Apple sells 300,000 iPads in first day
More than 300,000 iPads were scooped up by eager technology consumers during the device's first day on store shelves, and iPad users already have downloaded more than 1…
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New startups aim to help budding researchers with the click of a mouse
The Eureka Fund, based in San Francisco, is one of a handful of new nonprofit organizations that aim to finance small-scale, independent scientific research through online contributions, reports…
Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices
Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology—but they only work on a 3-inch screen held a foot from…
New application could make all software ‘open source’
Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, PC World reports, thanks to the efforts of researchers at the…
Looking at the iPad from two angles
Apple’s iPad seems to be hated by techies and loved by everyone else—so New York Times technology columnist David Pogue has written separate reviews for the two audiences.…
Pa. university to give all students iPads
It hasn't even launched yet, and already Apple's iPad is catching the eye of colleges, CNET reports: Pennsylvania-based Seton Hill University, which has an enrollment of about 2,100,…
Technology coalition seeks stronger privacy laws
A broad coalition of technology companies, including AT&T, Google, and Microsoft, and advocacy groups from across the political spectrum said March 30 that it would push Congress to…
Citing concerns, Yale delays switch to Gmail
The changeover to Google as Yale’s eMail provider has been put on hold as campus officials examine the implications of such a move, reports the Yale Daily News.
Students’ latest ‘crush’: New matchmaking web site
There's a Yale student looking for a girl who took a "glorious fall" in the rain and looked "cute" doing it. The incident is spelled out on a…
Colleges turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity
More colleges and universities are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline campus communication and save money in unpredictable economic times.