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2008

4th quarter


13 Nov. 2008 The Editors Weblog - The future of e-readers Part 1: The technology bottleneck
13 Nov. 2008 ZDNet Education Blog - More XP OLPCs?
12 Nov. 2008 BetaNews - Qualcomm gives the first hints of a market battle with OLPC
11 Nov. 2008 GregDek's Blog - OLPC and Windows
31 Oct. 2008 LinuxDevices - An OLPC dilemma: Linux or Windows?
28 Oct. 2008 This Day Online (Nigeria) - Sokoto Implements ‘One Laptop Per Child’ Programme (summary only, login required)
25 Oct. 2008 Yemen Observer - OLPC distributes laptops to children in two schools in Sana’a
24 Oct. 2008 ZDNet - OLPC meets XP: Does charm matter?
21 Oct. 2008 India Times - We feel very optimistic but are cautious as well: Intel


3rd quarter


15 Sep. 2008 The New Times (Kigali) - Rwanda: OLPC Project - Country Sets the Literacy Pace
15 Sep. 2008 PC World - Peru to Be First With New OLPC Laptop With Windows
15 Sep. 2008 CNet - Peru to try out Windows on XO laptops
9 Sep. 2008 ComputerWorld UK - Give One, Get One: I Still Don't Get It
9 Sep. 2008 IDG News Service - Rwanda Begins Distributing XO Laptops
7 Sep. 2008 The New Times (Kigali) - Rwanda: OLPC Launched
6 Sep. 2008 Cook Islands Herald - Outer Island children to benefit from laptop project
5 Sep. 2008 Boston Globe - Amazon to sell laptops from foundation
5 Sep. 2008 T.H.E. Journal - Dailymotion Partners with One Laptop per Child To Bring Video to XO Laptop
5 Sep. 2008 PC World - OLPC Seeks ITU's Help to Promote Laptops
4 Sep. 2008 Ars Technica - OLPC learns from G1G1 distribution woes: Amazon to sell XOs
4 Sep. 2008 Slashdot - Sub-$100 Laptops Have Finally Arrived
4 Sep. 2008 IT World - OLPC: Dual boot Linux, Windows XO laptop coming soon
4 Sep. 2008 IT World - OLPC to launch touchscreen XO-2 laptop in Q1 2010
4 Sep. 2008 Computerworld - Amazon to sell OLPC XO laptops in November
1 Sep. 2008 IndUS Business Journal - One Laptop Per Child dream perseveres
28 Aug. 2008 Gizmodo - OLPC Origin: Bittersweet Success and Future of the XO Laptop
27 Aug. 2008 Gizmodo - OLPC Origins: US and Taiwan's Hardware Lovechild
27 Aug. 2008 [US] National Public Radio - 'One Laptop' Falls Short Of Education Goals
26 Aug. 2008 Gizmodo - Secret Origin of the OLPC: Genius, Hubris and the Birth of the Netbook
26 Aug. 2008 Laptopmag - Teachers in Mali learn to use the XO
23 Aug. 2008 [Emirates] Business 24/7 - PC companies bring laptops to the masses
22 Aug. 2008 The Register - OLPC kits out entire nation's kids with laptops
22 Aug. 2008 P2Pnet - Niue: One Laptop Per Child for every kid!
10 Aug. 2008 [UK] Sunday Times - Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop
 6 Aug. 2008 Laptopmag.com - Exclusive Hands-On With OLPC’s XO Running Windows XP
31 Jul. 2008 Naples Daily News (Florida) - Waveplace XO pilot in Immokalee ... may article, june article, july article
 3 Jul. 2008 Computerworld - OLPC tries to bridge gap with developer community

