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Intel and OLPC no longer “Classmates”
OLPC’s founder Nicholas Negroponte recently traded barbs with Intel over the development of cheap laptops for poor children in developing countries and accused the chip giant of viewing children as a market whereas OLPC views them as a mission. “It’s a bit like McDonald’s competing with the World Food Program,” he commented. That’s a naive… Read More: Intel and OLPC no longer “Classmates” »
Cold hands
This USB warming mouse pad is just the right accessory for the winter season… Related post:Universal Serial Butt?The things you could do with USB Technorati Tags: USB mouse pad cold hands
Your CD will be ready in a century
The Register recently ran a story about Windows Vista‘s inability to copy, delete and move files without stalling indefinitely. Here’s the sample screen shot: As you can see, copying 168MB of data to a CD takes more than 131 years. So, start burning now and let future generations finalise the disc for you. Technorati Tags:… Read More: Your CD will be ready in a century »
A gentler, softer Microsoft
Just when you thought Microsoft has passed on the baton to hard-hitting Steve Ballmer, the company suddenly went soft on alleged pirates of Windows Vista. The software giant is abandoning a system that disables programs on a user’s computer if it suspects that the software is pirated. Instead, it is opting for a gentler approach… Read More: A gentler, softer Microsoft »
Conspiracy theory
InternetNews.com reported today that a number of Seagate’s Maxtor Basics hard drives were shipped with a virus that searches for passwords for online games and sends them to a server located in China. Seagate said the problem products originated from its subcontractor’s factory in China, although the company did not disclose the stage in the… Read More: Conspiracy theory »