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    The One Laptop per Child project will make Linux as popular on the desktop as it is on the server today, according to Nicholas Negroponte, head of the project and co-founder of the MIT Media Laboratory.

  • 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.

  • Ex-Palm boss heads to wireless umbrella firm

    Carl Yankowski, who piloted Palm during the peak of the PDA boom, was yesterday tapped to head Ambient Devices, a company that embeds wireless data into everyday products.

  • 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.

  • HP phases out group for emerging markets

    Hewlett-Packard has disbanded a group dedicated to creating technology for emerging nations, though the company says it will continue to develop products for this market.

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