‘Kindle killer’ might not be iPad, but Blio
Despite all the buzz about Apple’s iPad tablet and how it could be useful for reading electronic textbooks, a new software program on the way might hold even…
Month: January 2010
Wireless mic frequency change could affect colleges
Colleges and universities that use wireless microphones operating on the 700 megahertz (MHz) frequency band have until June 12 to change the radio frequency or buy new equipment,…
Online language-learning programs thriving
With the growth of broadband connectivity and social networks, companies have introduced a wide range of internet-based language learning products, both free and fee-based, that allow students to…
iPhone users can now make internet-based calls
Users of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone now might be able to save money by making internet-based phone calls over AT&T Inc.'s cellular network, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Nova Southeastern dean making IT grads more marketable
Leo Irakliotis doesn’t just want to develop academics and researchers. The newly appointed dean of Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences also wants tech-savvy…
Professors file petition against Google Books settlement
From UC Berkeley to Cornell, more than 80 professors have signed a petition against a pending settlement agreement between Google Inc. and authors and publishers, reports the Daily…
Minnesota song-sharing case heads for third trial
A trade group representing the major music labels on Jan. 27 said it will reject a reduced penalty for a central Minnesota woman found guilty of sharing 24…
Investment losses cause steep drop in university endowments
Reflecting the difficult financial environment for higher education, university endowments lost an average of 18.7 percent in the last fiscal year, the worst returns since the Great Depression,…
Google expands its social search test
Google's Social Search service, which includes public content from users' social networks in search results, is getting promoted to Google.com from the company's Labs site, meaning it is…
Obama: College affordability a key priority
Education is one of the few areas of the federal budget that would not see a spending freeze, if President Barack Obama gets his way this year—and making…