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Buy one laptop -- and a child gets one free
With Christmas just around the corner, I wanted to remind readers of the "One Laptop per Child" program, developed by Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT Media Lab. What better gift can your own child get, knowing they've helped another?"LONDON, England (CNN) -- For the... 182 views | 6 comments | 25 recommendations
Nokia To Release Wahoo Clamshell
"Nokia is preparing to release a new Clamshell, named Wahoo and yes, we do have pictures of it but you don’t even need them, just google for Motorola RAZR, because it’s mostly the same." One iPhone per Child OiPC
Satirical off shoot from the OLPC (one laptop per child). Sorry could not resist the connection. Thursday October 30th 2008 PCWorld posted an article stating “Lower-income U.S. consumers are Flocking to Apple’s...Baylor Health Care says laptop with patient data stolen
" A laptop computer containing limited health information on 100,000 patients was stolen from an employee's car in September, Baylor Health Care System Inc. said Monday."Intel shows off new laptop platform
"Intel this week gave a quick preview of its next generation laptop platform, which could shake up the chipmaker's mobile offerings"Apple Releases New Notebooks
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has just unveiled the newly re-engineered and re-designed MacBook Pro -- which appears to be lighter, faster, thinner, and sleeker than ever before -- all things we've come to expect from Apple's...262 views | 7 comments | 2 recommendations
Apple Goes "Nuclear": A Sub $1K Laptop?
" Apple ends every press release with the boiler plate line that the company "ignited" the personal computer revolution. And with Tuesday's new family of laptops, the company may pull the nuclear option: a sub-$1,000 laptop. I'm expecting an $899 MacBook model, based on...Qantas points (and clicks) the blame
Qantas has had a recent spree of safety problems, the latest one being when an Airbus A330 experienced what the airline poetically called "a sudden change in altitude.""Passenger laptop computers are now being...Man Uses Remote Logon To Help Find Laptop Thief
Nice one! A guy gets his laptop stolen, and uses his remote-access software to spy on the thief, who eventually screwed up and divulged his name and address to register for a web site.""I reported the theft to the police and they were investigating, then I decided to sign on... Japan, the Lab Top Computer and I.
Japan, the Note Book Computer and I. Now some do like to writ in short hand, others in long hand, some text message or MSN like there is no tomorrow. I like my notebook computer! No, it is not a fashion nor a... Venezuela and Portugal signed 9 cooperation agreements
Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. This morning, nine cooperation agreements were penned at the governmental palace Miraflores. The agreements on agriculture, energy, health, industrial cooperation,...440,000 Sony Vaios recalled
If you're near one right now, please step away from the computer–after reading this article. Don't worry, you've got a few minutes before that Vaio short circuits, overheats and burns anything touching it. Because...274 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
NASA suffering a spaceborne virus
Proof that no computer system is immune to a virus attack, the crew of the International Space Station is having to update its anti-virus software, after the fact."...according to NASA, this wasn't the first... One laptop per child for all in Niue
The tiny island of Niue in South Pacific is an autonomous territory with a population of just under 1500. Surprisingly, the island boasts a high literacy rate of 95%, which is commensurate with that in Portugal.... 822 views | 14 comments | 16 recommendations
A word of warning about 'free' public Wi-Fi
"I recently found myself in an airport terminal with a laptop and time to kill. Not knowing what the Wi-Fi options were, I let Windows XP search for available wireless networks. As you can see below, one of the... 
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