Red Hat has joined a closely watched industry
initiative aimed at building low-cost notebook computers for children in developing countries. The open-source software company plans to lead the development of an
operating system for the $100 machines, the firm said Tuesday.
Some big names in computing are participating in the "One Laptop Per Child," project, lead by the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. The companies include Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Nortel, News Corp., and Taiwan's Quanta Computer. The United Nations recently endorsed the effort, but the project also has detractors, including Microsoft
and Intel.
... including Microsoft and Intel." I do not now use Linux but may very well do so in the not too distant future. But, my point is simply this; when the companies which command the largest "desktop" world-maket share and the largest world-market "chip" share express their views one should take notice -- just as when "elephants" traverse... the "grasses", the little "shrubs" and the "ground" listen! ;-)
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
