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• So, just what can you do with this ASUS Eee Linux PC thing anyway? 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  "Its screen is 7" and runs at the odd resolution of 800x480 and the operating system looks like something Fisher Price might have designed. Why would you buy it? What on earth can you do with this...?"
• OLPC heralds era of low-cost computing 6 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  "Critics of the One-Laptop-Per-Child (OLPC) Project like to point out that it has not yet lived up to its goal of putting $100 notebooks in the hands of millions of kids in poor countries, but that's a short-sighted view considering the impact it's already having on the computer industry. .... "
• OLPC and the Kindle 6 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  "When I saw the One Laptop Per Child device, I just had to tinker around with it. So during an hour-long train ride home I explored the little OLPC and was quite impressed..."
• The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet walkthrough in HD 8 months ago
  
  "We would like to kick off Tablet 101, the newest section of Internet Tablet Talk, with itT’s two-part Nokia N810 Walkthrough high-definition videos.

  Part I - the Nokia N810 on all its angles in HD, as well as side-by-side with the Nokia N800 and the Nokia 770 (11 minutes)

  Part II - the Nokia N810 and OS 2008, what’s new, and Rhapsody demo (16 minutes)"

• First glance: the Nokia N810 Linux internet tablet doesn't make sense 9 months ago
  
  "I had an opportunity to play with the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet for about five minutes last night, and came away confused..."
• Lessons to Learn from the OLPC 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Whether you're impressed with it or not, the XO-1 is having a major impact on notebook design. It's development has brought outside-the-box thinking and cost-consciousness to a level that we rarely see in portable computing. There are a number of lessons that can be learned the from its unique design and we can already see that some of these concepts have been noticed by manufacturers. From the article, "The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is by no means a success yet, but its development has taught us a great deal about mobile design and what people want from a laptop. Their XO-1 notebook was not developed with the American consumer in mind- it is intended for children in developing countries- but any time that this much effort is put into designing a laptop (especially one this small and inexpensive) it is going to have an impact on the industry."
• Getting started with the Trolltech Greenphone SDK 10 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  "Trolltech recently released many smartphone developers' dream combination-the Linux-based Greenphone and its open-source Qtopia Phone SDK.

  The Trolltech Greenphone is a full-featured tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) mobile phone with a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. Like many other modern smartphones, it features a QVGA touchscreen, Bluetooth, client USB, mini-SD Flash and stereo audio connectors."

• Adding Internal USB (and internal ReadyBoost) to a UMPC 10 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  "This is my hack to end all hacks. It is the most insane, warranty-voiding thing I've ever done to my UMPC. Thanks to a tip from JKKMobile, I hatched a plan. He told me the internal WiFi/Bluetooth module has a USB interface. Where there's a USB interface, there can be a hub .... "
• Intel and OLPC kiss and make up 1 year ago
  
  There's nothing like allegations of predatory conduct to bring two organizations together.
• Digital music no environmental cure 1 year ago
  
  This past March, Greenpeace made headlines by criticizing Apple's environmental policies--or lack thereof.
• ARM says it's ready for the iPhone 1 year ago
  
  With more than 90 percent of smart-phone market already using ARM-based chips, CEO Warren East loves all the attention on iPhone.
• Linux Phone Stack Gains Unified Messaging 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  "Linux device software stack vendor Trolltech has acquired Fonav, a vendor of unified messaging software..."