One Laptop Per Child Project Cuts 50% of Staff

The economic crisis is leaving no industry, organization, or sector unscathed — and the One Laptop Per Child project is no exception. Today the project's founder Nicholas Negroponte announced that OLPC will be...

Amazon to sell OLPCs

The One Laptop Per Child Foundation offers a low cost, Linux-based, easily repairable laptop to children in places where computers are rare and expensive; however, you can now buy one from Amazon.com...

New facelift for $100 laptop

Woah!  Can I have one?!?The XO2 laptop by the One Laptop Per Child project is one 'purty' looking machine and it's now cheaper too at about $75 per unit."OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte gave a glimpse of...

One Laptop Per Child Versus Intel--Who Speaks for India and China?

Money talks?"At the Consumer Electronic Show this week, the One Laptop Per Child foundation was supposed to make two announcements—the number of computers it sold under the Give One, Get One holiday program and...

How a $100 Laptop Can Change the World

One man's dream is on its way to becoming a reality! "Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called "$100 laptop". The organisation behind the project has...

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