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Third world children to eventually get one laptop each

no@spam.com (IT Wire) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Nicholas Negroponte’s project to outfit every third world child with his or her very own US $100 laptop moves one step closer to reality with the first 10 laptops shipped at a cost of US $150 each.

Called the ‘One Laptop Per Child’ project, and spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte, these laptops are designed to be used by children in the tough conditions of third world countries, and are built to suit.

Universal and MySpace: a clash of old and new worlds

no@spam.com (IT Wire) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Hands up everyone who likes AC DC? No? The Who? No? How about a more current band like Green Day? Yes? Whatever your taste, you can generally find a video of your favorite recording star posted on YouTube. I picked those three bands because I happen to like them and I easily found original videos of them performing songs of my choice. The problem is that those videos, as poor quality as they are, breach copyright laws unless deals have been struck with the copyright owners.

Coming soon: WiMAX the home, perhaps

no@spam.com (IT Wire) — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Announcement of a partnership between UK chip developer, picoChip and Korea Telecom has opened up the possibility of WiMAX access points supplanting WiFi for wireless communications in the home.

Microsoft joins VMware in free virtualization stakes

no@spam.com (IT Wire) — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

In an obvious reaction to the release of VMware Server as free download, Microsoft has announced that it will make all of its Virtual PC products free as well, including the upcoming Virtual PC 2007 for Windows Vista when it finally arrives.

Microsoft running scared of Google's enterprise search

no@spam.com (IT Wire) — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Microsoft's COO seems to be paranoid about Google stealing the 'enterprise search' market from Microsoft, and so he should be because if Google has its way search technology, and Google search technology in particular will become the primary interface to everything in the corporate IT system. At the Microsoft Developers Conference this week COO Kevin Turner, who joined Microsoft from Wal-Mart 11 months ago, has been widely reported saying: "Enterprise search is our business, it's our house and Google is not going to take that business."