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OLPC switching to ARM, plans paper thin netbook
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| One Laptop per Child chairman Nicholas
| Negroponte told Xconomy that OLPC is
| prepping an ARM-based version 1.75 of its
| XO netbook while planning to release a
| "paper-thin" version 3.0 in 2012.
| Meanwhile, the Internet Archive is
| providing OLPC users with 1.6 million e-
| books, says the nonprofit organization.
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http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/OLPC-175-and-3/?kc=rss
BoomingBang: XO Laptop Role Playing Game
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| BoomingBang, a RPG game, whose release is
| due till late OCTOBER 09. The BoomingBang
| project, started by me, Abhishek Indoria,
| initially, and a friend, was a small
| deployment. It was started in March 2009,
| when none of them (us, actually) have heard
| of OLPC. Back again, in June, 2 XO laptops
| were requested, and the project was started
| officially.
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http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/india/boomingbang_xo_laptop_role_pla.html
Recent:
Negroponte: XO-1.75 goes ARM, XO-2 is canceled
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| An ARM based XO-1.75 on the other hand is much
| more of an evolutionary rather than a
| revolutionary step into the future. So many
| people, especially a certain Charbax, had long
| expected OLPC to move from an x86 to an ARM
| design.
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http://www.olpcnews.com/people/negroponte/negroponte_xo-175_goes_arm_xo-2_is_cancelled.html
Three reasons Microsoft shouldn't port Windows to the ARM processor
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| Without a version of Windows tailored for ARM netbooks, Linux-based platforms
| such as Google Inc.'s Android mobile operating system could thrive and turn
| the search and Web services company into "more of a competitor in the desktop
| operating system business than we ever have before," admitted Microsoft CEO
| Steve Ballmer to Wall Street last month.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129632&source=rss_topic122
OLPC Set to Dump X86 for Arm Chips in XO-2
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| [T]he Arm chip could lead to problems for XO-2 in trying to load a full
| version of Windows, Negroponte said. As with the XO-1, OLPC wants to offer a
| dual-boot option on XO-2 where users can choose to load either Linux or a
| full Windows OS. While Arm processors can run Windows Mobile operating
| systems, they can't run a full Windows OS.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/161112/olpc_set_to_dump_x86_for_arm_chips_in_xo2.html?tk=rss_news
Freescale Plans Reference Design for Linux ARM Netbooks
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| When will power-saving and affordable ARM netbooks become available?
| Freescale Semiconductor has ventured into an advanced standard, albeit with
| their homegrown i.MX515 chip.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/news/freescale_plans_reference_design_for_linux_arm_netbooks
One Third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s Sold Run Linux
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| Dell attributes part of the Linux growth to competitive pricing on the Ubuntu
| SKUs. âWhen you look at the sweet spot for this category it is price
| sensitivity, and Linux enabled us to offer a lower price entry point,â added
| Dell senior product manager John New.
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http://blog.laptopmag.com/one-third-of-dell-inspiron-mini-9s-sold-run-linux
Netbooks Open Linux Window at BETT
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| On the same stand a large screen showed off the design appeal of the latest
| Ubuntu. This includes multiple windows rotating or rescaling. As this is
| better understood some Netbook users may returnt to Linux. Asustek Chairman
| Jonney Shih has predicted that about 60 percent of Eee PCs to be shipped in
| 2009 will have Windows XP.
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http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=384681&rel_no=1&back_url=
Netbook Sales Soar in Europe
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| Adoption of non-Windows operating systems, Linux mainly, is stronger there
| than the United States.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/desktop_mobile/netbook_sales_soar_in_europe.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Future of Linux desktop: co-Linux on Android
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| We're at the native Linux desktop, moving towards the Android desktop
| (netbooks coming soon). What would bridge those two environments, is to offer
| a second Linux sandbox which runs along with Android.
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http://www.trendcaller.com/2009/02/future-of-linux-desktop-co-linux-on.html
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