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Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?: Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?You need to give credit to OLPC for opening everybody's eyes.The product you like, the EeePC, ONLY exists because of OLPC. OLPC forced everybody to think differently, and it also put the fear of god into a lot of people that were trying...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ultramobile PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Thanks Ron; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow: The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to growHate to give them too much credit, butOLPC has a lot to do with this. They largely caught the public's imagination with their little XO, despite some ongoing problems with deployment and infighting. They also helped drive some cost savings. At...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
SugarLabs in talks with low-cost PC makers: SugarLabs in talks with low-cost PC makersThis is all very positive! Now, ANY vendor can mix and matchthe Sugar and other parts of the OLPC hardware design. This will breath new life into one-to-one computing, and make it so that it does not all depend on one organization. And the...; Tags: Sugar, One Laptop Per Child project, SugarLabs; Discussion threads 2008-05-22
SugarLabs in talks with low-cost PC makers: OLPC's embrace of Windows has opened the door for other manufacturers to consider the innovative Sugar interface. OLPC software boss Walter Bender left the organization last week in conjunction with the announcement that the XO would dual boot Windows and Sugar. Bender says he's talking to four low-cost computer makers...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Bender, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-22

News to know: Dell vs. Apple; Virtualization smackdown; Cisco patch; iCal; SAP: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Could an OEM like Dell ever be as cool and as stylish as Apple? Next-generation Radeon GPUs to feature GDDR5 memory John Morris: Report: Nvidia GTX 200 series will be one big GPU EIC podcast: Microhoo; OLPC and...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Virtualization, Information Technology, SAP AG, Cell Phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-22
EIC podcast: Microhoo; OLPC and Twitter: In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk Microhoo, the latest from the One Laptop Per Child project and Twitter's business model--assuming it can stay up long enough. Another EIC podcast first--Dan and I--were actually in the same studio. Go figure. On...; Tags: Twitter, One Laptop Per Child Project, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-21
XO-2 laptop (Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop): XO-2 laptop (Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop)A Glimse of the Future for Learning Appliances!Looking at the XO-2 makes me think of an enumerable amount of conversations that I have had with my education counterparts about an appliance that isn't an iPhone/PDA and isn't a notebook computer. I would...; Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, photograph, XO-2, XO-2 laptop, laptop computer, One Laptop Per Child project; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Negroponte shows off amazing XO2 design - but will OLPC survive?: Negroponte shows off amazing XO2 design - but will OLPC survive?do they have a prototype?It looks so cool and it will be only $75 in 2 years. Gate$ and Job$ must be turning green of envy!RE: Negroponte shows off amazing XO2 design - but will OLPC survive?This thing is fantastic,...; Tags: Linux, Only Question, One Laptop Per Child project, Negroponte, XO2; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Negroponte shows off amazing XO2 design - but will OLPC survive?: OK, so this does look cool: OLPC's XO2 is a touchscreen-only book-like device that serves as ebook reader, media player, computer and presumably game machine. Nicholas Negroponte unveiled the specs of the new machine at a press conference in Cambridge. Some crucial facts: estimated cost $75, displays from Pixel...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Photos: OLPC's new $75 XO-2 laptop: The One Laptop Per Child program hopes for a needed boost with a second generation laptop which is geared toward kids in developing countries. by Andy Smith; Tags: Photograph, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Smith, OLPC, UMPC, laptops, education, Intel, Atom chip, HP, Dell; Image galleries 2008-05-21
The XO-2 laptop looks great, but can OLPC deliver in 2010?: The XO-2 laptop looks great, but can OLPC deliver in 2010?XO-2So XP is exluded from the XO-2. Miscrosoft don't want give Xp with touch-screen lap-tops, but obviously this one is ONLY with it.Nice To See The Pic Has A REAL OS On ItThanks Linux! :); Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, XO-2, One Laptop Per Child project, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
News to know: Hactivists; XO-2 laptop; HP; Virtualization: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Pro-Serbian hacktivists attacking Albanian web sites Over 1.5 million pages affected by the recent SQL injection attacks DoS Attacks Using SQL Wildcards Revealed Ryan Naraine: Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw Are you wary of...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Network, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Sales Strategy, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-21
More vaporware from OLPC - Here comes XO 2.0: More vaporware from OLPC - Here comes XO 2.0Possibly the deal isbeing made with Fisher-Price for manufacture and distribution. It certainly looks cheap and cheesy from the picture, with a color scheme reminding me of angry fruit salad.delusions of grandeurThe more I see and hear out of Negroponte's operation the...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, Here comes XO 2.0, More Vaporware, Negroponte; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Negroponte's big lie: Negroponte's big lieWhy act as though this is some surprise?My god, people here were saying this from the start and were treated with the "they aren't in the industry so how the heck should they know" attitude.Anybody could drop a new car off in the middle of the desert, the...; Tags: Negroponte; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
More vaporware from OLPC - Here comes XO 2.0: I'll believe it when I see it. The blogosphere has offered plenty of reports today on OLPC's latest announcement, a new version of the XO laptop unveiled today at MIT's Media Lab. It certainly looks like a good idea: take two 16:9 aspect ratio touchscreens, hook them together...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-20
The XO-2 laptop looks great, but can OLPC deliver in 2010?: The OLPC project announced today the next generation of its XO laptop. The news was expected--enthusiast sites such as OLPC News have been talking about it for a while--but this was the first time that OLPC has shown what it will look like. The concept is pretty...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO-2, XO, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Negroponte's big lie: Nicholas Negroponte is working nothing less than a fraud on international governments by washing his hands of support, deployment and maintenance issues. Those costs and tasks are shifted back onto OLPC's government customers, probably the worst possible candidates for an IT support organization. I talked yesterday with...; Tags: PC, One Laptop Per Child Project, Negroponte, Nicholas Negroponte, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-20
OLPC outlines XO-2; Can it deliver?: OLPC outlines XO-2; Can it deliver?could be donewhen parts and labor are donated...or as an old Madonna saying, "when monkeys fly out of my..."RE: OLPC outlines XO-2; Can it deliver?The "XO" name was chosen in part when you flip it up it supposed to resemble a child. What does "XO-2"...; Tags: XO-2, One Laptop Per Child project; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
OLPC outlines XO-2; Can it deliver?: The One Laptop Per Child project has taken its lumps lately from its own software developers for going with Windows XP, but its next generation XO could be interesting. According to various reports from Laptop Magazine, Xconomy and Gizmodo, OLPC chief Nicholas Negroponte unveiled this e-book-ish device...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO-2, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-20