Tech industry holds closed door talks on open internet
An industry body representing some of the biggest names in technology has hosted a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open internet, BBC News reports.
Month: August 2010
Facebook Places could meet skepticism on college campuses
Facebook's opt-in feature that lets friends check each other's locations could be useful for colleges and universities tracking the most popular campus destinations, but social media experts said…
Intel to buy McAfee in $7.68 billion deal
Intel Corp. is buying computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion as the chip-maker adds to its arsenal of tools to serve an increasing array of internet-connected…
FCC: Web speed half of what is promised
A new FCC study is reporting dramatic differences between the "up to" figures touted by phone and cable companies in promoting their web connections and the internet speeds…
Fighting Obama education plans, colleges boost lobbying
Academia might be a bastion of liberal thought, but in the past two years, the higher-education industry often has lined up opposite the White House and congressional Democrats—and…
Class of 2014: eMail’s for old people
For students entering college this fall, eMail is too slow, phones have never had cords, and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums.
Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of the worldview of the incoming freshmen class. Here's the list for the…
Columbia grad sues Google to unmask malicious poster
A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and its owner, Google Inc., to reveal the identity of someone ... Read more
Schools, tech companies tailor social sites for students
Colleges and universities across the United States are going beyond simply creating web sites and pages on Facebook for students to "friend" or "fan"; they’re also working with…
eTextbooks: Never mind iPad and eReaders, PCs still dominant
There are many benefits to students accessing their textbooks electronically, such as shared highlights and search capabilities. Surprisingly, though, it's not the iPad and other eReaders that are…