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Asus Will Unveil Its First Android-based Smartphone by Year's End
PUBLISHED: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Asus has said multiple times that it is going to use Google's Android OS, but it hasn't done so yet. However, this company's CEO said recently that it is almost ready to put its products where its mouth is.

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Get Ready for Google's Android OS to Take Off
PUBLISHED: 7/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
So far, Android hasn't lived up to its hype, but Brighthand's Ed Hardy predicts that by the end of this year there will be so many models running Google's mobile operating system on the market that no one will be able to doubt that it's here to stay.
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Asus Demoing Eee PC with Android
PUBLISHED: 6/1/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has begun demonstrating an Eee PC running Google's Android operating system. This prototype netbook is based on a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. Updated
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Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 Delayed Yet Again
PUBLISHED: 5/11/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The release of the Garmin-Asus nvifone G60 has been moved back yet again. Ths navigation-oriented device is now expacted to launch about 18 months after it was first unveiled.
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MSI, Others Prepping Android-Powered Netbooks
PUBLISHED: 4/23/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
MSI is reportedly getting ready to unveil a netbook running Google's Android. This would make it one of several companies prepping very low cost laptops based on this operating system.
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Asus Unveils the P835 with a WVGA Touchscreen
PUBLISHED: 2/27/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Asus P835 will be a Windows Mobile Pro smartphone centered around a 3.5-inch, WVGA touchscreen. It will also sport a number of other high-end features, like the latest version of 3G high-speed wireless networking.
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Future Eee PCs May Run Google's Android OS
PUBLISHED: 2/23/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Google created Android to run on smartphones, but Asus is currently working on a low-cost laptop that will run this operating system.
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Garmin-Asus Unveil the nuvifone M20 Navigation-Oriented Smartphone
PUBLISHED: 2/12/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Garmin-Asus have announced the nuvifone M20. This is the first Windows Mobile-based model in this series, and is an all-in-one phone, mobile web browser, and premium navigation system.
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Garmin and Asus Developing Co-Branded Navigation-Oriented Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Garmin and Asus have announced a strategic alliance to combine their navigation and mobile phone expertise. Together, they plan to release a line of co-branded location-centric smartphones.
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Asus Working on the Eee Phone
PUBLISHED: 1/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has made big splash with its Eee PC line of inexpensive subnotebooks and desktops, and now is developing a smartphone for this line.
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Acer and Asus Subnotebooks Showing Strong Sales
PUBLISHED: 1/6/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Both Acer and Asus experienced strong sales of their subnotebooks at the end of 2008, and are increasing their predicted sales volumes for 2009.
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Touch-Oriented Asus P565 Boasts 800 MHz Processor
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus has unveiled a business-oriented Windows Mobile smartphone that it claims is the fastest in the world. This device also sports a touch-driven user interface for its VGA display.
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Asus Getting on the Android Bandwagon
PUBLISHED: 10/30/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Asus is reportedly going to release a smartphone running Google's new mobile operating system some time next year.
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