OLPC http://www.itworld.com/olpc xx What's "Linux on the Desktop" Mean, When We Don't Know What a Desktop Is, Anymore? http://www.itworld.com/open-source/72634/whats-linux-desktop-mean-when-we-dont-know-what-desktop-anymore Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, explained at OSCON how hardware convergence is changing the questions, not just the answers. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/72634/whats-linux-desktop-mean-when-we-dont-know-what-desktop-anymore#comments Mobile & wireless Open Source Operating systems Feature cloud computing desktop linux Linux Mobile OLPC OSCON Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:19:31 -0400 Esther Schindler 72634 at http://www.itworld.com OLPC set to dump x86 for Arm chips in XO-2 http://www.itworld.com/hardware/64145/olpc-set-dump-x86-arm-chips-xo-2 OLPC is set to dump x86 processors, instead opting to put low-power Arm-based processors in its next-generation XO-2 laptop with the aim of improving battery life. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/64145/olpc-set-dump-x86-arm-chips-xo-2#comments Hardware Tech & society News laptop OLPC processors Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:49:01 -0400 ITworld staff 64145 at http://www.itworld.com OLPC to focus on large-scale deployments of XO laptops http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/63228/olpc-focus-large-scale-deployments-xo-laptops Nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child is shying away from small deployments of XO laptops to focus on large-scale deployments as it restructures to cope with the recession. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/63228/olpc-focus-large-scale-deployments-xo-laptops#comments Tech & society News OLPC XO laptop Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:26:10 -0500 ITworld staff 63228 at http://www.itworld.com Removal of OLPC donation program rattles observers http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/62224/removal-olpc-donation-program-rattles-observers One Laptop Per Child's removal of a program that enables small-scale XO laptop deployments has rattled observers, who are concerned that the nonprofit is changing its focus to large-scale deployments. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/62224/removal-olpc-donation-program-rattles-observers#comments Hardware Tech & society News OLPC XO laptop Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:29:26 -0500 ITworld staff 62224 at http://www.itworld.com OLPC aims for free laptop, lays off staff http://www.itworld.com/hardware/60296/olpc-aims-free-laptop-lays-staff The head of OLPC said he wants to make the group's XO laptops free, on the same day the nonprofit laid off half of its staff. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/60296/olpc-aims-free-laptop-lays-staff#comments Business Hardware Tech & society News laptop OLPC XO laptop Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:13:31 -0500 ITworld staff 60296 at http://www.itworld.com