<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
California-based	O
marketer	O
of	O
Chinese-manufactured	O
consumer-oriented	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentators	O
have	O
observed	O
that	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
arguably	O
beat	O
the	O
heralded	O
and	O
much-better	O
financed	O
one	O
Laptop	O
per	O
Child	O
(	O
OLPC	O
)	O
project	O
to	O
its	O
goal	O
of	O
a	O
$100	O
"	O
laptop	O
"	O
(	O
such	O
units	O
are	O
physically	O
small	O
:	O
a	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
unit	O
for	O
general	O
purchase	O
at	O
$99	O
plus	O
shipping	O
has	O
a	O
7	O
"	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
OLPC	O
provided	O
to	O
a	O
child	O
in	O
developing	O
world	O
at	O
$199	O
has	O
a	O
7.5	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Better	O
Business	O
Bureau	O
rating	O
for	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
is	O
an	O
"	O
F	O
"	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
BBB	O
strongly	O
questions	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
claims	O
a	O
commitment	O
to	O
environmental	O
concerns	O
and	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
impoverished	O
countries	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
key	O
sponsorship	O
of	O
a	O
learning	O
center	O
in	O
Ghana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Max	O
Seybold	O
based	O
in	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
line	O
of	O
handheld	O
,	O
desktop	O
,	O
and	O
TV-based	O
PCs	O
using	O
the	O
Freescale	O
MPC5121e	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
microprocessor	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
CES	O
2008	O
by	O
THTF	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
desktop	O
product	O
picked	O
up	O
thereafter	O
as	O
an	O
OEM	O
purchase	O
by	O
CherryPal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
America	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Cherrypad	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	O
based	O
upon	O
Telechips	B-Architecture
TCC89xx	O
ARM11	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
initially	O
sold	O
the	O
tablet	O
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
by	O
November	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
upgrade	O
has	O
been	O
canceled	O
,	O
instead	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
now	O
promises	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
America	O
as	O
listed	O
by	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
comprises	O
an	O
800MHz	O
ARM11	O
CPU	O
by	O
Telechips	B-Architecture
,	O
256	O
MB	O
DDR2	O
RAM	O
,	O
2	O
GB	O
Flash	O
Memory	O
and	O
an	O
800x480	O
resistive	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
user	O
report	O
arguing	O
some	O
less	O
powerful	O
specifications	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
boot-log	O
dumped	O
via	O
dmesg	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
various	O
Android	B-Application
news	O
magazines	O
,	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
has	O
announced	O
a	O
successor	O
for	O
their	O
current	O
Cherrypad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
C114	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
light	O
nettop	B-Protocol
computer	O
using	O
a	O
PowerPC-processor	O
,	O
the	O
Freescale	O
5121e	O
system-on-a-chip	O
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
integrated	O
main-board	O
,	O
and	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
as	O
its	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
launches	O
Firefox	B-Application
Minefield	I-Application
web-browser	O
,	O
AbiWord	B-Language
word-processor	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
apps	O
via	O
icon	O
double-click	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
article	O
in	O
The	O
Register	O
noted	O
that	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
's	O
producers	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
computer	O
will	O
consume	O
only	O
2	O
watts	O
of	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CherryPal	B-Application
C114	O
was	O
a	O
rebadged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
LimePC	O
D1	O
mini-desktop	O
computer	O
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
Freescale	O
PowerPC	O
chip-based	O
product	O
line	O
by	O
THTF	O
's	O
Shenzhen	O
R&D	O
center	O
and	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
CES	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
's	O
$99	O
netbook	O
,	O
the	O
Africa	O
,	O
is	O
aimed	O
primarily	O
at	O
the	O
developing	O
world	O
but	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
either	O
purchases	O
pre-made	O
netbook	O
systems	O
or	O
buys	O
odd	O
lots	O
of	O
whatever	O
inexpensive	O
components	O
are	O
available	O
and	O
builds	O
netbooks	O
out	O
of	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
thing	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
promises	O
for	O
$99	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
Asia	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
low	O
cost	O
ARM-based	O
netbook	O
that	O
uses	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
1.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
Bing	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
slim	O
x86-based	O
netbook	O
that	O
ships	O
with	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
's	O
marketers	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
Firefox	B-Application
not	O
only	O
as	O
its	O
web-browser	O
but	O
also	O
as	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
to	O
launch	O
other	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
planned	O
that	O
the	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
would	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
in	O
which	O
applications	O
and	O
storage	O
would	O
be	O
wholly	O
or	O
in	O
part	O
Internet-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
:	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
ship	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
Dec	O
.	O
2008	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
end-user	O
report	O
of	O
actually	O
receiving	O
a	O
boxed	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
was	O
posted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherrypal	B-Application
stated	O
they	O
had	O
earlier	O
shipped	O
some	O
multiple-unit	O
orders	O
to	O
organizational	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
users	O
began	O
receiving	O
their	O
Cherrypals	B-Application
,	O
and	O
real-life	O
test	O
reports	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
:	O
A	O
competitor	O
's	O
blog	O
claimed	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
not	O
quite	O
sure	O
what	O
has	O
happened	O
with	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
USA.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dec	O
.	O
2009	O
:	O
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
is	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
Jan	O
.	O
2010	O
:	O
A	O
Teleread.org	O
editor	O
claimed	O
caution	O
was	O
needed	O
before	O
dealing	O
with	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
and	O
comments	O
to	O
the	O
article	O
from	O
persons	O
accusing	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
of	O
engaging	O
in	O
a	O
scam	O
,	O
Max	O
Seybold	O
sent	O
a	O
"	O
Cease	O
and	O
Desist	O
"	O
email	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
owners	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
delete	O
all	O
the	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
articles	O
and	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
11	O
Jan	O
.	O
2010	O
:	O
A	O
German	O
blogger	O
stated	O
online-tracking	O
showed	O
a	O
shipment	O
of	O
his	O
unit	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
has	O
never	O
arrived	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
wrong	O
tracking-number	O
sent	O
by	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
Jan	O
.	O
2010	O
:	O
A	O
Mobileread.com	O
editor	O
authored	O
an	O
article	O
accusing	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
of	O
"	O
lies	O
,	O
ignored	O
emails	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
incompetence	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
Mobileread.com	O
ran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
formerly	O
ran	O
another	O
attack	O
article	O
,	O
"	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
SCAM.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
:	O
An	O
end-user	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
received	O
a	O
$99	O
CherryPal	B-Application
Africa	O
Linux	O
version	O
,	O
providing	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
another	O
end-user	O
reported	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
Africa	O
receipt	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
shipping	O
delay	O
and	O
software	O
features	O
,	O
though	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
works.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
11	O
May	O
2010	O
:	O
News	O
forums	O
reported	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
"	O
Cherrypal	B-Application
Asia	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
netbook	O
with	O
ARM	O
processor	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
30	O
Jun	O
,	O
2010	O
:	O
A	O
user	O
comment	O
at	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
forum	O
indicates	O
receipt	O
of	O
an	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
