Tag archive: Peru

Racking up over one million views on YouTube in approximately two weeks, photographer Kien Lam created a time-lapse video (embedded below) comprised of 6,237 photographs documenting his year long trip around the world. Lam quit his job as a securities finance analyst at Blackrock during August 2010 and decided to spend 2011 visiting 17 different countries over a period of 343 days. To start the journey, Lam packed up his Panasonic Lumix GF-1… Read More

Earlier this year, Portugal made a deal with Intel to produce 500,000 Classmate PCs under license based on Intel's design. Now, Portugal has turned around and made its own deal with Venezuela that will see one million Linux-powered Classmate PCs for use in Venezuelan schools. Although terms of the deal were not given, the move is part of a broader package of agreements involving energy development, infrastructure, and housing valued… Read More

Apple has announced an exchange program for the ultra-compact USB power adapters that have been sold with the popular iPhone 3G in several countries. Although Apple has received no reports of injuries from the adapters, the company says the power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet under certain conditions, creating a risk of electric shock. The adapters have been sold with every iPhone 3G in the U.S.,… Read More

In its bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report (PDF), antivirus vendor Symantec says that it had identified over 1.1 million malicious code threats by the end of the 2007—and that almost two thirds of them were created during 2007. Symantec attributes the rapid rise in the number of malware programs to attackers' explosive introductions of new Trojan programs, which pretend to be something useful or interesting while… Read More

Despite years of skepticism, higher-than-expected costs, and competition from commercial endeavors like the Intel Classmate PC, the One Laptop Per Child project continues to gain momentum, with the government of Peru signing a deal to purchase 280,000 of the systems. Thew news comes just as the first non-pilot deployment of OLPC notebooks gets underway in Uruguay, and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has purchased 50,000 of the systems… Read More

While One Laptop Per Child computers are already slated to have a handful of open-source games included on them, one major game publisher will take that list of games to the next level by donating an old-school classic from its archives. Electronic Arts announced on Thursday that it would donate the original 1989  version of SimCity on every OLPC sold. Besides being a fun way to get kids using the computer, EA believes SimCity can… Read More

In the wake of a major natural disaster, it’s important to get the infrastructure working again. These days, a vital part of that is to get telecommunications up and running – not justthe phones, but also Internet communication.   What you might not know is that there’s an organization called Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) that goesinto affected areas right after the disaster. It’s a charity that works with the… Read More

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization has revealed that the price for its XO laptop computer aimed at schools and education systems in the developing world has increased to $175 per unit. The initial goal of the program was to produce systems at $100 per unit; the price tag was eventually raised to $140, but only after several new features were added to the design, including a video-capable digital camera. However, MIT's… Read More

The online video landscape shifted subtly today with two separate announcements. First, Britain's BBC has inked a deal to distribute excerpts of its news and entertainment programming via Internet video sharing site YouTube, while upcoming Internet television service Joost has signed a deal with Canada's JumpTV to being a variety of “ethnic” programming to its service. First up, the BBC and YouTube have entered into… Read More

Struggling video retailer Blockbuster announced that it succeeded in meeting its 2006 year-end goal of signing up 2 million subscribers to its online video rental service, hoping to show that it can stll flex its muscles alongside online video rental success Netflix, which boasts more than 6 million subscribers. “We are pleased that we achieved our year-end goal of 2 million subscribers, an addition of more than 500,000 paying… Read More

From the company's press release: AT&T Wireless today announced the recent expansion of its international text messaging (SMS) services, permitting delivery of text messages between Mexican and North American users. The service helps build a communications bridge across the border that supports business development with Mexico´s primary trading partner and links the more than 10 million Mexicans living in the United States with… Read More

From Nextel's press release: Nextel Communications, Inc. today announced NextMail, a unique application that allows users to send a streaming mp3 voice message from their phone to any e-mail recipient quickly and easily by simply pressing the Direct Connect button on the side of every Nextel phone. This distinct convergence of instant walkie-talkie voice communication and e-mail offers an effective productivity tool that transcends… Read More

Nextel Communications Inc. today announced the availability of the Motorola i830; the smallest and most advanced walkie-talkie phone available in North America. The i830 is smaller than any Nextel phone and loaded with powerful features including A-GPS technology that enables the only real time turn-by-turn visual and audible driving directions available from a domestic carrier, and industry firsts like International Direct Connect,… Read More

From Nextel's press release: Nextel Communications, Inc. in partnership with NII Holdings, Inc. and TELUS Mobility, a subsidiary of TELUS Corporation, today announced the availability of International Direct Connect walkie-talkie service. This service provides under-a-second digital walkie-talkie connections between the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Peru as well as between the United States and Canada. Nextel U.S.… Read More