Full FeedOLPC XO laptop buyers, today is the last day to activate your free T-Mobile Hotspot account
During the “Give 1 Get 1” sale for the OLPC XO laptop, T-Mobile had been offering a free year of T-Mobile Hotspot access with any G1G1 purchase. Well, it seems that there was a time limit on just when you could activate your account and begin your free year of… Continue Reading »
Intel’s Classmate PC getting a little Sugar?
It looks like the Sugar user interface, which known as the current operating system that powers the OLPC XO Laptop could soon be heading over to the Classmate PC from Intel. During a recent interview with PC World, Walter Bender has confirmed that “a community volunteer is working with Intel… Continue Reading »
OLPC XO Laptop now in limited edition red
While the original XO Laptop in green is nice enough looking, there is always something that makes it sound special when its labeled as a limited edition. In this case the latest limited edition is a red model of the XO Laptop. There are reported to only be 100 of… Continue Reading »
Armed thieves steal XO laptops in Peru
Just a month after distribution began, the OLPC organization has been hit by theft. Armed robbers in Peru stole 66 XO laptops from a school in the settlement of San Pedro. The motive for the theft is unknown but in poor areas thieves tend to steal anything they believe has… Continue Reading »
Microsoft says XP will live on
Microsoft has announced that it will let XP live on after demand for it surged following the popularity of UMPC’s and sub-notebooks like the EeePC from ASUS. The OS will now be licensed for nettops as well. Nettops are ultra-low cost desktops mainly used for web surfing, email, and instant… Continue Reading »
One ROFLaptop Per Child, a truly geeky XO laptop
A truly one of a kind XO Laptop is currently up for auction with all the proceeds going back to OLPC. The XO Laptop was signed by a collection of geeks and internet celebrities as they wandered around the recent ROFLCon event. The XO has been dubbed the “One ROFLaptop… Continue Reading »
Touchscreen based OLPC XO laptop 2.0 by 2010?
OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte has announced the upcoming release of the next-generation XO laptop, effectively referred to as the either the XOXO or the XO-2. Taking the announcement of the XO-2 in a new direction, Negroponte has stated that they choose to show off and announce some details about the… Continue Reading »
OLPC unveils Windows XP based XO laptop
Microsoft and OLPC have issued the official word that the XO laptop will begin to become available with Windows XP, while we have heard the rumors, its now official. Currently the XO laptops running Windows XP are scheduled to begin their trial stage in June, however they are anticipated to… Continue Reading »
Walter Bender leaves OLPC
Walter Bender, Former President of Software and Content for the OLPC project, has stepped down due to his disagreement with founder Nicholas Negroponte, who wants to abandon Linux in favor of Windows XP in order to increase the marketability of the XO laptop. Bender had led the development of XO’s… Continue Reading »
OLPC might ditch Linux for Windows XP, says Negroponte
Resigned OLPC project founder Nicholas Negroponte says that the OLPC project might shy away from open-source soon enough, given that this platform has made their much-talked about project hard to pick up. He further adds that insistence on open-source software has actually scared some people away. And while I don’t… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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