One Laptop Per Child Project
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OLPC chief predicts Windows for ARM
News Nicholas Negroponte says he is convinced Microsoft will, within 18 months, make a version of Windows that can run on ARM-based architecture.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Microsoft Windows, ARM, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, XO Laptop, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows
A laptop for every poor child
Insight Confidence molded from privileged beginnings helps Nicholas Negroponte sustain One Laptop per Child initiative and transform to date, learning for 900,000 children.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Government, Leadership, Intel Corp., Craig Barrett, Bill Gates, India, One Laptop Per Child Project, Singapore
Sugar interface, no OLPC necessary
News The one laptop per child XO-1 device's Linux interface is now available on a USB stick, to be used on "any PC or netbook", says its maker.
Tags: Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Open source, Fedora Project, Intel Classmate PC, One Laptop Per Child Project, USB Flash Drive, operating system, Linux Kernel, network
Apple hires former OLPC security architect
News Ivan Krstic wrote the security model for the XO, called Bitfrost. For Apple, he'll be working on core operating system security.
Tags: Human resources, Viruses and worms, Apple Inc., Authentication, Security, One Laptop Per Child Project, operating system, Cupertino, computer, virus
OLPC slashes workforce in half, cuts salaries
News Founder of the project tasked with giving laptops to children in developing nations, blames tough economic times for restructuring.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Best strategies, Budgeting/cost control, Funding, Workforce, One Laptop Per Child Project, operating system, Salary, developing country, Microsoft Windows XP
Peru to try out Windows on XO laptops
News South American country will become first to use One Laptop Per Child devices running Windows in pilot program.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Notebooks and tablets, Microsoft Corp., Peru, One Laptop Per Child Project, operating system, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, knowledge
OLPC laptop drops AMD for Via
News As part of a wider hardware refresh by the One Laptop per Child project, the XO laptop for education in developing countries will get a Via C7-M instead of an AMD Geode processor.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Processors, ARM, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, AMD Geode, performance, Hardware, software, processor
Netbook sales keep Quanta competitive
News Netbook sales have kept Quanta afloat in the downturn. But the Taiwanese electronics maker is looking to cloud computing for new PC sales.
Tags: Cloud computing, Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Acer Inc., PC Company, Sales, Cloud computing, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Inventec, Laptop Computer
Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops
News Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the tweaked version of Windows XP for the One Laptop Per Child XO computer.
Tags: Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Software, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows
Analyst: OLPC won't draw global PC makers
News The One Laptop Per Child's endeavor to have others copy its design, may attract Asian whitebox vendors rather than the likes of HP and Dell, according to IDC.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC Company, International Data Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Asia-Pacific, Spokesperson, nettop, mini-notebook
OLPC to laptop makers: Use our design
News Founder Nicholas Negroponte says the OLPC will open source its hardware design and invite others to copy it, according to a report from the TED conference.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, Open source, Bill Gates, Conference, PC Company, One Laptop Per Child Project, One Laptop Per Child Initiative, Laptop Computer, blogging
Windows XO laptop heads to Colombia
News The Windows version of the One Laptop Per Child notebook will be used in the Colombian state of Cundinamarca.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Notebooks and tablets, Microsoft Corp., Peru, Training, One Laptop Per Child Project, Colombia, Computer, Laptop Computer, software training
OLPC faces 'vicious' rivalry in laptop market
News news analysis One Laptop Per Child exec David Cavallo says the organization welcomes new entrants to the low-cost laptop market, but describes the response of some competitors as "unfortunate".
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Kid, One Laptop Per Child Project, Education, developing country, Silicon.com, Laptop Computer, career, laptop company, network
One Laptop Per Child lands in India
News The Indian government was not interested, so OLPC partners with Reliance ADA Group to bring computers to the country's school kids.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, India, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebook, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, agent, Laptop Computer, Mumbai, China
OLPC spinoff in talks with four laptop makers
News Sugar Laboratories wants to put its Linux software on more low-cost PCs for the One Laptop Per Child initiative.
Tags: Vendor selection, Windows XP, Linux, Open-source Software, One Laptop Per Child Project, Open Source, operating system, developing country, ASUS, software
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