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Dell Demonstrates Android on Inspiron Mini 10v

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It wasn't too long ago that we were hearing rumors that Dell will sell a Google Android based netbook. The company isn't confirming these rumors but they are showing off its new Inspiron Mini 10v running the Android operating system.

In a two minute video Dell's Doug Anson demos the Inspiron Mini 10 running Android but also Ubuntu's Netbook remix. Oh and don't forget the third 10 -incher in the shot running Dell's tailored Ubuntu operating system.

It is nice to see Dell trying out these different OSes on their systems and looking beyond Windows. Given that Ubuntu Linux Inspiron Mini 9s account for 1/3 of their sales, it looks like Dell is hoping to have the same success with Linux on the 10s.

Joanna Stern

Joanna Stern was a laptop reviewer and writer at Laptop Mag. She reviewed notebooks big and small, including models from MSI, Asus, Toshiba, and Lenovo. This was right at the beginning of her impressive career in journalism. Since then, she's become one of the most recognizable voices in consumer tech. Joanna now works with The Wall Street Journal, and was previously a founding editor at The Verge. After Laptop Mag, she worked at Engadget as a reviews editor. Joanna has won a News & Documentary Emmy Award as well as two Gerald Loeb Awards.