It would be very easy to run Android on it. Both are based on Linux and the Linux bits are open source.
I am very sad about the death of webOS.
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Rob - Aug 20, 2011 12:03:32 pm PDT #17579 of 25501
Amy - Aug 20, 2011 12:18:34 pm PDT #17580 of 25501
Because books.
So if you buy one of those, you have to put an OS on it?
Rob - Aug 20, 2011 1:54:13 pm PDT #17581 of 25501
It comes with an os, webOS [link] , but it's not an OS that's ever likely to have many apps.
Zenkitty - Aug 20, 2011 1:57:31 pm PDT #17582 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
There's talk that some magic-wielding folk are creating an Android Honeycomb for use on it.
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2011 1:58:50 pm PDT #17583 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought HP was stopping the HW, not the software, And that they were going to try and get someone else to pick up the hardware slack.
Amy - Aug 20, 2011 2:16:42 pm PDT #17584 of 25501
Because books.
Thanks, Rob.
I don't even have an iPhone, or an Android, so I'm pretty clueless about apps anyway.
Sue - Aug 20, 2011 2:35:48 pm PDT #17585 of 25501
hip deep in pie
Sue - Aug 20, 2011 2:35:49 pm PDT #17586 of 25501
hip deep in pie
I need some hivemind tech help. I can't view secure sites on my netbook and I can't figure out what the issue is.
Most sites, return some kind of error, either not found or a problem with the security certificate. Even when I would say to proceed anyway, the sites wouldn't show. FB appeared showing text only version of the left column, hotmail would let me log in and then displayed a blank page and gmail returned an error message. Often it said the security cert was expired or not yet valid, but if I examined the certificate, it was clearly with the time period.
I've tried the basics I know, like clearing the cache and cookies and restarting. I played around in Chrome with the various SSL options, turning them off and on. I've cleaned out any spyware, reset the modem and the router.
It's happening with both Chrome, Firefox and IE, so I am guessing it has something to with the wireless internet connection. I can see secure sites on my desktop, which is the same line, but plugged into the router. I don't know anything about this little wireless network I've set up, really. I'm stuck, can anyone help?
megan walker - Aug 20, 2011 2:40:47 pm PDT #17587 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If I'm just recycling a laptop do I really need to be paranoid about erasing it?
If I do, I don't think I have the patience for doing it with software as it only works for 10 minutes at a time because the fan is broken. Between that and the wonky power connection, no one can use this thing.
Is there something I can do short of opening it and taking a hammer to the inside?
dcp - Aug 20, 2011 2:46:17 pm PDT #17588 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Sue, is this a recent change in behavior? Also, does it still happen when the netbook is plugged in to the router like (or instead of) the desktop?