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$100 laptop gets working prototype

May 24, 2006 Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project shows off a vivid orange PC and trims its software load. Photos: Laptop model sees orange TAGS: OLPC, Linux, AMD, laptop computer, PC

$100 laptop 'will boost desktop Linux'

June 2, 2006 The head of the One Laptop per Child project says he must be doing something right if he's upsetting Microsoft and Intel. TAGS: OLPC, desktop Linux, education, children, project, Linux, school, Red Hat Inc., AMD, teacher, Intel, PC, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer

Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, appliance, Linux, virtualization, nation, Intel, server, security, laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

U.K.'s Elonex readies low-cost Linux laptop

February 18, 2008 Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a "wireless music server." But, the company says, it's "not really about the specs." TAGS: spokesperson, Linux, U.K., laptop computer, server, hard drive, PC

Ultramobile PCs to get boost from Intel

April 18, 2007 Despite tepid sales (remember Origami?), a new generation of ultramobile PCs will arrive this year, and next year they might run on Linux.Photos: It's ultramobile PC day in China TAGS: ultramobile PC, Intel, smart phone, Linux, notebook computer, PC

BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?

April 18, 2007 But the system software, which shuns your hard drive, will also appeal to enterprise IT types, says U.K. Internet pioneer Peter Dawe. TAGS: Linux, distribution, environment, CD, hard drive, USB, IM, e-mail, PC

Microsoft gains technical-computing toehold

April 8, 2007 Compute cluster product has some appeal to customers who need integration with regular Windows machines. TAGS: cluster, Matlab, high-performance computing, modeling, Linux, high-performance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server, PC

Microsoft denies role in British Linux flop

November 24, 2006 City of Birmingham pulls plug on open-source desktop project, but Redmond says it didn't offer special Windows XP discounts. TAGS: council, open source, discount, authority, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Virtualization bolsters Dell worldview

April 5, 2006 CTO Kevin Kettler touts the technology as a big improvement, saying it extends Dell's "building block" approach. Photos: Dell CTO pushes virtualization TAGS: virtualization, standardization, virtual machine, CTO, Linux, Dell, software company, IBM Corp., AMD, server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

FAQ: Detangling virtualization

April 19, 2007 CNET News.com takes some of the mystery out of a complicated technology that has a steep learning curve. TAGS: virtualization, VMware, Xen, virtual machine, server software, server, Linux, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows, PC

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Firefox, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, security, operating system, PC

OLPC and Intel bury the hatchet--for the children

July 13, 2007 Nonprofit and chipmaker have faced off over low-cost laptops in the past, but they're coming together to bring PCs to kids. TAGS: OLPC, XO laptop, open-source software, chip company, Intel, children, nation, project, open source, AMD, Linux, laptop computer, PC

Year in review: Microsoft goes 'Live,' pushes Vista

December 21, 2006 The long slog to Windows Vista neared the finish line, and the company had to begin contemplating life without Bill Gates. TAGS: Internet search advertising, Novell Inc., digital music, Bill Gates, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, IM, PC, operating system

Gates on Vista, Linux and more

November 17, 2006 Microsoft's chairman discusses his favorite Vista feature, why he'll keep pushing for a new file system and open source's role. TAGS: WinFS, file system, Steve Ballmer, tablet, chairman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Week in review: Apple shapes up with Boot Camp

April 7, 2006 As the Mac maker gets its XP-on-Mac app up and running, Microsoft makes nice with open source. TAGS: Apple Boot Camp, General Motors, SUV, Week in review, Mac maker, Apple Computer, open-source software, open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, video, PC

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, AMD, pro, networking, Linux, PC, hard drive

Adobe offers fresh AIR to coders at Max

November 17, 2008 At its Max conference, Adobe hopes Flash and its new Adobe Integrated Runtime will help programmers bridge the gap between PC- and cloud-based computing. TAGS: Stephen Shankland, Adobe Systems Inc., MLB, gap, Flash Player, 64-bit, digital media, conference, Linux, Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Corp., video

Intel readies new chipsets

June 5, 2007 Computex attendees in Taiwan will see Intel launch an annual update to its chipsets, along with a new notebook for emerging markets. TAGS: Computex, Intel Penryn, emerging market, chipset, Taiwan, AsusTek Computer, transistor, Intel, notebook computer, Linux, PC, Microsoft Windows
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