Intel's 'Classmate' Mobile PC Ships to South America
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| Intel has said that Intel-powered classmate PCs are shipping in
| volume to emerging markets. These affordable yet fully functional
| PC based on the Intel Celeron M processor is the first
| education-oriented mobile computer to ship in volume to Brazil and
| Mexico. The mini laptops are designed to run Mandriva Linux,
| Discovery 2007 edition.
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| [...]
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| At an event in Austin, Texas last year, Intel's Otellini gave the first
| public demonstration of the low-cost notebook and announced a plan with the
| Mexican government to provide PCs to 300,000 teachers.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/mobile/intels-classmate-mobile-pc-ships-south-america
http://tinyurl.com/yrcyp2
Tech innovations fuel low-cost laptop
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| OLPC plans to start distributing 5 million XOs in July. As production
| ramps up, the price should approach the original $100 target, OLPC says.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/032207-tech-innovations-fuel-low-cost.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
http://tinyurl.com/2bkxu5
Related:
Intel won't upgrade to Vista until SP1
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| For corporations, Otellini said Vista upgrades will be slow. "I know
| of no organization doing an upgrade before SP1," said Otellini.
| "Intel isn't upgrading either."
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4597
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| Apple's iPhone is forcing a new wave of mobile device innovation
| and validates the superiority of Unix-like systems on mobile devices
| over Windows, claimed Intel chief executive Paul Otellini.
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http://www.mobile88.com/news/read.asp?file=/2007/3/6/20070306014323&sec=International
What is the Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit?
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| The Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit is a tool to test how well
| Linux works together with the firmware (BIOS) of your machine.
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http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org/
Intel "Monahans" CPU module samples, Linux due soon
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| Andreas Spieler, business development director, said, "Together with
| our Linux partners, we plan to bring out the Linux BSP in November 2006.
| The changes to the Linux BSP for the PXA270 are not that big. We are
| fairly positive that we can keep that schedule."
|
| The earlier Colibri PXA270 module is currently offered with
| Linux pre-installed as an option.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8705779101.html
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