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  • Arizona State sued over Kindle eTextbook usage
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind are suing Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle DX electronic reading device as a means of distributing electronic textbooks to students, because the new eBook reader's menu isn't accessible to the blind, Library Journal reports. [ Read More ]

  • Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget News
    In a big break for online shoppers, web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. But increasingly, states aching under the weight of the recession are seeking a way around that rule, reports the Associated Press -- an effort that could have large implications for state education budgets. [ Read More ]

  • White House to hold swine flu summit
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Health & Safety
    The White House on July 2 said it would hold a high-level meeting next week, bringing together top government officials to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of A(H1N1) flu, AFP reports. [ Read More ]

  • Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Web Resources
    Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]

  • Stimulus eases community college troubles
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget
    States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment, and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system, Stateline.org reports. [ Read More ]

  • Facing deficits, some states cut summer school
    Thu, Jul 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Budget
    Nearly every school system in Florida has eviscerated or eliminated summer school this year, and officials are reporting sweeping cuts in states from North Carolina and Delaware to California and Washington, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]

  • YouTube readies redesign amid chorus of complaints
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Webcasts
    YouTube plans to soon switch all of its members to a redesign of its channel pages that it has been testing for several months, although many people want the Google video-sharing site to give them the option to keep the old layout, PC World reports. [ Read More ]

  • Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google
    Wed, Jul 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Search
    Reuters reports that Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released July 1. [ Read More ]

  • Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Litigation
    A blind Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison June 26 for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him, reports PC World. [ Read More ]

  • Comcast to offer wireless internet service
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Wireless Technology
    Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland, Ore., on June 30, with at least three other cities to follow this year. [ Read More ]

  • For modest earners, relief repaying student loans
    Tue, Jun 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Funding
    Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful, according to the Associated Press. Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program, run by the Department of Education, that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years. Those choosing to work in public service could have their loans forgiven after just 10 years. [ Read More ]

 

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