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Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 gets hi resolution display in Europe

Computer buyers in Europe will soon be able to buy a Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 with a higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixel display. However, disappointingly, there is no news of whether the change is rolled out in other markets.

Features:

  • 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU
  • 10.1 inch display
  • 1 Gb of RAM
  • 160 Gb hard drive
  • Six cell battery
  • 1.3 MP Webcam
  • Three USB ports
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • 4 in 1 card reader

via TechFresh

OLPC XO Laptop 1.5 with VIA processor

OLPC XO Laptop 1.5 with VIA processor

It’s been a few months because I have heard nothing about renewing the OLPC XO laptop 1.5. but it looks like the new model is close enough to reality to have a working prototype in circulation. The folks at the OLPC Learning Club in DC was a little hands-on time with a prototype of XO 1.5 last night.

The new model replaces the 433MHz AMD Geode CPU in the original XO laptop with a 1-GHz with a variable speed VIA C7-M processor. The video shows a comparison between the new model and an overclocked XO 1 with the AMD processor running at 500MHz.

Both models are pretty quick, given the slow speed of the processors. But the VIA C7-M upgrade provides a new model in any case an advantage. As you can see in the picture above, there are no major cosmetic differences between the original XO and the new version. We have to wait for the XO 2.0, a visual refresh to get big.