HP admits to problems with Pavilion notebooks and tries to help.

HP admits to problems with Pavilion notebooks and tries to help.
...not just the failures that buyers of its HP 6000 and 9000 series Pavilion notebook computers are experiencing with their built-in WiFi...

Qualcomm Intros Next-Gen Wireless Chips for Laptops (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Qualcomm has unveiled a new multimode chip and associated software that will enable notebook PC makers to embed advanced wireless capabilities into their next-gen products. Called Gobi, the new offering will enable high-speed data connections to the Internet over both 3G and legacy 2G cellular networks, the company said.

Cheap laptops arrive for tryout in India (AP)
AP - The so-called $100 laptops for children may make it to India after all.

OLPC experiments with cow-powered laptops ... seriously (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its�low-cost XO laptops: cows.