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Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges

 August 26, 2008 As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds. TAGS: Brazil, emerging market, Latin America, Del.icio.us, interest rate, financing, Digg, China, PC company, India, Linux, IBM Corp., brand, PC, Intel, Microsoft Windows

Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

 August 29, 2008 Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market. TAGS: Latin America, Brazil, powerhouse, Del.icio.us, emerging market, computing, region, Digg, open-source software, U.S., PC, e-mail

Brazil's love of Linux

 August 28, 2008 The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Intel builds Internet city on Amazon island

 September 20, 2006 The Amazon jungle is a daunting place to live, but it's a lot easier to get broadband now. Photos: WiMax in the Amazon Basin TAGS: Brazil, emerging market, Amazon.com Inc., hospital, city, Intel, broadband, PC

Brazil's bumpy road to the low-cost PC

 November 3, 2005 The best-laid plans to get computers to the poor oft go awry when red tape and pricing pitfalls get in the way. Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world TAGS: Brazil, market research company, pricing, India, telecommunications, AMD, PC

Students in Brazil get a new Classmate

 August 29, 2008 There is more at stake at the largest one-to-one computing project in Latin America than the reputation of Intel's Classmate PC. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, student, OLPC, Del.icio.us, computing, Digg, teacher, Intel, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

Quanta to build the $100 laptop

 December 14, 2005 World's largest laptop manufacturer will make the low-cost box championed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. TAGS: Quanta, India, thin client, Brazil, Taiwan, AMD, laptop computer, PC

Brazil: Digital inclusion, but how?

 August 27, 2008 While hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on digital inclusion projects in Latin America, many of the programs start and end with the technology. TAGS: Latin America, inclusion, Brazil, Del.icio.us, Digg, school, women, e-mail, PC

Will the $100 PC fly?

 February 10, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a struggle between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte will only produce losers. TAGS: Bill Gates, Brazil, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., mobile phone, cell phone, TV, laptop computer, PC, operating system

The world is a tough oyster for U.S. PC makers

 November 8, 2000 Although opportunities abound, brand-name PC makers acknowledge that becoming a force in emerging markets such as Asia and Latin America can be a challenging task. TAGS: Latin America, PC company, market share, Brazil, tariff, Eastern Europe, shipment, Compaq Computer Corp., emerging market, Alaska, Gartner Inc., Mexico, U.S., Asia, vice president, IBM Corp.

Microsoft pitches pay-as-you-go PCs

 May 22, 2006 Trial program for emerging markets charges people for home computer use. Once they've coughed up enough, it's theirs. Photos: Paying off the PC by the hour TAGS: emerging market, financing, Brazil, reality, India, income, goal, Microsoft Corp., idea, cell phone, PC, AMD, photograph, Microsoft Windows

PCs for the poor: Which design will win?

 February 15, 2006 It's easy to list the benefits of bringing inexpensive computers to the developing world. But designing the machines isn't so simple. TAGS: thin client, mesh networking, Gartner Inc., India, Brazil, pro, AMD, networking, Linux, PC, hard drive
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