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The weirdest computing disasters of 2008

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year’s weirdest computing disasters. Roasted laptops, panthers savaging memory sticks and angry fishermen throwing computers overboard top the list of the year’s weirdest computing disasters. The top 10…
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Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country’s technological edge in education. LISBON–Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the…
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OLPC faces ‘vicious’ rivalry in laptop market

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

One Laptop per Child exec David Cavallo says the organization welcomes new entrants to the low-cost laptop market, but describes the response of some competitors as “unfortunate.” When the One Laptop per Child organization first mooted the idea of a super low-cost laptop aimed at schoolchildren in the developing…
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Take your tech recession and stuff it

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Investors may be panicking, but Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says business and tech trends paint a different picture than the one on CNBC. Like a lot of technology CEOs these days, Seagate’s Bill Watkins finds himself frequently asked whether the world as we know it is coming to…
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