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Device turns the page on electronic displays
The electronic display of the future--unveiled Sept. 8 at the San Diego tech conference DemoFall08--looks much like a magazine, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. …
No more old-fashioned phone lines in UK dorms
The University of Kentucky (UK) is disconnecting its old-fashioned telephone lines in student dormitories as incoming students grow more attached to their cell phones, reports the Associated Press. …
Activities, speech recognition boost language software
To work on his French language skills, Dan Cheon does crossword puzzles. Jennifer Kennel does word-search puzzles. The puzzles are just two of 39 online activities available on Auralog's Tell…
Microsoft tries to reclaim Windows’ image
To improve the experience of buying Windows PCs as well as getting the machines up and running, Microsoft appears to be taking a page or two from Apple's playbook, reports…
When academia puts profit ahead of wonder
More than a quarter-century after President Jimmy Carter signed the Bayh-Dole Act, which encourages universities to patent and license results of federally financed research, the law is under increasing scrutiny…
Libraries can’t keep up with demand for internet access
The lines at America's public libraries are long and expected to get longer, not for books or videos, but for the internet, reports the Gannet News Service. …
Milwaukee students given a voice with new web site
The Milwaukee Public Schools have created a social network designed to empower Milwaukee youth and get them involved in the discussion about their schools, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. …
School groups challenge Calif. algebra mandate
Groups representing school administrators and local education boards are challenging California's requirement that all eighth-graders be tested in algebra, the Associated Press reports. …
Sony recalls 438,000 laptops, citing burn concerns
Japan's Sony Corp. has launched a voluntary recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers, citing a potential hazard that could cause the machines to overheat or possibly burn a user, Reuters…
Amazon to sell XO laptops beginning in November
The One Laptop Per Child project is bringing back its two-for-one deal on its low-cost laptop and has tapped Amazon.com to handle its Give One, Get One program, launched initially…