Google Chrome OS Netbook Supposedly in the Works

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After all those things regarding a Google phone, that we already know might go under the name Nexus One, meant to showcase the power of the Android OS, we just caught wind of a new rumor wandering about that Google might prepare to launch their self-designed netbook that would be used to promote the new Chrome operating system.

Although it’s only a rumor for now, TechCrunch ninjas have heard that Google has been in talks with “at least one hardware manufacturer” about building a netbook for themselves. More to it, apparently Mountain View gave that certain company a request for proposal (RFP) with detailed specs that we’re dying to get our hands on.

All we know for now is that the Chrome OS netbook that will bear the Google moniker won’t make it to the market sooner than next year’s holiday season — the exact same time when Acer netbooks are coming out running Chrome OS. But if we’re to make any suppositions, the device would probably run on an ARM processor (as some say they’re faster than Intel’s Atom CPUs) and would be targeting Nvidia’s Tegra line.

Sounds like a high performance netbook, don’t you think?