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...joined the board of One Laptop Per Child. While the XO laptops originally only contained microprocessors from AMD, Intel's chief rival, by next April some of the XO machines will run on Intel chips. "We are in the honeymoon phase with...

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...to slash this year's capital spending by one-fifth. Shares of AMD (up $0.64 to $13.50, Charts) rose nearly 5 percent during midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Nicholas Negroponte thinks every child should have a laptop...

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...ultra-low cost notebook computers to children in the developing world. Several high-profile technology companies support the venture, including Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Red Hat Inc., Google Inc. and Nortel Networks Inc.

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...matched. In one corner stands one of the world's most powerful tech giants, and in the other, a tiny philanthropy that has drummed up modest backing from the likes of Google, eBay, News Corp., and Advanced Micro Devices. (AMD )...

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...wouldn't want to push an AMD machine to customers. Mulloy said the use of AMD (AMD, Fortune 500) chips in the OLPC machines had nothing to do with Intel's decision to withdraw. Intel believed all along that there is a need for...

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...on to deploy the machines broadly, are now dialing back their efforts. The OLPC is backed by tech industry giants including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Google (GOOG). The transition Negroponte revealed has already begun. In recent weeks,...

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After Intel dismissed OLPC's computer as a "gadget," OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte accused the company of trying to destroy a humanitarian mission because its computer used microprocessors from rival Advanced Micro Devices. Intel...

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...in a January interview. Meanwhile, speaking at a Linux conference in 2006, Negroponte said of working with Linux and AMD rather than Intel and Microsoft: "AMD is our partner, which means Intel is pissing on me. Bill Gates is not pleased...

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...or use them. It is supported by several high-profile technology companies, such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which is providing the laptop's processors, and Red Hat Inc., which helped design the "Sugar" user interface. Both companies...

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