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Libraries step into the age of iPod
Hoping to draw back readers, libraries nationwide have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by patrons to a computer or MP3 player,…
College and company link up to lure foreigners
In an unusual partnership that began last fall, Northeastern University is using Kaplan Inc., a for-profit education company, to find students for-and help run-an academic program for international students to…
Auditors find problems, but not fraud, with student data
A state audit shows that Clayton County, Ga., school officials did not intentionally falsify attendance records, but it recommends tighter security and better record-keeping, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. …
Ariz. educators embrace technology in their curriculum
Just two decades ago, many Arizona schools had only a few computers and taught lessons about typing--but Aug. 4 marked a drastic change for the state's schools, as one of…
Oregon Tech looks to be the first fully-geothermal campus
Oregon Institute of Technology, in Klamath Falls, outlined plans Aug. 5 to build a $7.6 million geothermal power plant on campus--and in a few years' time, the school says it…
HP considering touch screens for next Mini-Note
Hewlett-Packard is considering a range of new technologies for the next version of its popular 2133 Mini-Note netbook, including touch screens, reports PC World. …
Russian gang hijacking PCs in vast scheme
A criminal gang is using software tools normally reserved for computer network administrators to infect thousands of PCs in corporate and government networks with programs that steal passwords and other…
In California, retro-tech complicates budget woes
Faced with a $15 billion budget shortfall and a testy State Legislature, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is dealing with a host of critics, including pro-tax Democrats, tax-averse Republicans and a public…
Bill would allow ID theft victims to sue in federal court
Amid Congress' loud brawling over energy legislation the week of July 28, lawmakers quietly managed to approve a bill to expand the rights of cyber-crime victims. Approved in a unanimous…
Security cameras to thwart school lunch-line thieves
For the first time, video cameras will monitor Fairfax County, Va., high school cafeterias this fall to keep students from pilfering chicken wraps or veggie burgers in the lunch line,…