Software update could turn Kindle users into a cloud-based book club
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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University of Minnesota sends books to Google for digitization
The University of Minnesota libraries are sending their first shipment of books to be digitized to Google this month as part of the Google books project, reports the…
For web’s new wave, sharing details is the point
Mark Brooks wants the whole web to know that he spent $41 on an iPad case at an Apple store, $24 eating at an Applebee’s, and $6,450 at…
Cornell will not ban the iPad
Contrary to media reports, Cornell is not experiencing bandwidth problems as a result of iPad use on campus, reports the Cornell Daily Sun.
Virtual Symposium examines worldwide growth of online access
Distance learning, open courseware, eBooks, wikis, and many other innovative technologies have forever affected education by connecting any topic in any discipline to any learner in any place.…
Kindle to expand beyond Amazon?
It's a tricky little issue: What if you designed a piece of hardware and were also the only one who sold the software for it? Yahoo News reports…
iPad too much for some campus networks
The New York Times reports that the iPad has been touted as the next big thing in higher education technology, especially as more textbooks make the digital conversation,…
Apple delays international iPad launch again
U.S. buyers have been snapping up the iPad so quickly that Apple Inc. is delaying the tablet computer's overseas debut a second time, the company said Wednesday, according…
ACU makes its student newspaper available to iPad users
Apple has approved an application developed by Abilene Christian University that would allow students and staff to read ACU's student newspaper, the Optimist, on the iPad device just…
Users say the iPad, sun don’t mix
Planning on taking your new iPad to the beach or a cozy park bench? If so, you might want to consider bringing along a visor for both you…