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infoDev has assembled some links to full-text news items from a variety of sources about initiatives, projects and products related to low-cost ICT devices (excluding mobile phones) for the developing world. The list is provided as a general reference for informational purposes; no endorsement of any particular publication or author, or the accuracy of any specific news item or opinion, is implied. (Archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003-2000)

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2004:

Multi-purpose TV aids India
21 November 2004 (source: BBC)

Next generation "full-sized handheld" runs Windows CE
16 November 2004 (source: WindowsForDevices.com)

The $100 PC: How do we get there?
12 November 2004  (source: C|Net)

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AMD offering blueprint for $185 PC
22 October 2004  (source: C|Net)

Ballmer: We need a $100 PC
20 October 2004  (source: C|Net)

AMD's PC to increase online world : Low-end Internet model would assist emerging countries
20 October 2004 (source: SF Gate)

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Cathena: the instant-on Windows CE laptop
27 September 2004 (source: Engadget)

CMU project envisions computers even the poorest Third World farmer could use
20 September 2004 (source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Thanh Giong tables first computers
2 September 2004 (source: VietNamNet)

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Yet Another Computer Device For The Masses
22 August 2004 (source: TechDirt)

Cheap computer for the Third World can bridge digital divide
22 August 2004 (source: Taipei Times)

Trying to Take Technology to the Masses
16 August 2004 (source: NY Times, via the PCtvt web site)

Trying to Take Technology To the Masses
16 August 2004 (source: NY Times)

Bridging the Digital Divide With PCtvt?
16 August 2004 (source: Slashdot)

Lenovo Nose-diving into Rural Market
10 August 2004 (source: China Daily)

Legend Tapping Lower-End PC Market
5 August 2004 (source: China TechNews)

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HP Multi-User PC Sparks Debate
10 July 2004 (source: Wired News)

Open-source Wi-Fi links remote communities
8 July 2004 (source: ZDnet)

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Foreign, local firms form low-price PC alliance
21 June 2004 (source: VietNamNet)

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What's Next for Consumer Gadgets?
11 May 2004 (source: PC World)

Windows CE sub-notebook targets education, government apps
6 May 2004 (source: WindowsForDevices.com)

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Linux-based handheld hits the Indian market
30 March 2004 (source: ZDnet)

Indian ‘Simputer’ to bridge digital divide
29 March 2004 (source: The Register)

Linux-based handheld debuts in India
29 March 2004  (source: C|Net)

Simputer for poor goes on sale
29 March 2004 (source: BBC)

Simputer Available?
27 March 2004 (source: Slashdot)

Microsoft joins low-cost PC scheme in Malaysia
2 March 2004 (source: ZDnet Asia)

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First African Trial of VillagePDA - Fishing for Cheap Rural Connectivity
28 January 2004 (source: Balancing Act Africa)

Simple Computers for Hard Lives
12 January 2004 (source: Wired News)