Google Wave: Now open to the public
Google Wave, a web-based tool to let people chat and collaborate in real time, is now open to the public, CNET reports.
Feds: Virginia Tech violated notification law in 2007 massacre
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) found that Virginia Tech broke federal campus security laws by waiting too long to notify students during the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, reports the Associated Press.
Congress might roll dice, legalize online gambling
A push to rewrite federal law to legalize internet gambling, banned since 2006, is gaining traction as politicians eye billions in additional tax revenue, CNET reports.
UNC expects to save $100K through eBilling
Paying bills online is nothing new for 20-somethings, but the University of North Carolina’s elimination of traditional snail mail in sending out tuition bills means students will have to grant bill-pay account access to their financial handlers: mom and dad.
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.
Study: Cell phone-brain cancer link inconclusive
Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren’t off the hook yet, the Associated Press reports.
Texas college teams up with digital signage industry
Students enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Digital Signage Technology program will be able to network with digital signage professionals and stay up to date with the latest in interactive technology after the school became the nation’s first college chapter of the Digital Signage Federation.
U.S. struggles to ward off evolving cyber threat
The United States is losing enough data in cyber attacks to fill the Library of Congress many times over, and authorities have failed to stay ahead of the threat, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
National Education Technology Plan in line for an update
The Education Department is being urged to revise its draft version of the National Education Technology Plan to include measures on adult education and on accessibility for people with learning disabilities, Federal Computer Week reports.
Microsoft gets more aggressive with free software
Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a new edition of its Office programs to enterprise customers on May 12, and for the first time it’s adding versions of Word and other programs that work in a web browser and will be free for consumers, reports the Associated Press.