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One laptop per Nepali child - TMCnet
As the morning bell rings, uniformed students of the Biswamitra Ganesh Secondary School line up in the playground and sing Nepal?s stirring new national anthem. Students of grade two and six walk to their classrooms and turn on their little green ...

Carphone Warehouse plans for split after pre-tax loss - The Register
Carphone Warehouse boss Charles Dunstone has launched a "formal review of the group's corporate structure" which could lead to the breakup of the telecoms group. Dunstone confirmed a split was possible as the firm unveiled interim results which ...

Emails from Microsoft managers show they feared Mac comparisons even ... - DailyTech
Microsoft is definitely feeling the heat as Apple gains momentum in the marketplace and sales of Mac systems climb to ever-higher levels. Apple's series of commercials with the "Hi I'm a Mac" introduction are familiar to most consumers and bothered ...

Apple not interested in cheap computers - Mac User
The company’s chief executive said that Apple chooses where to compete - and where it can be competitive. “I think when people want a product of the class that we make, over and over again people have done the price comparisons and we’re ...

Electricity-free charity -- ideas for giving - Guardian Unlimited
I am a small, private donor to a developing world charity helping a village with no electricity. So far I have been able to give them a clockwork radio and torch. Are there any cheap computers designed for this market? Chris Berg The most widely ...

Sun Microsystems reports $1.7 billion loss and falling sales - International Herald Tribune
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California : As Sun Microsystems reported dismal sales and a large charge on Thursday, it was clear that the company was coming under increasing pressure from Wall Street to do something radical. With falling revenue, problematic ...

Tech's Fifth Wave - BusinessWeek
Michael Copeland and Om Malik have an interesting article on what they call the fifth wave of computing in the new issue of Business 2.0. It’s a very different but related take on last week’s cover story in BusinessWeek, The Power of Us . They ...

Which cities top the wealth league? - Silicon.com
The rise of high tech 'knowledge' jobs is helping break down England's traditional North/South wealth dynamic. But success in the private sector is often key to making a region thrive. A report by The Work Foundation has found cities in various parts ...

Checking under the hood of Apple's new MacBooks - CNET News
Tuesday's announcement of new and updated MacBook laptops from Apple could never have lived up to the hype of the past several weeks. After endless predictions about tablets, touch screens, and cheaper (some would say recession-friendly) products ...

Psystar planning Mac OS-based notebook - CNET News
Psystar is working on a Mac OS-based notebook that will round out its Mac clone product line. Mac clone maker Psystar will soon have a Mac OS X-based notebook to join its desktop products, such as the Open Computer seen here. (Credit: Psystar) A ...