The popular iPhone game Angry Birds by Rovio has made it’s way on to yet another platform. The game recently made it’s way to Intel’s App Store and is targeting the netbook market. Rovio is said to be excited at tapping into the netbook market, as there is an estimated 38 million netbook owners worldwide.

Angry Birds is compatible with Windows XP and Windows 7. You will need to download the Intel Appup Center installer before you can download Angry Birds for your netbook, as well as any other games if you don’t already have it installed. Unfortunately the pricing for the netbook version, isn’t as welcoming as the iPhone and Android versions. On the iPhone Angry Birds is only 99 cents, while Android users can download and play Angry Birds for free, where as the Intel App version will cost $4.99. If you’ve already got the game, you may want to pass, however if you haven’t got an iPhone, iPod Touch or an Android device, it is worth the $5 price tag and even though I have Angry Birds on my phone, I gave it a go on my netbook and found it to be even more fun and clear to see what you’re doing and where you’re aiming, without any fingers in the way.

We’ve heard the rumours that Microsoft may be releasing a version of Windows 7 specifically for netbooks that removes some of the basic features found in the Starter version. However Microsoft have confirmed that this is not the case and the OS won’t be “dumbed down” for netbooks. That said, OEM vendors may remove certain features, in which case they are to blame not Microsoft.

A spokesperson for Microsoft UK had this to say:

OEMs and ODMs have the choice to install any version of Windows on a netbook but, Starter is an entry version and doesn’t have many of the consumer or business features. The three application limit isn’t there any more.

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Gameloft, who produce and sell many, many games for mobile phones have expanded their line even further. As well as for mobiles, Gameloft also provides games for iPods and the iPhone. But they haven’t stopped their portability gaming line there. While there isn’t many at the moment, Gameloft have four games that can be downloaded and are made specifically for netbooks. The games run on Windows XP and support 1024×600 screen resolutions. The following games are currently available with pricing starting at $2.99.

• Bubble Bash ($2.99)
• Chess Classics ($2.99)
• Brain Challenge ($4.99)
• Block Breaker Deluxe 2 ($2.99)