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Assessment of LTE Uplink Power Control With Different Frequency Reuses Schemes

Assessment of LTE Uplink Power Control With Different Frequency Reuses Schemes

...In this paper, the authors compare between the Open Loop Power Control (OLPC) and Closed Loop Power Control (CLPC) performance using different frequency reuse schemes... Read more

25 April, 2012
Audioprom 1.0

Audioprom 1.0

...beat or the metronome+Over 800 Samples IncludedIncludes high quality samples from OLPC--------We're working on new features and are happy to receive your... Read more

15 February, 2011
Apple and Amazon's tablet rivals don't get it

Apple and Amazon's tablet rivals don't get it

...both those attributes. Some have a great price, like the $100 (£65) OLPC 3.0 tablet or ViewSonic's $169 (£105) Ice Cream Sandwich tablet... Read more

4 February, 2012 by Jason Hiner

Acer unveils Iconia dual-screen PC and three Android tablets

...be used as a display screen. It's not a unique concept: OLPC floated the idea for the XO-2 in 2008, enTourage showed the... Read more

23 November, 2010
Photos: <endeca_term>OLPC</endeca_term>, Classmate and Eee

Photos: OLPC, Classmate and Eee

...a hot topic ever since Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project began in 2005. Production XO laptops (above, left) became available in... Read more

3 March, 2008 by Charles McLellan

In pictures: One Laptop Per Child

A happy chief executive confirms the blog-worthiness of the OLPC Read more

6 December, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins
Low-power computing: a tech guide

Low-power computing: a tech guide

...examples of low-power computers, including high-profile products such as the OLPC XO and Intel's Classmate, and measured their power consumption when performing... Read more

26 March, 2008 by Charles McLellan
Introducing the <endeca_term>OLPC</endeca_term>'s '$75 laptop

Introducing the OLPC's '$75 laptop

...a Qwerty touchscreen. That reconfiguration would also allow for customisable keyboards, the OLPC said on Wednesday, with younger children using a simplified keyboard and older... Read more

22 May, 2008 by Jonathan Skillings
Photos: Nigerian students get to grips with IT

Photos: Nigerian students get to grips with IT

...children begin to explore with programs, settings and physical units. One of OLPC's major goals is helping children feel comfortable customising their laptop configurations... Read more

12 April, 2007 by ZDNet UK

IDC: Open OLPC won't tempt big PC makers

...Pacific region, told ZDNet Asia in a telephone interview. Earlier this month, OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte announced the organisation's intention to open-source its... Read more

2 March, 2009 by Vivian Yeo
<endeca_term>OLPC</endeca_term> invites laptop makers to copy their design

OLPC invites laptop makers to copy their design

...no one else would do it." In the early days of the OLPC, the group's design became famous as the "$100 laptop", after the... Read more

9 February, 2009 by Jonathan Skillings

OLPC 'Give One, Get One' set to launch in UK

...The laptops will cost £275 under the G1G1 scheme. Customers buying the OLPC computer through the Amazon.co.uk site will find they have to... Read more

18 November, 2008 by Colin Barker
<endeca_term>OLPC</endeca_term> to revive 'Give One, Get One' scheme in US

OLPC to revive 'Give One, Get One' scheme in US

...a school-age child in a developing country. One Laptop per Child (OLPC) said in September that it wanted to revive last year's successful... Read more

12 November, 2008 by Erica Ogg
<endeca_term>OLPC</endeca_term> faces 'vicious' rivalry in laptop market

OLPC faces 'vicious' rivalry in laptop market

...The families start to take education seriously. One of our students — when OLPC was just getting started — did a project in rural Costa Rica, and... Read more

17 September, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

Microsoft officially teams up with OLPC

...in August or September. "We view it as a major opportunity for OLPC to expand and expand in a couple of ways," OLPC founder Nicholas... Read more

16 May, 2008 by Ina Fried

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

7 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

10 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

12 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

12 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

13 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

16 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

17 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

19 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

20 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry