Dan Nystedt

Articles by Dan Nystedt

OLPC drives innovation in no-frills notebooks

What began as an effort to provide notebooks to school children in developing countries at US$100 each has turned into competition among vendors to reduce the cost of components, hardware and software.

Taiwan’s government-funded UMPC designed for WiMAX

The ultra-mobile will also run on Wi-Fi networks, but not 3G cellular networks

China’s 3G network attracts 50 handset models

Chinese people will be able to choose from dozens of styles, including clam-shell designs, sliders, and large-screen handsets similar to the iPhone

No more fake Yahoo mails from eBay, PayPal

Yahoo Mail has rolled out an e-mail authentication technology that will prevent spam from getting through its users inboxes. The initiative is being done in collaboration with eBay and PayPal

European PC buyers should win from falling US dollar

The declining value of the U.S. dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to people living in the euro zone, while U.S. consumers probably won't feel much of a pinch, according to a leading economist.

Acer masters the Art of War

Acer Inc. executed a master stroke in the global war for PC market share with its US$710 million purchase of Gateway Inc., but it may take a while for the market to see the light.

An Olympian IT budget

The price tag for IT and communications at the world

IT at Beijing Olympic Games to cost $430 million

The price tag for IT and communications at the world's biggest sporting event will run to around $430 million and use the expertise of thousands of IT managers and engineers.

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