TechLahore

We’re starting to see some really cheap computers make their way on to the commercial landscape. Based on the trends we’re seeing, one can only imagine what the price of an Eee PC or Cloudbook like device would be at the end of the year. Probably $199! So now that we’re finally at a point [...]

Lahore’s University of Engineering & Technology and its student science society are putting together a number of Open Source Workshops on the 22nd of March. If you’re in Lahore, and into Open Source technology, don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend. Registration is free and topics include everything from building scalable web based systems [...]

The OLPC’s XO (or “Sugar”) is really getting flattened. They’ve gone from catastrophe to catastrophe. Initially, they weren’t able to meet the $100 target and ended up being close to $200. Then some key countries that Mr. Negroponte was trying to win over – including Pakistan – decided to abandon the XO since it didn’t [...]