Feds to look at Apple’s policy on programming tools
Federal regulators plan to examine whether Apple Inc. is violating antitrust rules by requiring software developers to use Apple programming tools to create applications for the iPhone and…
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First lady: Math, science important to nation
First lady Michelle Obama told middle and high school science teams May 3 that the nation will need their skills and enthusiasm to prosper, reports the Associated Press.
Steve Jobs attacks Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone
For iPhone users who've been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve…
Google Apps could save Oregon schools $1.5M
Oregon educators hope a free suite of web-based software applications will help students become digitally literate while saving money for their struggling school districts, reports the Associated Press.
Rosetta Stone loses court case against Google
Foreign-language education company Rosetta Stone Inc. has lost a court case in which it sued Google Inc. for allowing rivals to advertise copycat software when Rosetta trademarks are…
Senators see privacy problem in Facebook expansion
Four U.S. senators want Facebook to make it easier for its more than 400 million users to protect their privacy as the web site develops new outlets to…
Insurer won’t pay legal costs in Pa. webcam spying case
An insurance company says it won't pay legal costs for a suburban Philadelphia school district accused in a lawsuit of spying on students through laptop webcams, reports the…
University of Minnesota sends books to Google for digitization
The University of Minnesota libraries are sending their first shipment of books to be digitized to Google this month as part of the Google books project, reports the…
McAfee antivirus program freezes school computers
Computers in schools, companies, and hospitals around the world got stuck repeatedly rebooting themselves April 21 after an antivirus program identified a normal Windows file as a virus,…
Study: Brain games don’t make you smarter
People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, reports the Associated Press.
Universities looking to federal government for funds
Public university presidents from across the nation are meeting this month to talk about replacing dwindling state support for their campuses with more dollars from the federal government,…
Apple delays international iPad launch again
U.S. buyers have been snapping up the iPad so quickly that Apple Inc. is delaying the tablet computer's overseas debut a second time, the company said Wednesday, according…
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…
Air Force adds cyber training for recruits and officers
The U.S. Air Force will train all new recruits in the basics of cyber warfare and add more advanced schooling for others to help combat the growing threat…
FCC plans to move forward with broadband plan
The Federal Communications Commission said April 8 that it intends to move forward quickly with key recommendations in its national broadband plan, reports the Associated Press.
iPhone soon to get long-sought multitasking
Apple's iPhone and iPad devices soon will be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and…
iPhone update might address multitasking complaint
Topping the wish list for many iPhone and iPad users is a broader ability to run more than one program at a time—and on April 8, Apple Inc.…
Pa. school official ordered deposed in webcam case
A federal judge has refused to quash a subpoena for the technology coordinator of a Pennsylvania school district that's accused of spying on students through laptop webcams, reports…
Stanford researchers launch new web site to monitor app security
With the launch of Apple's iPad, developers are scrambling to create new applications. But are they safe? That's the question a new web site hopes to help answer,…
Sharp shows 3-D displays for mobile devices
Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology—but they only work on a 3-inch screen held a foot from…
Nine charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self
Nine teens have been charged in the "unrelenting" bullying of a teenage girl from Ireland who killed herself after being raped and enduring months of torment by classmates…
Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen
A company that guarantees federal student loans said March 26 that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide have been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota, reports…
Ed Secretary Duncan faces questions on admissions
Revelations that President Barack Obama's top education official kept a log of calls from powerful people trying to get students into top Chicago high schools when he ran…
Privacy battle looms for Facebook, Google
European regulators are investigating whether the practice of posting photos, videos, and other information about people on sites such as Facebook without their consent is a breach of…
Competition missing from broadband plan, some say
The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to Congress last week doesn't go far enough to satisfy some experts, who warn that the United States would…
Could school bus ads save district budgets?
School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, reports the Associated Press—and some have now resorted to placing advertisements on…
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…
Connecticut might waive student loans for ‘green’ job workers
Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences
A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to…
No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet. A global internet oversight agency has deferred a decision for at least 70 days on whether…
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
The Associated Press reports that Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the internet and jail dissidents.
Global agency reconsiders new domain for porn sites
A global internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop…
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
In a move that could prove useful for many college students, Google Inc. is adding bicycling maps and directions to its free Google Maps service, reports the Associated…
Texas board resumes work on social studies curriculum after notable election
Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that could push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a…
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…
MySpace outlines makeover after executive shake-up
Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months…
FCC to propose revamping Universal Service Fund
Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas, reports…
Ed officials to step up civil-rights enforcement
The federal Education Department plans to intensify its civil-rights enforcement efforts in schools around the country, including a deeper look at issues ranging from programs for immigrant students…
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution
Christian-based materials dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the United States, reports the Associated Press.
Angry students protest cuts to schools, colleges
Anger over rising tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that led to clashes with police and the rush-hour shutdown…