A part ca quoi de neuf? 14-07-07

  • Après Google et Red Hat, c'est au tour de la firme de la silicon valley Intel de signer un accord avec l'organisation One Laptop per Child(OLPC). Cet accord marque un tournant significatif sur le projet du laptop à $100 pour les élèves des pays en développement. Va t'on retrouver des processeurs Intel dans les machines? Affaire à suivre...En entendant BBC rappelle que le coût de fabrication de la machine n'est pas encore de $100, mais avoisine les $176.
  • La 9ème édition des Jeux Africains s'est ouverte le 10 Juillet dernier à Alger, ils verront s'affronter près de 9700 sportifs représentant 47 nationalités différentes. Ces jeux sont un bon préparatif aux prochains Jeux Olympiques qui se tiendront à Beijing en 2008. Bonne chance à la délégation camerounaise, bons vents et bons jeux à tous les autres. Merci à Amina, lectrice assidûe du quotidien le Soir d'Algérie; elle ne manque jamais de partager avec nous les petits traits d'humour dont ce journal est friand.
  • On reparle de Second Life sur la toile (un petit merci à Africa2point0 pour le papier passé l'autre jour. Très très instructif). La question en toile de fond étant la suivante: Second Life est-il mal concu pour le business et y a t'il trop de bruit (over hyped) autour du phénomène? Pour le magazine Fortune, dans un article intitulé "Sex, Pranks & reality": "second Life's virtual Web world can be a weird, chancy place for real-life brands." Le blog de GigaOM revient sur les 5 mythes autour de SL.


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