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Dell And Microsoft – Can They Deliver One Laptop Per Child?

10.05.09 | No Comments »

What started out as a great idea… is still very much a great idea, if a bit unrealized. The One Laptop Per Child project started by Nicholas Negroponte several years ago has had some amazing results and consequences, as well as amazing failures and shortcomings. This has clearly been a source of frustration for those connected with the project, as well as those who’ve hoped for a better outcome for all of this. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) was born nearly three and a half years ago, when Negroponte approached “XO” a computer manufacturer to build an affordable computer. His idea of a $100 laptop for every child in underdeveloped countries was not merely brushed away, but he was practically invalidated on every level as nothing but a dreamer.

Google Chrome OS – Promises and Perils

09.25.09 | No Comments »

Google’s new operating system–the Google Chrome OS – will be competing against Windows 7 this fall. It is likely to be an open source program, thus making it hundreds of dollars cheaper than Microsoft’s new version of Windows. It will undoubtedly snag some users looking to use it on their netbooks. It is billed as a very lightweight and fast alternative, much like the Chrome browser.

Wireless Broadband – The New Focus Of The FCC

09.24.09 | No Comments »

Now that the FCC is starting to focus some attention on Wireless Broadband, it is finding the waters just right for a little churning. Congress has put together a plan to have a National Broadband plan in place by February 2010, as a result of this, The FCC is now examining ways to bring access to more Americans, which in turn could create more job opportunities in this technology market.