Acer has become the first top-tier PC maker to confirm it will release a laptop running on Google’s Android operating system rather than Microsoft Windows.

Previewing an Acer Aspire One running Google’s OS at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Acer's global president of IT products, Jim Wong, told a press conference that Android offers "incredibly fast wireless connection to the Internet."

Acer is the world’s second largest notebook maker.

PC maker Acer confirms it will ship its first PC running on Windows 7 in October - four months ahead of January 2010, which Microsoft still maintains is the official launch date.