Smartbook Playing Field Wide Open for Linux

“There’s been a lot of technology predictions for the upcoming
year, with Linux playing a big part in the future direction of
tech. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to see how some of
those predictions will play out: it’s just a mere three more days
until the start of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las
Vegas.

“Even before the 2010 CES show starts on January 7, as early as
tomorrow, Jan. 5, Google is expected to formally announce their
upcoming smartphone, the Nexus One. Nexus One, rumored to be based
on HTC’s Passion device, is expected to be sold with complete
Google branding and a pure Android platform. More importantly,
Google may be planning to sell the device as an unlocked GSM phone,
which means anyone can buy the device and then get a calling plan
separately with any carrier they want with a compatible GSM
network.

“Beyond that, as if that would not be big enough news, look for
more Android-based offerings–from phones to tablet
devices–showing up at the CES event proper.”

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