Two eBooks cost more than Amazon hardcovers
Readers of eBooks might not be able to turn paper pages, lend their copies to friends, or file them away on living room bookshelves. But until now, they…
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In faulty-computer suit, window to Dell decline
After the math department at the University of Texas noticed some of its Dell computers failing, Dell examined the machines. The company came up with an unusual reason…
Phone software takes the taps out of typing
A new technology called Swype allows users to glide a finger across the virtual keyboard of their mobile phone to spell words, rather than tapping out letters, reports…
On web video, captions are coming…slowly
For the deaf and hearing impaired, more captions are coming to the web versions of shows on television, where captions are mandated, reports the New York Times—and yet…
Yes, people still read—but now it’s social
Anyone reading on the Amazon Kindle can see highlights under passages that other people liked, reports the New York Times—a reminder that exchanging ideas can be more fruitful…
Google unveils real-time translation tool for smart phones
Google announced on May 6 that its Google Goggles application for Android-based mobile phones now can take photos of foreign-language text and instantly translate the text using Google's…
Despite budget woes, university still has money for bottled water
Times are tough at the University of California, the New York Times reports. The state's budget crisis has led to cuts, layoffs and higher student fees.
News sites rethink anonymous online comments
Web sites that once embraced anonymous comments are revising their policies to hold users more accountable for what they say online, reports the New York Times.
Study finds smallest increase in faculty pay in 50 years
The New York Times reports that academic pay has been squeezed by the recession, according to the annual salary survey by the American Association of University Professors.
HP sees a revolution in new memory chip
Hewlett-Packard scientists on April 8 are expected to report advances in the design of a new class of diminutive switches capable of replacing transistors as computer chips shrink…