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$100 laptop to become a $50 laptop by 2009
Friday 6 July 2007 – 12:21 in Mobile
Notebooks under the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) advocated "One Laptop Per Child" (OLPC) program are in a strong position to be the hottest PC for emerging markets and prices will shrink to $50 in 2009
Laptop Battery Drought To End In Time For Christmas
Wednesday 7 May 2008 – 10:00 in Hardware
There has been a drought in the supply of lithium ion batteries required to power notebooks that has been squeezing supply of notebooks to the growing market. It should now be over in time for Christmas, according to one executive in the industry.
One Laptop Per Child purchasing program extended
Tuesday 27 November 2007 – 11:26 in Business
After a successful initial run, the One Laptop Per Child initiative is extending a promotion that allows consumers to buy a laptop for $200 and send another one to a developing countries for $200 more.
VA loses laptop with 1.8 million records
Tuesday 13 February 2007 – 09:43
The Veterans Administration has lost yet another laptop and this one contains a staggering 1.8 million records. Personnel at the Birmingham Alabama VA Medical Center lost the laptop on January 22, but the first reports didn't come out until February 2nd.
Davos-UN body backs $100 laptop for world's kids
Thursday 26 January 2006 – 09:25
The United Nations has thrown its weight behind a project to place a $100, hand-cranked laptop computer in the hands of millions of schoolchildren around the globe.

Articles & reviews

India working on $10 laptops*
Saturday 5 May 2007 – 03:14
The ambitious one laptop per child (OLPC) project may actually have some competition, thanks to an Indian alternative that wants a price tag of $10 for each computer. ...
CES 2007: The $100 laptop in detail - Slideshow*
Thursday 11 January 2007 – 05:17
The One Laptop Per Child project is inching towards final production: Prototypes are currently on display at the Consumer Electronics Show and we have used the opportunity to play around with the devices shown by Marvell, which provides the wireless chips for the device. Get a close-up look at the $100 laptop in our slideshow.
Turn a Laptop Into An Audio Entertainment Center With Indigo*
Saturday 8 February 2003 – 06:00
First, 3D graphics for laptops, and now, hi-fi sound. Is the average laptop going to turn into a fully fledged entertainment center. We dig into the Indigo and find out if this is really a way to get your toes tapping in the mobile world.
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