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Google adds a touch of Microsoft to applications
Google has upgraded its online package of word processing and spreadsheet programs so they work even more like the Microsoft applications with which they're competing, reports the Associated…
News sites rethink anonymous online comments
Web sites that once embraced anonymous comments are revising their policies to hold users more accountable for what they say online, reports the New York Times.
Survey: Women, minorities need STEM encouragement
The science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) industry should make every effort to work from the top down to encourage women and minorities to pursue careers in those…
Viacom says YouTube ignored copyrights
Pointing to internal YouTube eMail messages, Viacom said in a court filing that the video site’s founders turned a blind eye when users uploaded copyrighted clips so they…
Intel honors science excellence
Space exploration could become cheaper and more efficient, and scientists might understand how genetics influence the spread of prostate cancer—thanks to the work of some very talented high…
Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit
A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will…
Ruckus attacks enterprise Wi-Fi with pricing
Ruckus Wireless aims to lower the cost of entry to enterprise IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi gear with a stepped-down line of access points it is introducing on Monday, according…
Google opens web store for business applications
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more organizations to rely on…
RealNetworks will stop selling DVD copying product
In a move that will prevent educators and others from making backup copies of DVDs they show in class, RealNetworks Inc. said March 3 that it will stop…
Apple: Underage workers may have built your iPhone
That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child. Nearly a dozen underage teens were working for Apple-contracted facilities in 2009, the company has revealed, PCWorld…
Gloves off, Microsoft pushes antitrust review of Google
Microsoft has confirmed it had a hand in helping bring about a European antitrust investigation of its web competitor, Google, The Washington Post reports.
Google’s convoluted search for China compromise
Shedding China's shackles on free speech is proving to be easier said than done for Google Inc, reports the Associated Press.
TechSmith donating $2M in software to Michigan schools
TechSmith Corp. is donating up to $2 million in software to Michigan schools, reports the Lansing State Journal.
CompassLearning bought by private investment firm
Educational software company CompassLearning has been purchased by Marlin Equity Partners, a move that CEO Eric Loeffel said will give the company greater flexibility in a fast-paced market…
Can Apple’s tablet spark a textbook revolution?
Can the release of Apple's eReader tablet do for textbooks what the iPod did for music: combine an online store for purchasing books with sleek hardware that holds…
Obama to seek freeze on domestic spending to trim deficit
President Obama will call for a three-year freeze in spending on many domestic programs, including education, and for increases no greater than inflation after that -- an initiative…
School web filters force a magazine to change its name
An esteemed 90-year-old magazine about Canadian history, “The Beaver: A Journal of Progress,” is undergoing a name change -- doomed by a vulgar alternative meaning that causes web…
Teachers selling their lesson plans online
Online auction sites and marketplaces can make anyone an entrepreneur, and now thousands of teachers are buying and selling lesson plans online, reports the Dallas Morning News.
Apple in talks with education publishers over its tablet computer
Apple is in talks with the McGraw-Hill Companies and other publishers to include educational and trade titles on its planned tablet computer, BusinessWeek reports.
An antitrust complaint for Google in Germany
Google said on Monday that it faced antitrust complaints in Germany from newspaper and magazine publishers who want the company to pay for using article snippets in its…
Microsoft to cut time it holds internet search data
Software giant Microsoft said it would slash by two thirds the time it holds internet users' personal data gathered from search queries, according to AFP.
DROID-buddies Verizon and Google offer net neutrality truce
Amidst all the rancor that we’ve seen during the last few weeks over the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed net neutrality ... Read more
Barnes & Noble unveils textbook rental service for colleges
Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. is launching a textbook rental program for college students, making it the newest entrant in a growing field, and officials at book rental…
New projectors make any wall an interactive whiteboard
In a move that could shake up the interactive whiteboard (IWB) market, two projector manufacturers have just released new products that can turn virtually any surface into an…
Video game watchdog shuts down, victim of economy
The National Institute on Media and the Family is closing its doors, a victim of the poor economy, reports the Associated Press.
SIIA names top education market products
The Software and Information Industry Association recently recognized its top 10 Innovation Incubators, giving top honors to the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen and the Waterford Assessment of Core Skills.
Google to launch site for selling books online
