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Corporal punishment seen rife in U.S. schools
More than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools last year, reports Reuters. …
Microsoft, Novell expand Linux deal by $100 million
Microsoft on Wednesday extended its existing partnership with Novell with a pledge to pump an additional $100 million into the deal, reports CNET. …
Music, movie lobbyists push to spy on net traffic
Recording industry and motion picture lobbyists are renewing their push to convince broadband providers to monitor customers and detect copyright infringements, claiming the concept is working abroad and should be…
Technology rewrites rules for classroom communication
Professors' office hours are just one of the university mainstays going the way of the chalkboard as technology rewrites the rules of classroom communication, reports the Pittsburgh Business Times.…
Microsoft relaxes virtual-machine rules
Microsoft on Aug. 19 announced a change in its licensing policy to make it easier for businesses that want the ability to shift server software that is running in a…
Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids
Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall, reports the Associated Press: Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch,…
At school, technology starts to turn a corner
As a new school year begins, the time may have come to reconsider how large a role technology can play in changing education, writes Steve Lohr in an essay in…
Signal gripes mount over new iPhone
The ranks of unhappy iPhone users continues to swell as Apple customers have complained about problems maintaining a signal on the company's new 3G handset, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.…
IT schools to watch
Computerworld has put together a feature on leading-edge graduate schools that are "moving at the pace of the IT workplace," delivering coursework that is relevant to today's information technology professionals.…
Want to learn astrobiology? Pick up the console
Take a group of scientists and a video game designer and what do you get? Spore, a game that can help teach players some evolutionary biology, Reuters reports. …