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I have always believed we need better, more affordable computing resources. OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) always looked like a good solution for this. That the project always ran into one problem or the other is a different story. Many people still question, the original idea of providing a laptop for $100. Even Intel, who was supporting the project at one point, pulled out few months back

This is the second part of a two part Interview with Leighton Phillips, Intel World Ahead Program Manager for Asia Pacific. The first part focussed on questions related to Intel’s WorldAhead program. As promised, this second part deals with some of the controversial questions including Intel’s abrupt exit from the One Laptop Per [...]

 
Now that’s what I call good use of technology. This news made me smile, literally. I have spent hours listening to stories by my Mom, Daadi, Naani, the household maid, the loyal Ramu Kaka and god-knows who else. I have always loved stories. Each narrator added his/her own character to the story. And each one [...]