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To contribute a story or news idea, see the '''[[OLPC:Newsroom|OLPC newsroom]]'''.
1. Libya and OLPC signed an MOU in which they agreed to work together towards the deployment of one OLPC laptop for every school-age child in Libya and contributing laptops to poor African nations. OLPC will provide the support needed by Libya to plan and carry out such a deployment. The signing took place during a visit by Nicholas, Walter Bender, and Khaled Hassounah, where they met with members of the newly formed OLPC4Libya steering committee. The committee was presented with the outline of a comprehensive plan to distribute the laptops, create connectivity and server infrastructure, and prepare teachers and students. Libya will send a team to the OLPC office in Cambridge to focus on software (Linux), infrastructure, and education content.


For coverage of recent OLPC updates, see our [[twitter]] feed and [http://blog.laptop.org OLPC blog].
2. Nicholas spoke to the International Federation of University Presidents in Seoul on Thursday. Most Asian and many other universities were present. The appeal of OLPC was obvious and the talk deeply appreciated.


This page historically hosted announcements and news about OLPC, along with the Sugar Labs [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Current_Events '''current events'''] page.
3. Michail attended the WiMax World conference in Boston. Nortel made big news in the show announcing their strong commitment to WiMax.


== Upcoming pieces ==
4. Display: The new dual-mode panels—with double the reflectance—were
; Claudia
hand-carried back by Mary Lou were installed successfully into the motherboard-daughter card test-sets at OLPC. With work by Jim Gettys and Walter Bender, preliminary optimal font size tests were started. A 9-point font (25 pixels) seems ideal for readability as a guideline for development.
: Learning Chat piece: 278 words, ready now. [[File:Learning Chat.docx]]
: Making Learning Visible: Claudia's (& Walter) original is 25 pages. Submitted to a journal. w/o OLPC Background it is down to 12-15 pages w/ screenshots.
: This can become a 4-part series.
; Antonio: Homo docens: 500+ words, Antonio approved my edits. [[File:Homo docens JLedits.docx]]
: Further work: we can definitely ask him to contribute on a quarterly basis but I've found that I have to be very specific as to what I am asking to do and he has to be comfortable that it is consistent with his academic work.
: Ask for a new piece on the epidemiology of learning
; Rodrigo:
: [[Ometepe]] - A beautiful piece with wonderful images. RAH posted a personal and lengthy version (1500+ words) that he shared with his private distribution list. I made an edited version (1200 words) that could be shared publicly. Must check with RAH on this. [[File:Ometepe articulo por Rodrigo Arboleda.pdf]] [[File:Ometepe by Rodrigo Arboleda (3).pdf]]
: I had hoped that we could do a video series with Rodrigo but the budget hasn't been approved. Giulia - can we get an answer on this?
; Rwanda:
: Rwanda case studies
: Ceri Whatley - summary of importance of headmasters - confirm subset to reuse
: Social mapping project - 1- or 2-part piece - check w/ Julia
: Grandmother project - 2- or 3-part piece - check w/ Julia (and is there more to that awesome series?)
; Other Africa
: So. Africa case studies
; Peru and Uruguay:
: ''Oscar B's piece on the IADB study?''
: You said that Uruguay and Peru produce a ton of content on a continuous basis. I'm struggling a bit with how we can easily get the content and translate it into English. Giulia - could Olga help? I don't want to burden her with more work. Maybe we do this every 2-3 months.
; Other LatAm:
: Colombia: Sandra's quarterly? newsletter and website could feed into this. Plus english translations.
: Nicaragua: Regular update, beyond Ometepe?
: Paraguay: Contact [[ParaguayEduca]]
: Mexico: Ask Mariana @ OLPCMexico
; OLPC Australia: Great text and videos.
; OLPC Europe: Quarterly update from them?
; OLPC Oceania: Quarterly updates from Mike Hutak
; OLPC Jamaica: Quarterly update from Sameer, good videos.
; North America
: Miami - David! and a story from Chester
: Canada - Jennifer Martino, Q


== News archives ==
5. Taipei: Mark Foster has been working with the teams at Quanta, Marvell, and the OLPC software team to bring up a new version of the CAFE chip on the first OLPC “pre-B Test” motherboards. The boards are up and running, so the teams are now concentrating on general debugging. The motherboards are all running Linux, and all three of the CAFE subsystems (camera interface, SD Card controller, and the NAND Flash controller), are available for further driver development.


'''[http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/community-news/ Weekly OLPC News postings]''' to the community-news mailing list give updates on recent work. Weekly summaries were also posted on-wiki during [[OLPC:News/2008|2008]]. Weekly postings to the list were put on hold at the start of 2009, and started again in 2010.
6. Additionally, samples of the latest Alps touchpad are also on their way to the software team. These samples include a newer touchpad controller ASIC that is intended for final production, as well as containing the unique OLPC keyboard code functionality. This keyboard code, essentially a superset of that used by conventional PCs, provides direct support for the Sugar user interface, adds convenient shortcut keys, and enables OLPC's unique "analog slider" function keys.


Archives: [[OLPC:News/Archive 1|2005-2006]]
7. The OLPC document format spec rev2 has support for block macros, granular tables of contents, and layout hinting. The format is named “Crossmark,” and is believed to be highly suitable for (collaborative) book writing and editing and use as an e-book format.
| [[OLPC:News/Archive 2|2007]]
| [[OLPC:News/Archive 3|2008]]
| [[OLPC:News/Archive 4|2009-10]]


=== Translations ===
8. One month ago, without warning, Sun released Open Firmware under a BSD license. After much deliberation, we reached the decision that rather than continuing to use Linux itself as boot loader, we will transition to Open Firmware (OFW), while retaining LinuxBIOS. The date for a transition has not yet been set. Open Firmware has been in use on both Sun and PPC hardware (e.g. Apple) for approaching a decade, and has shipped in quantity millions. Mitch Bradley, currently working for OLPC is its original author.
Sporadic translations of news archives from 2008 and earlier can be found here:
: [[OLPC:News/lang-de|German]] | [[OLPC:News/lang-es|Spanish]] | [[OLPC:News/lang-ja|Japanese]] | [[OLPC:News/lang-ko|Korean]]


== [[OLPC:Videos|OLPC videos]] ==
9. Our firmware development process and strategy has crystallized, and is a major relief to us all. Chris Ball has worked on our internal BIOS build system and procedures, setting up a Xen virtual machine containing a stable system for building the OLPC BIOS. The build system has successfully built LinuxBIOS with both Linux and Open Firmware as bootloaders. A release process has been proposed and is being reviewed.
For a history of videos about OLPC and the XO, see [http://olpc.tv olpc.tv] and [[OLPC:Videos]].


== Sugar news ==
10. Chris has also established a tinderbox to enable continuous build testing and performance testing of the OLPC system, from installing firmware, booting, installation onto flash and ensuring the user interface has started. We intend to add performance tests in the future (See http://mailman.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2006-October/002565.html).
Walter continues to post summaries of Sugar development '''[http://walterbender.org/?cat=3 on his blog]'''.


== Press ==
11. Jon Corbet has RGB565 mode (or native mode) working in the camera driver now. Jon will submit a new patch to the OLPC tree today. The camera driver is getting close to completion. The remaining items are support for image sizes other than VGA (which should be easy) and wiring up more controls.
For an archive of OLPC media coverage, see the [[OLPC:Press/2005-2008|2005-2008 press archives]].


== Past announcements ==
Developed through 2011 by the Racepoint Group, OLPC's ''pro bono'' PR firm.


