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VIDEO: BBC shows off its "Blue Room" full of gadgets
Staff tech training facility exposed 12 June 2009 13:40 GMT
We're feeling jealous. Although the Pocket-lint stronghold is full of gadgets, it's not as packed-to-the-brim with tech toys as the BBC's incredible "Blue Room" facility, which it uses for staff training.

The Blue Room exists so that BBC personnel can test out...
$20 Indian laptop unveiled
"Sakshat" announced amid doubt 3 February 2009 16:45 GMT
Sketchy details are coming in on the $20 laptop that has been unveiled in India, a launch from government, academic, and commercial interests.

The Linux-based "Sakshat" laptop boasts 2GB expandable memory, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and low power consumption of 2 watts.
OLPC cuts staff by 50%
As Negroponte announces "$0 Laptop" 8 January 2009 10:14 GMT
The One Laptop per Child foundation has announced that due to "tough economic times" it is cutting staff by 50%.

A statement from OLPC boss Nicholas Negroponte on the company's blog reads as follows:

"Like many other nonprofits that are facing...
VIDEO: John Lennon stars in OLPC advert
"Imagine every child..." 29 December 2008 14:30 GMT
Looks like the One Laptop Per Child Foundation is trying hard to get their adverts to get people talking.

Following the hard-hitting, gritty effort we brought you news of before Christmas, their latest stars dead Beatle John Lennon.

Lennon's voice-over...
VIDEO: OLPC makes hard-hitting advert
"Children are fast learners" 15 December 2008 12:22 GMT
The OLPC's new ad campaign for its give one, get one scheme is pretty gritty. The foundation is under fire for how hard-hitting it is, but is it justified considering the worthy work they do? Have your say in the comments box below.
OLPC's XO machines to launch in UK
Along with give one, get one programme 12 November 2008 13:59 GMT
For the first time, the One Laptop Per Child Foundation is to offer its XO machines in the European market.

The debut of the device will also see the charitable group run its G1G1 - give one, get one - programme in Europe later this month.

As...
OLPC gets Windows XP
Light-weight version runs off 2GB flash memory card 27 October 2008 14:58 GMT
It has been working on it since December 2007, but Microsoft has finally come up with a version of Windows XP suitable for the One Laptop Per Child XO machine.

The OS has had to be "slimmed down" to run off a 2GB flash memory card, but the computing giant insists...
OLPC teams up with Amazon
Etailer to run Give 1 Get 1 scheme in US in November 5 September 2008 12:05 GMT
It's been revealed that Amazon is to offer the One Laptop Per Child's XO machines - but only in the States.

Due to kick off in late November, the ecommerce giant is getting involved in the "Give 1 Get 1" scheme that sees a buyer receiving one machine while...
Red OLPC spotted
Limited edition laptop 23 June 2008 12:02 GMT
What's this? A limited edition OLPC in red? Sort of. Snapped at the organisation's MIT headquarters, there's only a 100 of these rouge-tinted XOs to go out to developers working on the dual boot Sugar Linux and Windows XP system.
Colombia orders OLPCs
Negroponte shifts another 65,000 XO machines 29 May 2008 17:11 GMT
Colombia is the latest developing country to order in a shipment of the One Laptop Per Child's XO machine.

About 65,000 children in the Caldas region of Colombia will soon be issued with one of the green and white machines.

Apparently small towns...
VIDEO: Megawhat news - iPhone sales hit by wait for 3G model
Video news bulletin of today's top stories 21 May 2008 18:25 GMT
Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written. Don't panic - here are the top stories on video.

In today's headlines: Consumers in the US waiting for 3G iPhone; BBC iPlayer hits another milestone; OLPC second gen laptop unveiled;...
OLPC reveals XO-2 prototype
Ambitious dual touchscreen plans for second-gen model 21 May 2008 9:27 GMT
The head of the OLPC foundation, Nicholas Negroponte, has unveiled the second generation of the OLPC XO laptop, which will be called the XO-2.

