April 2010

Virtual lab at Carnegie Mellon wins SPORE prize

March 15, 2011April 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Students in introductory chemistry classes often start off with learning how to balance chemical equations. The educational message, according to Carnegie Mellon University chemistry professor David Yaron, seems…

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Rosetta Stone loses court case against Google

April 30, 2010 by Denny Carter

Foreign-language education company Rosetta Stone Inc. has lost a court case in which it sued Google Inc. for allowing rivals to advertise copycat software when Rosetta trademarks are…

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Software update could turn Kindle users into a cloud-based book club

April 30, 2010 by Denny Carter

Amazon has posted an overview of what Kindle owners can expect in its version 2.5 software update slated for late May, and a key feature of the update…

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Steve Jobs attacks Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone

April 30, 2010 by Denny Carter

For iPhone users who've been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve…

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Professor to students: Text away

May 3, 2010April 30, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Georgia State University students who don’t want to yell their questions from the back of a cavernous lecture hall now have another option: They can send text messages…

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HP buying Palm for $1.2 billion

April 29, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Palm, the company that invented the PDA but has struggled to stay relevant in recent years, will be acquired by computing giant Hewlett-Packard for $1.2 billion, CNET reports.

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UGA wraps up investigation of music-downloading extortion

April 29, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

University of Georgia police have closed a months-long investigation into a former employee's alleged scheme to shake down students who used UGA's computer network to illegally download music…

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Turnitin used by all universities in Singapore

April 29, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

iParadigms, creator of the plagiarism prevention program Turnitin, has announced that its software has been adopted by all four universities in Singapore, PR Newswire reports.

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Stanford students’ video helps effort to save preemies

April 29, 2010 by Meris Stansbury

Through an experimental class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business that tries to use social media for the public good, a trio of students posted a video to…

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Lots of technology, but we’re missing the point

April 30, 2010April 29, 2010 by By William Badke

No matter how much technology we throw at our students, they will flounder if they do not know how to handle information effectively.

Virtual lab at Carnegie Mellon wins SPORE prize

Rosetta Stone loses court case against Google

Software update could turn Kindle users into a cloud-based book club

Steve Jobs attacks Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone

Professor to students: Text away

HP buying Palm for $1.2 billion

UGA wraps up investigation of music-downloading extortion

Turnitin used by all universities in Singapore

Stanford students’ video helps effort to save preemies

Lots of technology, but we’re missing the point

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

Laramie County Community College to Unveil New SmartCIM 4.0 from Intelitek

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