Sunday, September 16, 2007

Talks under way to put Intel inside OLPC's $100 laptop (InfoWorld)


Talks under way to put Intel inside OLPC's $100 laptop (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Discussions are under way to put an Intel microprocessor inside a version of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's "$100 laptop" for children in developing countries, according to representatives from both parties.

Corrected: Nonprofit group hikes price of "$100 laptop" (Reuters)
Reuters - A nonprofit group that plans to produce low-cost computers for poor children has raised the laptops' price, a spokesman for the foundation said on Friday.

Macbook or Dell Vostros?
...i am having a hard time. both have their ups and downs.

OLPC Parts Shortage Manageable, Says Maker (PC World)
PC World - The company manufacturing the One Laptop Per Child notebook played down the impact of component shortages in the industry, rebutting local reports that the shortages will affect supplies of the computer when it ships in October.