook and sported a full keyboard and a touchscreen, along with applications to access Microsoft Corp. email and office applications.
Nonetheless, a move into Android devices is more likely now that computer competitor Dell Inc. has said it will offer Google's OS on its smartphone.
Qualcomm's Jacobs revealed the third edge of Google's mobile triangle Friday with more chipset integration work coming from his company and a sneak peak of a Hewlett-Packard Co. prototype smartbook, the first from the company to use the Android OS.
Specifically, Qualcomm is now working to ensure smooth integration with its wireless chipset with Google's upcoming OS for netbooks, which is called Chrome. The San Diego-based CDMA pioneer has already done similar work with the Android smartphone code, notably with the "Snapdragon" chipset.
"Chrome OS is going to be on our list of supported operating systems... as Google moves to launch later this year," Jacobs told the crowd.
That wasn't the only Google surprise Jacobs had up his sleeve, however. Later in the presentation, he brought out Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) people to demonstrate a prototype Android-based netbook that continues receiving data even when you shut it off.
The computer maker isn't saying if and when it will launch the netbook, but the "prototype" appeared fairly well developed. The HP device looked a bit like a tiny iBook and sported a full keyboard and a touchscreen, along with applications to access Microsoft Corp. email and office applications.
Nonetheless, a move into Android devices is more likely now that computer competitor Dell Inc. has said it will offer Google's OS on its smartphone.
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