Details about the XO-2’s hardware was short on the ground, but the new system has two touch-sensitive displays. Half...
OLPC gets Microsoft Windows
Dual boot version planned 16 May 2008 9:17 GMT
Microsoft and One Laptop per Child have announced an agreement that will see the Microsoft Windows operating system available on OLPC’s low-cost XO laptops for the world’s poorest children.

Microsoft says the availability of Windows, in addition to Linux, on...
More problems reported with OLPC keyboard
"Stuck key" syndrome affecting XO machine 21 April 2008 9:14 GMT
Following the news we brought you last month about the problems the One Laptop Per Child's XO machine's keyboard, it seems other issues are now being reported.

Although the "sealed, rubber-membrane keyboard" should be able to withstand the rigours of life and...
OLPC's "flawed" keyboard suffering from tears
Robust laptop isn't 28 March 2008 7:48 GMT
It seems the troubled One Laptop Per Child project is suffering another blow with reports that the little laptop is not as robust as it should be.

The XO model, the first device from the organisation that wants to give children in the developing world a low...
VIDEO: Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 20 March 2008 23:02 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today - the PS3 gets a major update; Nokia's Comes With Music service could gain the support of another major studio; Acer launches its latest...
Elonex launches £99 PC
Aimed at students 18 February 2008 15:20 GMT
A British company has developed a laptop which will cost just £99.

PC maker and services company Elonex is to unveil the "One" laptop at The Education Show, which is to kick off in Birmingham on 28 February.

The Linux-based laptop will offer a...
Laptop charity turns attention to US kids
One Laptop Per Child Foundation opens US office 14 January 2008 11:50 GMT
The One Laptop per Child Foundation, which has provided children in developing countries around the world, with a cheap laptop, has now turned its attentions to the US.

The Foundation manufactures and distributes the XO laptop, which was designed to be a cheap...
$75 laptop in development
Woman behind OLPC project announces commercial venture 11 January 2008 13:39 GMT
A $75 laptop computer may soon be a reality.

The scientist behind the cheap laptop that is currently being produced and sold by the charity, the One Laptop per Child Foundation, has gone it alone and started up a new venture which could produce an even cheaper...
Intel quits OLPC project
"Philosophical" differences sees chip-maker pull funding and tech support 4 January 2008 11:29 GMT
Intel has pulled out of the OLPC project citing "philosophical" differences, reports the BBC.

The chip-mkaer has withdrawn both its funding and technical help from the One Laptop Per Child project that aims to put low-cost laptops in the hands of children from...
OLPC sued for patent infringement
Nigerian company accuses foundation of stealing keyboard design 28 November 2007 18:04 GMT
Ade Oyegbola, founder and CEO of Nigerian-based Lagos Analysis Corp has filed a lawsuit against the OLPC foundation for allegedly stealing his multilingual keyboard design.

The keyboard, called the "Konyin", apparently encompasses punctuation marks used in...
OLPC to get SimCity bundled
Developing country kiddies get free game 9 November 2007 8:12 GMT
The One Laptop Per Child project today announced a deal with Electronic Arts that will mean a Linux version of the SimCity game will come preloaded, for free, onto each low-cost laptop.

This will mean the children in developing countries who receive the $200...
One Laptop Per Child project gets first order
Uruguay puts hand in pocket and buys 100,000 31 October 2007 10:19 GMT
The One Laptop Per Child project that has received its first order; from South American country Uruguay.

Although pricing as doubled from a target price of $100 to almost $200, that hasn't stopped the government placing an order for 100,000 laptops for schoolchildren...
OLPC "$100 laptop" hits $200
Price doubles for troubled scheme 30 October 2007 8:16 GMT
Following the recent news of even more delays for the One Laptop Per Child product, in what must be becoming a PR disaster for the idealistic scheme, the price has now been hiked to double the original projected cost.

The "$100 laptop", designed as a learning...
OLPC delayed yet again
This thing does exist, right? 26 October 2007 11:22 GMT
It has been announced that the One Laptop Per Child has been delayed again.

The low cost hardware suffered delays earlier this year at the same time it was announced that the "$100" laptop would in fact cost $188.

Due for launch on 12th November,...