OLPC Laptop Shipments Delayed (PC World)

OLPC Laptop Shipments Delayed (PC World)

PC World - Shipments of the XO notebook PC for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will likely be delayed until the third quarter, the manufacturer said Friday.



Wi-Fi Bug Found in Linux (PC World)

PC World - A bug has been found in a major Linux Wi-Fi driver that can allow an attacker to take control of a laptop-- even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network.



Missing IRS Laptops Phone Home (PC World)

PC World - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may not be doing a very good job of encrypting data on its laptops, but it does have a way to recover its lost equipment.



Sony launches its first laptop with a flash drive (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Sony is refreshing its lightweight Vaio Type-G laptop and has begun offering a solid-state flash drive as an option.



Dell does U-turn on XP availability

But citing customer requests, the company unveiled two new XP desktops and four XP notebook computers on 19 April.