The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) has reportedly received a boost from corporate gorilla, Microsoft. The original project was started by Nicholas Negroponte (yes, that’s his name) in hopes to bring user technology to better educate children in third world countries such as Afghanistan, Rwanda, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Mongolia, Birmingham.
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Now we don’t have to wait for a clear sky or work for NASA to see the splendors that our universe could offer. With the launch of Microsoft’s Worldwide Telescope, users can view, pan, or zoom in on different heavenly bodies with the simple click of mouse.
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