How Miami students can get a free college education
College tuition is going up and financial aid is on the chopping block in many states, but in the Miami area, one college is offering successful high school…
Month: March 2011
Taiwan’s AsusTek launches Android-powered tablet
AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled a sleek tablet computer on Friday, after the Taiwanese firm saw the sales of its once popular line of mini-laptops stall following the launch…
Student pushes back against college gossip site
Hurling online insults is easy when you’re anonymous. Putting a name to that invective changes everything—and that’s what University of Southern California freshman Haley Winters is banking on.
iCub robot ‘learns’ from its experiences
Scientists in Wales are taking part in a project to help develop robots which can learn and behave like babies and young children, the Associated Press reports.
Gadgets you should get rid of (or not)
The common rap against technology is that it leads to an accumulation of devices. But the nature of technology is changing, reports the New York Times.
Which eReader is right for you?
Digital readers are cropping up all over college campuses, and many schools are experimenting with making digital readers available for their students. In this feature, eCampus News has…
Diplomas, and an uncertain future, for Japanese pupils
Schools here begin class in April and hold graduation ceremonies in March; like spring, they represent renewal and rebirth. On Tuesday morning, in a school meeting hall in…
State board boosts math requirement
Getting admitted to a four-year public university in Massachusetts just got harder, reports the Boston Globe.
Samsung reboots tablet strategy and beats Apple on price
Samsung has changed its tablet strategy and this time the company has an approach that is a lot more competitive with the Apple iPad on price, form factor,…
Federal judge rejects plans for Google digital library
A federal judge on March 22 rejected a deal between internet search leader Google Inc. and the book industry that would have put millions of volumes online, citing…