Intel provides PCs to developing nations
Intel has unveiled an initiative to deliver products and technology to people in developing nations. Dubbed Discover the PC, it aims to make the benefits of PC technology more broadly available.
Intel has long been working with local governments and organisations in developing countries to bring the benefits of personal computing to homes, schools and businesses, the vendor says.
As part of the initiative, Intel introduced a fully-featured, high-quality, low-cost desktop PC platform available to first time computer users. The new PC design has an easy-to-use interface, is a small form-factor and energy efficient product suitable for dense living environments, the company says in a press release.
Chinese PC vendor sees 36.6% growth
According to US-based research firm Gartner, Chinese PC maker Tsinghua Tongfang had 1.59 million units (desktops and notebooks combined) shipped last year.
The 36.6 % year-on-year increase helped Tongfang grab 8.2% of the Chinese PC market, reports China Daily.
Tongfang, in partnership with microprocessor supplier AMD, will sell PCs to Internet cafes in China. There are roughly 113 800 such hotspots around the country.
IBM/Lenovo left out in the cold
There will be no new Thinkpad notebooks or Lenovo PCs in Victoria, Australia government agencies for the next five years, based on a decision of the government`s PC and notebook equipment panel.
ITWire reports the Victoria government has 40 000 desktops plus thousands of notebooks, putting an estimated value of its PC business at more than $100 million over five years.
The six companies appointed to the new panel were Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IPEX, Optima and Toshiba, leaving IBM/Lenovo in the cold.
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