Sunday, July 29, 2007

Toshiba Begins Another Battery Recall (PC World)


Toshiba Begins Another Battery Recall (PC World)
PC World - Toshiba Corp. is recalling a small batch of laptop batteries that could overheat and burn users, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Nonprofit laptop group says rollout soon (AP)
AP - Governments have ordered 3 million of the inexpensive yet rugged computers for schoolchildren through the One Laptop Per Child project, giving the nonprofit group enough volume to kick-start mass production.

How to Find the Most Energy-Efficient Laptop Available (PC World)
PC World - Look for PCs wearing the EPA's new Energy Star 4 label.

OLPC sends laptops to production, delays release (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - On Monday, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) moved a step closer to providing low-cost laptops to children in developing nations by giving the go-ahead to the mass production of its XO laptop. However, the computers are expected to be out in October, one month later than originally planned.