* 2008-08-06 : [[Media:OLPC-Asia.doc|One Laptop per Child expands its presence in Asia]] with project leads in India and China
Laptop News is archived at [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/laptopnews.nsf/latest/news Laptop News].
* 2008-05-20 : [[Media:XO-2-preview.doc|One Laptop per Child frames the next generation of the revolutionary XO laptop]], with a lighter dual-touchscreen design.
* 2008-05-15 : [[Media:XP-on-XO.doc|Microsoft Windows XP is now available on the XO laptop]]
* 2008-05-03 : [[Media:Kane-appointment.doc|One Laptop per Child appoints Charles Kane as President and Chief Operating Officer]]
* 2008-01-07 : [[Media:G1G1-results.doc|One Laptop per Child Giving Campaign Raises $35 Million]] in 2007
* 2007-12-12 : [http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaaa/industryPR-detail.jsp?id=2FDAB6BE-AE3B-482F-A7B0-6570C75397E4 ''The Kite Runner'' Inspires Gift Through One Laptop]
* 2007-12-05 : [[Media:Peru-OLPC.doc|Peru launches OLPC with 40,000 laptops]], starting with one-classroom schools across the country.
* 2007-12-04 : [[Media:Birmingham-OLPC.doc|Birmingham, Alabama commits to One Laptop per Child]], with a pilot of 15,000 laptops across the city.
* 2007-11-24 : [http://www.50x15.com/en-us/sol_results_xo.aspx The Holiday Season Starts with Giving One Laptop]
* 2007-10-29 : [[Media:Uruguay-launch.doc|OLPC wins a bid to provide 100,000 laptops to children in Uruguay]], to be overseen by the Uruguayan CEIBAL project
* 2007-10-22 : [http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20071022005302/en One Laptop per Child creates the world's "greenest" laptop computer]
* 2007-06-11 : [[Media:Mass-production.doc|Mass Production of XO's begins!]] at Quanta's Chinese facilities.
* 2007-01-03 : [http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20070103005194/en OLPC Announces First-of-Its-Kind User Interface for XO Laptop Computer]


You can subscribe to the OLPC community-news mailing list by visiting the [http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/community-news laptop.org mailman site].


Press requests: please send email to press at laptop dot org.


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=MILESTONES=
{|
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|align="right" valign="top"|Oct.&nbsp;2006
|B-test boards become available

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|Aug.&nbsp;2006
|Working prototype of the dual-mode display

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|06&nbsp;Jun.&nbsp;2006
|First video with working prototype [http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2006/06/first_video_of_.html]

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|May&nbsp;2006
|A-test boards become available

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|28&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;2006
|World Economic Forum, Switzerland<br/>UNDP and OLPC Sign Partnership Agreement<br/>[http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/january-2006/100-dollar-laptop-20060128.en?categoryID=349422 news release]

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|13&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
|Quanta Computer Inc. to Manufacture Laptop<br/>[http://www.laptop.org/2005-1213-olpc.html (html)][http://www.laptop.org/2005-1213-olpc.pdf (pdf)]

|-
|align="right" valign="top"|16&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
|WSIS, Tunisia<br/>Prototype Unveiled by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan<br/>
Photos: [http://www.itu.int/wsis/plib/detail.asp?y=2005&amp;n=6265 (Image 1)]
[http://www.itu.int/wsis/plib/detail.asp?y=2005&amp;n=6264 (Image 2)] [http://www.itu.int/wsis/plib/detail.asp?y=2005&amp;n=6263 (Image 3)]<br/>
Webcast: [http://196.203.134.60/archives/pc-051116-1900-ar.rm?start=00:01:22 (Arabic)]
[http://196.203.134.60/archives/pc-051116-1900-en.rm?start=00:01:26 (English)]
[http://196.203.134.60/archives/pc-051116-1900-fr.rm?start=00:01:30 (French)]
[http://196.203.134.60/archives/pc-051116-1900-fl.rm?start=00:01:35 (original)]<br/>
<i>Webcast provided by the ITU and UN Webcast Services with the support of RealNetworks Ltd. [http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk RealPlayer] is required to view the webcast (available at no cost).</i>

|-
|align="right"|Jan. 2005
|Laptop Intiative Officially Announced at World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
|}

=PRESS=
{|
|-
|align="right"|11&nbsp;Oct.&nbsp;2006
||New York Times | [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/world/africa/11laptop.html U.S. Group Reaches Deal to Provide Laptops to All Libyan Schoolchildren]
|-
|align="right"|6&nbsp;Oct.&nbsp;2006
||Washington Post | [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600901.html $100 Laptop May Be at Security Forefront]
|-
|align="right"|25&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2006
||vnunet.com | [http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2164876/olpc-receives-free-satellite OLPC offered free satellite connections]
|-
|align="right"|14&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2006
||Vanguard | [http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/technology/tec114092006.html Keyboard In Three Nigerian Languages Ready-Obasanjo]
|-
|align="right"|08&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2006
||Technology Review | [http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17416&ch=infotech Hack: The Hundred Dollar Laptop]
|-
|align="right"|06&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2006
||nacion.com | [http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/septiembre/05/aldea818336.html Computadoras de $100 estarán listas en el 2007]
|-
|align="right"|&nbsp;Aug.&nbsp;2006
||Wired | [http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/laptop.html The Laptop Crusade]
|-
|align="right"|07&nbsp;Jul.&nbsp;2006
||San Diego Union-Tribune | [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20060707-9999-7m7laptops.html U.S. and international educators show great interest in prototype]

|-
|align="right"|Jul.&nbsp;2006
||SPIE Professional | [http://newsroom.spie.org/x3689.xml $100 laptop nears launch]

|-
|align="right"|21&nbsp;Jun.&nbsp;2006
||BusinessWeek online | [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2006/nf20060621_8327.htm For Brazil's Poor, a Digital Deliverance?]

