Monday, December 24, 2007

Keep Selling the Cheap Laptop, Supporter Urges (PC World)


Keep Selling the Cheap Laptop, Supporter Urges (PC World)
PC World - As commercial sales of One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop close Monday, a user tracking the nonprofit effort said continued commercial availability of the laptop could benefit OLPC's nonprofit effort, the XO manufacturer and children using it as a learning tool.

DT Research Adds Barcode Scanners, Card Readers, Cameras To Tablet PCs (TechWeb)
TechWeb - DT Research is adding hardware options and built-in capabilities to its line of WebDT mobile tablet PCs.

Dell Computers offers latest Ubuntu Linux Laptops / Notebook Computers
One of the world's biggest computer and laptop manufacturers - Dell - has announced that as part of its corporate growth strategy - that it has begun installing Ubuntu 7.10 / Gutsy Gibbon, on its Dell consumer Linux PCs in the United States and will also make it available on the Inspiron

Dell Computers launches latest modern Ubuntu Linux Laptops /...
One of the world's biggest computer and laptop manufacturers - Dell - has announced that as part of its corporate growth strategy - that it has begun...

Dell picks Carrefour for PC sales in France and Spain (Reuters)
Reuters - Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said on Tuesday it had picked Carrefour , the world's second biggest retailer, to distribute its notebook and desktop PCs in France, Spain and Belgium.

Circuit City Offers Laptop, Printer, And Router Bundle For Under $300 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Circuit City deal includes an all-in-one printer, a wireless Wi-Fi router, Norton Internet security software, and a Compaq Presario laptop running Vista.