ASUS mulls both Android, Chrome for smartbooks and tablets

Taiwanese PC maker ASUS is currently testing smartbooks running on both the Android and Chrome OS software, and is considering adding an ARM-based PC to complement its Intel-powered Eee PC netbooks, according to a Thursday ZDNet report. ASUS chairman Jonney Shih revealed this information in a recent interview, adding that the company is trying to determine the size of the market willing to sacrifice application compatibility offered by an Intel netbook with Windows in favor of a lower cost device running on an ARM CPU and a Linux-based OS. Shih also revealed the comp...

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