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OLPC Pushes the XO Laptop in an Already Saturated Market
September 5, 2008 – 3:20 PM in Business
Following a certain lag in government sales, the OLPC foundation has decided to revive its Give One, Get One (aka G1G1 program) in cooperation with Amazon.
Microsoft Joins The OLPC Project With Plans For a Dual-Boot Machine
May 16, 2008 – 7:40 AM in Business
Microsoft has thrown its support behind the One Laptop Per Child project with an announcement that OLPC computers could soon be dual-boot with a choice between wither Linux or Windows XP when running the XO machines.
Colombia Signs Up For 65,000 OLPC Laptops
May 30, 2008 – 11:20 AM in Business
Colombia has become the latest country to sign up for the One Laptop Per Child program.
San Francisco Auction Raises Money For OLPC
December 28, 2007 – 1:14 PM
An interactive marketing group in San Francisco held a charity auction believed to be the first of its kind to send the proceeds to the "One Laptop Per Child" program.
Philippine Company To Bring Higher-end OLPC-style Laptop
March 31, 2008 – 11:32 AM
Manila (Philippines) - Filipino manufacturer Neo has partnered up with Intel to create the "Neo Explore," a laptop designed as an educational tool with a target audience of local schoolchildren.

Articles

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) prototypes appear at CES
January 10, 2007 – 6:14 PM
The green and white OLPC laptops were seen at the Marvell booth. Marvell makes the wireless chips for the project.
CES 2007: The $100 laptop in detail - Slideshow
January 11, 2007 – 12:23 PM
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.
CES 2007: The $100 laptop in detail - Slideshow
January 11, 2007 – 11:30 AM
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.
OLPC's $100 Laptop
November 19, 2006 – 9:14 PM
Image courtesy: Design Consortium