2nd quarter


 29 Jun. 2008 Sudan Tribune - Ethiopia: OLPC donates 5,000 laptops worth 940,000 USD
 27 Jun. 2008 ChannelWeb - Five Reasons The Intel-Microsoft Duopoly Is Dead (#5: OLPC-apalooza)
 25 Jun. 2008 NPR - Two-part story on Waveplace XO pilot in Immokalee, Florida
 23 Jun. 2008 AdWeek - One Laptop per Child Beats the Odds
 23 Jun. 2008 Gizmodo - First Footage: Same OLPC XO Boots Both Sugar and Windows XP
 20 Jun. 2008 WGCU Florida Radio - Report on start of Waveplace XO pilot in Immokalee, Florida
 20 Jun. 2008 Gizmodo - Photos: Red OLPC Limited Edition
 19 Jun. 2008 CNet - Intel's Classmate PC adds some Sugar
 17 Jun. 2008 Datamation IT Management – If Business Succeeds with GNU/Linux, Why Not OLPC?
 17 Jun. 2008 Wired gadgets blog – Sixty-Six OLPC XO Laptops Stolen in Peruvian Town
 11 Jun. 2008 Wall St. Journal – Can OLPC's Software Teach The World to Play Music?
 6 Jun. 2008 Business Week – OLPC: The Educational Philosophy Controversy
 5 Jun. 2008 Business Week – One Laptop Meets Big Business
 2 Jun. 2008 EE Times – $100 BOM eludes original OLPC laptop
26 May 2008 CNet Crave blog – One New Laptop Per Child
 26 May 2008 Ars Technica – OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo
 22 May 2008 Heise Online – One Laptop per Child project presents "XO-2"
 21 May 2008 Boston Globe – One Laptop plans to ditch the keyboard
 20 May 2008 Ars Technica – OLPC 2.0 coming; will project survive to see its launch?
 20 May 2008 InfoSync – OLPC XO 2.0, XO 1.5 laptops unveiled
 20 May 2008 Gizmodo – OLPC XO Laptop 2.0 Has Dual Touchscreens, Looks Amazing and Future-y
 20 May 2008 Xconomy – Negroponte Unveils 2nd Generation OLPC Laptop: It’s an E-Book
 20 May 2008 PC World staff blog – OLPC Announces Next-Gen XO-2 $75 Laptop
 20 May 2008 Laptop Mag – First Look: OLPC XO Generation 2.0
 19 May 2008 International Herald Tribune – Imperfect, Idealistic - and Changing Lives
 15 May 2008 Laptop Mag – As Promised, OLPC’s XO Gets Windows XP
 3 May 2008 Engadget – OLPC reshuffles, gets new president and COO
 3 May 2008 Uruguay school #37 6th grade class blog (Spanish) – Analyzing the use of laptops in the first month of class (transl. to English)
 2 May 2008 Slashdot – New President for OLPC Organization
 2 May 2008 MIT Technology Review – $100 Laptop Program's New President
 2 May 2008 OLPC press release – One Laptop per Child Appoints Chuck Kane as President and Chief Operation Officer
 2 May 2008 EDN – Intel Atom supply squeezed
 25 Apr. 2008 Daily Tech – XO Notebook Faces Challenges in Very Poor Peruvian Villages
 24 Apr. 2008 Xconomy – One Laptop Per Child Foundation No Longer a Disruptive Force, Bender Fears; Q&A on His Plans for “Sugar” Interface
 23 Apr. 2008 Computerworld blog roundup – The OLPC resignations continue (and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)
 22 Apr. 2008 ZDnet Education – Trouble at OLPC? That’s OK, they started the revolution
 22 Apr. 2008 Ars Technica – Exodus of key figures from OLPC a troubling sign for project
 21 Apr. 2008 P2Pnet – OLPC: ‘I often treat it like a book’
 11 Apr. 2008 Mass. High Tech – OLPC adds Mexican ex-official Castañeda to board
 3 Apr. 2008 Forbes – Intel Vs. The XO
ZDnet – Intel’s second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?
Ars Technica – Microsoft extends XP Home 2 years—for budget laptops only
 2 Apr. 2008 ZDnet – 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed
 1 Apr. 2008 InfoWorld – OLPC offshoring trend heats up
 1 Apr. 2008 Taiwan Review - Small Laptop, Big Splash

2005-2007

Press releases

These releases came through the Racepoint Group, OLPC's pro bono PR firm.