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Android tweaked to run on PCs, LiveCD released

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Jos, Jul 15, 2009.

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff

    The whole world might be buzzing about Google’s upcoming Chrome OS, but while we wait for its release sometime in the second half of 2010, an enterprising group of hackers have ripped apart the search giant\'s other operating system and posted an x86 version that will run on desktop computers. Originally targeted at smartphones, Google’s Android OS can now be downloaded as a LiveCD, so you can try out the open-source platform without buying a G1 or HTC Magic.

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    Jos, Jul 15, 2009
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  2. Guest

    And if you stick a 5 1/4 inch floppy in the other drive, you should be able to run Lotus 123 and...

    Wow, this is progress.
    Guest, Jul 15, 2009
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  3. tengeta Newcomer, in training

    This should be fun to mess around with, at the least.
    tengeta, Jul 15, 2009
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