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Microsoft, OLPC tie the knot after virility test

The One Laptop Per Child project and Microsoft announced Thursday that indeed the XO laptop will be available in both Linux and Windows varieties. The companies plan to sell a Windows-powered XO in five or six countries starting next month, with a broader release in August or September. Read more »

Steve Wozniak: $100 laptop deserves a Nobel Prize

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has revealed he's a big fan of Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project but confessed that his own plans to switch entirely to the device have gone awry. Read more »

Microsoft dismisses dual boot OLPC

Software giant Microsoft has said it rejected plans to develop a dual-boot iteration of Windows XP to run on One Laptop per Child XO machines, and instead is developing a version of XP specifically for the XO. Read more »

Negroponte: Dual-boot OLPC laptop on the way

OLPC found Nicholas Negroponte has hinted a dual boot XO laptop could soon be on the way. Read more »

Negroponte turns up the heat on Intel

Intel has denied claims made by One Laptop per Child that it broke a "non-disparagement" agreement and hit back at suggestions that it did not even contribute "a single line of code" to the project. Read more »

Intel leaves OLPC after Classmate sale embargo

Intel has pulled the plug on its involvement in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, saying OLPC founder Nick Negroponte expected the chip company to stop selling its Classmate PC while it was a part of the program. Read more »

Nigerian company demands US$20m from OLPC

Nigerian company Lancor is seeking US$20m from the One Laptop per Child Foundation, alleging patent infringement. Read more »

Microsoft: Windows XP coming soon to OLPC

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is working to develop a version of Windows XP that can run on computers without a hard drive, including the XO from One Laptop Per Child. Read more »

Peru orders 260,000 Negroponte laptops

One month after the One Laptop Per Child charity went into mass production with its US$188 laptop, the Peruvian government has signed a contract to purchase 260,000 units. Read more »

XO laptops enter mass production

Following a number of delays, the One Laptop per Child Foundation's much-awaited XO laptop for needy kids has finally gone into mass production. Read more »

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Brazil's love of Linux

Walk into the Ponto Frio electronics store at Sao Paulo, Brazil, which proudly displays a penguin-shaped logo, and you will find a healthy supply of Linux PCs alongside the usual Windows machines. Read more »

Labor should promise the kids XO, not XP

Should Labor get into power at the federal election next month, its promised "education revolution" rebate would be better spent on the world's largest single order for Negroponte's XO laptop instead of being a boon for traditional PC retailers and a certain software vendor from Redmond. Read more »

Is a US$100 laptop truly useful?

There has been a lot of focus in recent years on creating inexpensive, affordable computers for users in the developing world, and at the forefront is Professor Nicholoas Negroponte. Read more »

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Competition: Gates vs Woz Deathmatch

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Tell us who you think would win in a deathmatch between Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak, and go in the running to pick up some free gear. Read more »

It's ego check time for Intel, Negroponte

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I'm especially puzzled over the inane dustup that erupted this week between Negroponte's nonprofit One Laptop Per Child and Intel. Read more »

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    This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

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    Aussie developers will be able to get up close and personal with some of the iPhone engineers in November to learn how to build applications for the platform. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

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