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Cubans line up for first cell phone services

April 14, 2008 10:52 PM PDT

With restrictions easing in the country, Cubans buy services previously available only to government officials and foreigners.
(From Reuters)

Microsoft starts Latin American research institute

May 9, 2007 4:51 PM PDT

Federation is designed to capitalize on governments' recent interest in developing a knowledge-based economy.

IBM to wed game chip with mainframes

April 26, 2007 10:50 AM PDT

Big Blue and Brazilian start-up Hoplon will integrate Cell chip with mainframes to boost virtual-reality software.

Intel builds Internet city on Amazon island

September 20, 2006 6:43 PM PDT

The Amazon jungle is a daunting place to live, but it's a lot easier to get broadband now.
Photos: WiMax in the Amazon Basin

IBM opens 'elite' IT lab in Brazil

September 6, 2006 6:09 PM PDT

Big Blue's sixth High Performance Software and Services Lab will tackle issues for South American companies.

Yahoo, Telemundo to merge Spanish-language sites

May 10, 2006 4:06 PM PDT

Spanish-language Web sites look to expand reach into growing Hispanic market, bolster presence among advertisers.

PCs for the poor: Which design will win?

February 15, 2006 9:41 PM PST

It's easy to list the benefits of bringing inexpensive computers to the developing world. But designing the machines isn't so simple.

Will the $100 PC fly?

February 10, 2006 11:51 PM PST

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a struggle between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte will only produce losers.

HP to sell Linux PCs across Latin America

January 18, 2006 9:47 PM PST

Machines pre-installed with Mandriva Linux will ship in "all Latin American territories" including Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.

Brazil: The spirit of community

November 15, 2005 4:45 AM PST

Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Brazilian government is doing in alternative software.

Tata snags Chile outsource firm

November 8, 2005 3:41 PM PST

Tata Consultancy Services has acquired Comicrom, a privately held financial-services outsourcing firm in Chile, for $23 million.

Brazil's bumpy road to the low-cost PC

August 10, 2006 8:14 PM PDT

The best-laid plans to get computers to the poor oft go awry when red tape and pricing pitfalls get in the way.
Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world

Peru's president approves open-source bill

October 21, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

The country's government agencies may now buy open-source software.

Brazil sinking with annual Amazon floods

November 18, 2005 9:24 PM PST

How much water is in the Amazon? It's making the crust of the Earth around it bend by three inches every year, researchers find.

More greenhouse gas found in rain forests

July 28, 2005 3:13 AM PDT

Those bugs in the rain forest are exhaling a lot more carbon dioxide than was previously thought, according to a study.

XP Starter under the gun

July 1, 2005 12:49 AM PDT

Critics say Windows XP Starter Edition is still not flexible enough to meet the needs of developing countries.
Photos: XP around the world

Microsoft names international chief

June 20, 2005 4:14 PM PDT

Former head of Microsoft's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa will oversee all of its international sales, services and marketing.

EU to fund global research on open source

May 27, 2005 12:54 PM PDT

"FLOSSWorld" project to look at potential impacts of open source on African, Asian, South American and other countries.

Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil

April 12, 2005 1:08 PM PDT

Company already offers the software in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, with plans to expand to India and Russia.

WTO slams U.S. Net-gambling ban

April 7, 2005 11:48 PM PDT

Efforts by the United States to outlaw gambling on offshore Web sites aren't quite legal, according to the World Trade Organization.