One of the reasons Google Android seems to be everywhere these days is because the operating system is free to use. Of course, the smartphone, tablet, or smartbook hardware that you need to run the operating system isn’t exactly free. But it can be pretty close. A company called AllGo is showing off a platform that lets you build an…

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One of the selling points for netbooks and low power nettop-style desktop computers is that they’re generally cheaper than more powerful computers. But while cheap may technically mean the same thing as “affordable,” Intel would prefer that companies selling Atom-based nettops refer to them as affordable, rather than cheap. Because let’s face it, “cheap” carries certain connotations. If someone tried…

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While the OLPC XO Laptop never really hit that mythical $100 price point, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to sell a laptop for little more than a Ben Franklin. Alibaba is selling the so-called “World’s Cheapest Laptop,” for just $130. The only catch? You need to order 50 or more laptops to get that price. The laptop is basically a…

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