|-
|align="right"|24&nbsp;May&nbsp;2006
||CNET News.com | [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6076351.html $100 laptop gets working prototype]

|-
|align="right"|07&nbsp;Apr.&nbsp;2006
||rediff.com | [http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/07laptop.htm Our $100 laptops will run on human power]

|-
|align="right"|02&nbsp;Apr.&nbsp;2006
||O Estado de S.Paulo | [http://txt.estado.com.br/editorias/2006/04/02/opi79898.xml Fazer a diferença]

|-
|align="right"|28&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||FT.com | [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cda9ff16-bd97-11da-a998-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=863bb51c-1f76-11da-853a-00000e2511c8,s01=1.html Waking up to a laptop revolution]

|-
|align="right"|24&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||Diário do Comércio | [http://net.dcomercio.com.br/WebSearch/v.asp?TxtId=137775&SessionID=777715923&id=4&q=(Bender) Um Laptop por Crianca]

|-
|align="right"|22&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||Times Online | [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13132-2097123,00.html Getting the world's poor logged on]

|-
|align="right"|09&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||Correio Popular | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=551&amp;m=576482&amp;l=52455&amp;who=21535 País disputa fabricação de laptop de US$ 100]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Folha de S. Paulo | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=551&amp;m=574713&amp;l=52431&amp;who=21535 Governo quer comprar 1 milhão de laptops ]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Info Exame On Line | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=683&amp;m=10893&amp;l=6490&amp;who=21535 Governo quer um milhão de laptops de US$ 100 ]

|-
|align="right"|08&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||IDG Now | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=683&amp;m=10891&amp;l=6489&amp;who=21535 Faculdade abre programa de inclusão digital para alunos ]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Folha de S. Paulo | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=683&amp;m=10885&amp;l=6486&amp;who=21535 Governo negocia fabricação do laptop de US$ 100 no Brasil]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Agência Globo | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=683&amp;m=10887&amp;l=6487&amp;who=21535 Governo estuda possibilidade de produção de computador de US$ 100 no país]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Teletime News | [http://www.info4.com.br/gomateria.asp?c=683&amp;a=683&amp;m=10889&amp;l=6488&amp;who=21535 DVB detalha contrapartidas oferecidas ao Brasil]

|-
|align="right"|05&nbsp;Mar.&nbsp;2006
||ACM/CIE | [http://www.acm.org/pubs/cie/jan2006/clips/nicholas_negroponte.mov Interview with Nicholas Negroponte on the $100 laptop]

|-
|align="right"|16&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;2006
||MITIR | [http://web.mit.edu/mitir/podcasts/2006-02-21_Bender_OLPC.mp3 Podcast of Walter Bender's MURJ lecture on One Laptop per Child]

|-
|align="right"|15&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;2006
||CNET | [http://news.com.com/PCs+for+the+poor+Which+design+will+win/2100-1003_3-6040019.html PCs for the poor: Which design will win?]

|-
|align="right"|10&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;2006
||CNET | [http://news.com.com/A+vaporware+battle+royale/2010-1071_3-6037674.html Perspective: Will the $100 PC fly?]

|-
|align="right"|09&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;2006
||NYTimes | [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E14F83F5A0C7A8CDDAB0894DE404482 A Plug for the Unplugged $100 Laptop Computer for Developing Nations]

|-
|&nbsp;
||UPI | [http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20060209-124347-1619r One Laptop Project reaches critical stages]

|-
|align="right"|31&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;2006
||Slashdot | [http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/06/01/31/0357225.shtml Microsoft OS Smart Phone for Developing Nations]

