Many of those hoping to get their hands on an OLPC XO laptop by Christmas wil have to wait. The One Laptop Per Child Foundation is having some last minute production bugs and production won't start until November 12. 
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Staples will start selling Dell notebooks online and in its 1,400 stores in time for the holidays. The Dell Inspiron 1521 and Inspiron 1721 will be the first to hit Staple's shelves. Staples will also sell Dell desktops, printers and monitors starting November. 
Matt Kohut from Lenovo shot some pictures of a ruggedized Lenovo notebook that's only available in China. The rugged Lenovo notebook is designed to stand up to the elements and can operate under extreme conditions, but they don't look as polished as Panasonic's Toughbooks. 
HP announced it will integrate Sprint mobile broadband into several HP business notebooks PCs. The companies will jointly market HP business notebooks. Integrated Sprint EVDO Rev. A. will initially be available on the HP Compaq 2710p Tablet, 6510b, 6910p and the 8510 series. 
Ford is selling a limited edition pink Zune to support breast cancer awareness. The company will donate 100% of the $249 purchase price to Susan G Komen for the Cure. The pink Zune is a first generation 30GB model. It's not the latest tech, but it's for a great cause. 
Toshiba's relaunching the Satellite Pro line with the introduction of the A200 and A210. The Toshiba Tecra and Portege lines are the real deal for pros, but the Satellite Pro line is worth a look if you're on a tight budget. 
Apple announced that Mac OS X Leopard will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. Apple says Leopard is packed with more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac. 
Hitachi announced today its developed the world’s smallest read-head technology for hard disk drives, which is expected to quadruple current storage capacity limits to one terabyte on a notebook hard drive. Researchers at Hitachi have successfully reduced recording heads to the 30-50 nanometer range, which is up to 2,000 times smaller than the width of an average human hair. 
Gateway's introduced two new notebooks in time for the holidays. The P-6301 and P-6822 are moderately priced 17-inch notebooks for home users. 
Sony's selling a pink notebook, pink Walkman and pink portable DVD player to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sony will donate $75 to the foundation for each pink VAIO VGN-CR290EAP it sells through the end of the month. 
Apple has pulled the 85w Magsafe power adapter from its online and retail stores and is redesigning it to solve a number of problems. The Magsafe power adapter is designed to prevent accidental damage, but many users have reported frayed wires and other problems. 
The Vcommunicator Mobile is a tactical langage and cultural knowledge mission aid for the military. The U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division has 160 iPods loaded with Iraqi-Arabic and Kurdish phrases, videos and text to help them communicate more effectively.