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US education, FCC officials push for digital textbooks

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

The Obama administration is urging both schools and companies to make a transition to digital textbooks within five years, says the Associated Press. The message was delivered by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday. Switching to digital is said to be a way of not only providing interactive learning, but potentially saving money and updating the content of textbooks faster…. Continue reading →

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Skype flaw reveals users’ location, file-downloading habits

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

Researchers have found a flaw in Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet-Protocol service which allows users to make video phone calls and internet chat with their computers. The vulnerability can expose your location, identity and the content you’re downloading. Microsoft, which owns Skype, says they are working on the problem. Continue reading →

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App Review: Stream movies, TV to your iOS device with Crackle

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

This video streaming app offers a modest selection of movies and TV shows, but what is there will certainly entertain most iPhone and iPad owners. More important, Crackle delivers this content for free, though with the occasional commercial interruption. Continue reading →

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Google adds Preview Pane option to Gmail

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Google on Thursday added a new option to Gmail Labs: Preview Pane, which shows you the content of the selected message without leaving your inbox. Continue reading →

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Apple Introduces iCloud

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

Apple today introduced iCloud, a set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to all your devices. iCloud services include new versions of Contact, Calendar, and Mail; iCloud Backup and Storage; Photo Stream; and iTunes in the Cloud. And for just $24.99 a year, iTunes Match will give you all of the benefits of iTunes in the Cloud for music you haven’t purchased from iTunes. Continue reading →

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