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|&nbsp;
||USA Today | [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-01-31-gates_x.htm Gates sees cellphones as way to help Third World]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Macworld | [http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/31/redhat/index.php Red Hat officially commits to MIT's $100 laptop]

|-
|align="right"|28&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;2006
||UNDP | [http://www.undp.org/dpa/pressrelease/releases/2006/20060128-laptop.shtml $100 Laptop Project Moves Closer to Narrowing Digital Divide]

|-
|align="right"|20&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||BusinessWeek online | [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2005/tc20051220_069981.htm Quanta faces challenges in making "millions and millions" of $100 laptops.]

|-
|align="right"|19&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||Forbes.com | [http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/12/19/afx2400542.html China to decide by March whether to join OneLaptopPerChild project.]

|-
|align="right"|14&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||UPI | [http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20051214-042829-9724r Nortel to take part in OneLaptopPerChild endeavor.]

|-
|align="right"|13&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||Red Herring | [http://saiquist.notlong.com Quanta to manufacture laptops; expects deliveries in 2006 4th quarter.]

|-
|&nbsp;
||OLPC | [http://laptop.org/2005-1213-olpc.html Quanta Computer Inc. to Manufacture $100 Laptop]

|-
|align="right"|11&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||NYTimes | [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/11ideas_section2-11.html NY Times: 5th Annual Year in Ideas $100 Laptop]

|-
|align="right"|04&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||Guardian Unlimited | The $100 laptop question

|-
|align="right"|01&nbsp;Dec.&nbsp;2005
||RFDESIGN | [http://rfdesign.com/news/laptops-wireless-connectivity/ $100 Laptops Feature Novel Peer-to-Peer Wireless Connectivity]

|-
|align="right"|30&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||FT.com | [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/06810fda-61bf-11da-8470-0000779e2340.html Five companies in Asia making bids to manufacture $100 laptop.]

|-
|align="right"|28&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||Fortune Magazine | [http://www.fortune.com/fortune/articles/0,15114,1129896,00.html?promoid=cnnmoney THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: I'd Like to Teach the World to Type]

|-
|align="right"|25&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||People's Daily Online | [http://english.people.com.cn/200511/25/eng20051125_223849.html Nigerian president says government has budgeted for a million $100 laptops.]

|-
|align="right"|18&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||The Electric New Paper | [http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,97523,00.html Gramophone? No, Laptop]

|-
|align="right"|17&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||BBC News | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4445060.stm UN Debut for $100 Laptop for Poor]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Seattle Times | [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002628425_laptop17.html $100 Laptops Aim to Bring Children the World]

|-
|&nbsp;
||TechWhack | [http://news.techwhack.com/2455/171131-mit-unveils-their-usd-100-laptop/ MIT Unveils their USD 100 Laptop]

|-
|&nbsp;
||TeitB | [http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=105759 100 US Dollar Laptop Computer Launched]

|-
|&nbsp;
||ZDNet | [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/mobile/0,39020360,39237304,00.htm '$100 Laptops' Here by Next Year]

|-
|&nbsp;
||ABC | [http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1508732.htm $100 Laptop Bridges Digital Divide]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Financial Express | [http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=108887 Laptop @$100!]

|-
|align="right"|16&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||MIT News Office | [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/laptop-1116.html Annan to Present Prototype $100 Laptop at World Summit on Information Society]

|-
|&nbsp;
||Reuters | [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&amp;storyID=2005-11-16T211051Z_01_MCC676182_RtrUKOC_0_US-TUNIS-LAPtop.xml&amp;archived=False Researchers Unveil $100 Laptop for Schoolkids]

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|&nbsp;
||CNET | [http://news.com.com/2300-1028_3-5956458-1.html?part=rss&amp;tag=5956458&amp;subj=news $100 Laptop Takes World Stage]

|-
|&nbsp;
||CNET | [http://news.com.com/100+laptop+expected+in+late+2006/2100-1028_3-5956402.html $100 Laptop Expected in Late 2006]

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|&nbsp;
||Christian Science Monitor | [http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1116/p04s01-ussc.html A Low-Cost Laptop for Every Child]

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||ADNKronos International | [http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Trends&amp;loid=8.0.229499796&amp;par=0 Internet: Wind-Up, Budget Laptop Unveiled]

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|align="right"|14&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||WSJ | [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB113193305149696140-442o71jo_IlBrLpyUeeOdsqDs7E_20061113.html The $100 Laptop Moves Closer to Reality]

|-
|align="right"|13&nbsp;Nov.&nbsp;2005
||The Inquirer | [http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27646 Hubris over $100 Laptop idea]

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||New York Times | [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F20D13F63D5B0C718DDDA90994DD404482 Google Earmarks $265million for Charity and Social Causes]

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|align="right"|13&nbsp;Oct.&nbsp;2005
||Technology Review | [http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/10/wo/wo_101305negroponte.asp The Hundred Dollar Man: Technology Review's editor in chief, Jason Pontin, talk with Nicholas Negroponte about the Hundred Dollar Computer.]

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|align="right"|30&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2005
||Times Online | A $100 clockwork computer to help the poor to learn

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|align="right"|29&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2005
||I4U News | [http://www.i4u.com/article4295.html Sub-$100 Laptop design unveiled]

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|align="right"|28&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2005
||Boston Globe | [http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2005/09/28/for_each_poor_child_in_world_a_laptop/ Prototypes of $100 laptop with hand crank planned by early next year.]

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||MIT World | [http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/313/ NN at Technology Review]

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|align="right"|27&nbsp;Sep.&nbsp;2005
||Datamation | [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3551746 Low cost PCs for the Enterprise]

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|align="right"|06&nbsp;Jun.&nbsp;2005
||estadao.com.br | [http://www.link.estadao.com.br/index.cfm?id_conteudo=3915 Cada criança na escola com um laptop a tiracolo]

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Upcoming pieces

Claudia
Learning Chat piece: 278 words, ready now. File:Learning Chat.docx
Making Learning Visible: Claudia's (& Walter) original is 25 pages. Submitted to a journal. w/o OLPC Background it is down to 12-15 pages w/ screenshots.
This can become a 4-part series.
Antonio
Homo docens: 500+ words, Antonio approved my edits. File:Homo docens JLedits.docx
Further work: we can definitely ask him to contribute on a quarterly basis but I've found that I have to be very specific as to what I am asking to do and he has to be comfortable that it is consistent with his academic work.
Ask for a new piece on the epidemiology of learning
Rodrigo
Ometepe - A beautiful piece with wonderful images. RAH posted a personal and lengthy version (1500+ words) that he shared with his private distribution list. I made an edited version (1200 words) that could be shared publicly. Must check with RAH on this. File:Ometepe articulo por Rodrigo Arboleda.pdf File:Ometepe by Rodrigo Arboleda (3).pdf
I had hoped that we could do a video series with Rodrigo but the budget hasn't been approved. Giulia - can we get an answer on this?
Rwanda
Rwanda case studies
Ceri Whatley - summary of importance of headmasters - confirm subset to reuse
Social mapping project - 1- or 2-part piece - check w/ Julia
Grandmother project - 2- or 3-part piece - check w/ Julia (and is there more to that awesome series?)
Other Africa
So. Africa case studies
Peru and Uruguay
Oscar B's piece on the IADB study?
You said that Uruguay and Peru produce a ton of content on a continuous basis. I'm struggling a bit with how we can easily get the content and translate it into English. Giulia - could Olga help? I don't want to burden her with more work. Maybe we do this every 2-3 months.
Other LatAm
Colombia: Sandra's quarterly? newsletter and website could feed into this. Plus english translations.
Nicaragua: Regular update, beyond Ometepe?
Paraguay: Contact ParaguayEduca
Mexico: Ask Mariana @ OLPCMexico
OLPC Australia
Great text and videos.
OLPC Europe
Quarterly update from them?
OLPC Oceania
Quarterly updates from Mike Hutak
OLPC Jamaica
Quarterly update from Sameer, good videos.
North America
Miami - David! and a story from Chester
Canada - Jennifer Martino, Q

News archives

Weekly OLPC News postings to the community-news mailing list give updates on recent work. Weekly summaries were also posted on-wiki during 2008. Weekly postings to the list were put on hold at the start of 2009, and started again in 2010.

Archives: 2005-2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009-10

Translations

Sporadic translations of news archives from 2008 and earlier can be found here:

German | Spanish | Japanese | Korean

OLPC videos

For a history of videos about OLPC and the XO, see olpc.tv and OLPC:Videos.

Sugar news

Walter continues to post summaries of Sugar development on his blog.

Press

For an archive of OLPC media coverage, see the 2005-2008 press archives.

Past announcements

Developed through 2011 by the Racepoint Group, OLPC's pro bono PR firm.

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