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Update: this article has been modified to correct an erronneous statement saying Apple had given out the free iPods, whereas the school was behind the initiative, purchasing said iPods from Apple.Reports say that over 1,000 students at a school in Bolton (ESSA Academy) are on track to receive a free iPod “as pa... |
2 November 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Retrevo has released a new Gadgetology study revealing that US students are less into netbooks than they are into regular-sized laptops. Apple covers this niche in the market quite well, but Retrevo claims the majority of student laptop shoppers are not considering the acquisition of a Mac for their activities. Acco... |
19 August 2009
10:15 GMT |
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Softbank Mobile and Aoyama Gakuin University have announced a partnership to distribute iPhone units to all students attending the university’s school of social informatics. This is the second school this month announcing the inclusion of Apple handsets as learning tools. Softbank is Japan’s only cellphon... |
19 May 2009
05:22 GMT |
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Apple has set up a program for K-12 students residing in the U.S. and Canada. The “Field Trip to the Apple Store” allows teachers to take students to an Apple Retail Store, where they are provided with all the necessary equipment to bring their ideas to life in what promises to be “an unforgettable ... |
9 October 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Apple has announced the official debut of its free iPhone Developer University Program. Currently available only to “accredited, higher education institutions in the United States,” the iPhone Developer University Program includes iPhone SDK, iPhone dev center resources, testing on iPhone and iPod touch, ... |
23 September 2008
06:03 GMT |
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Following the start and subsequent end of Apple's US Back to School promo, which included a “free” iPod touch (8GB) for all students buying a new Mac, the offer has come to the UK as well. However, don’t think Apple is handing out free nanos or anything like that. As a student at a higher educa... |
17 September 2008
06:40 GMT |
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Princeton Review, an organization that helps students prepare for tests and admission to universities, is responsible for leaking private information on its subscribers, as the New York Times reports. For seven weeks, some of the information that should have remained in the private database of Princeton Review, has b... |
19 August 2008
08:28 GMT |
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In the majority of cases, mathematics proved to be, at some point or another, a pain in the neck for each of us. No matter if it's geometry, algebra, trigonometry or whatever other fields math might have, we have all experienced bitter frustration when a problem just could not be solved or properly understood. O... |
31 July 2008
13:19 GMT |
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AT&T, the largest mobile carrier in North America, announced that it would offer a $1 million grant to LULAC (the League of United Latin American Citizens), via the AT&T Foundation. The money will allow LULAC to roll-out its "Adelante America" program, which has the purpose of providing mentoring, academic classes an... |
15 July 2008
13:10 GMT |
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This year, Apple's Back to School promo sounds better than ever. The company is set to hand out free iPod touch units to faculty and students buying a Mac between June 3, 2008 and September 15, 2008. In order to benefit from a "rebate," you must make your purchase either through Apple's online store or the ... |
3 June 2008
18:21 GMT |
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A 15-year old student faces serious charges after he allegedly hacked his school's computer system and stole information on thousands of people. The minor succeeded in accessing the private information, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers, of more than 50,000 people. The name of the 15-year ol... |
26 May 2008
08:42 GMT |
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It's not the first time we see such a security breach, but it seems like schools simply don't want to improve their security systems in order to protect the students and staff data. However, a few days ago, a 15-year-old student of the Downingtown West High School broke into the school computer system and a... |
20 May 2008
10:07 GMT |
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Probably you all remember the numerous tests you have taken in school - multiple choice, yes/no answers, cause/effect, fill in the gaps, and many more types of exercises have been used to evaluate your knowledge. And I don't know about you, but I've always wondered when teachers found the time to come up w... |
6 May 2008
07:50 GMT |
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We've seen it so many times, we see it again and we'll probably see it in the future: computers hosting important information get compromised, mostly due to weak security measures set up by the administrators. This time, there are "only" 9,000 affected students and about 500 instructors according to a repor... |
29 April 2008
16:31 GMT |
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9to5Mac is reporting that UK students at two Leeds universities are competing in a distance running challenge focused on Nike + iPod kits. Also, Apple has recently filed a patent, published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, that reveals additional Nike+ gear functionality. According to iPodNN, additional feature... |
26 April 2008
06:23 GMT |
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The Apple Design Awards 2008 have been set out for developers (and student developers) interested in nabbing 15-inch MacBook Pros, 30-inch Cinema Displays, an 8GB iPhone and a 16GB iPod touch. Apple Design Awards categories include iPhone Developer Showcase, Best iPhone Web Application and Best Mac OS X Leopard Stude... |
16 April 2008
17:36 GMT |
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While I covered the story earlier, at the time that happened, Sayed Pervez Kambaksh still had a chance to escape the faith set before him by his peers. Not anymore, as the Senate passed a motion this week that supports the sharia (oversees solely Islamic religious law) court's decision.He was charged with bringi... |
4 February 2008
06:37 GMT |
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It's a well-known fact that young people and kids in general prefer to stay at home and surf the web instead of going out so most of their hobbies are now related to the computer. That's why most things addressed to the children must adapt and became accessible via Internet and today's piece of news is... |
16 November 2007
16:31 GMT |
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The exciting Australian contest rolled out by Google, which invited the local fans of the company to design their own Doodle and publish them on the web, has chosen its top 32 designs sent by the participants. In case you missed the news and you don't know what Doodle 4 Google is, you should know that it is a co... |
26 October 2007
14:31 GMT |
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When I first got hold of this material, I thought it could not be possible! Some people have no idea what's good for them! I mean, when someone finds out you have a cyber-security issue, you should at least thank them, not punish them! This is the case of an Oregonian student, that also worked as a journalist fo... |
8 October 2007
09:17 GMT |
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Google Earth is the downloadable mapping tool which serves as the main application for an incredible number of purposes except the one presented by the super giant Google: view and analyze the satellite photos from every corner of the world. The latest one discovered by me today was actually mentioned by Google in an... |
2 October 2007
15:41 GMT |
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It's a well-known matter of fact that YouTube is the main attraction for the users looking to upload and share homemade content but this time, it is getting more serious as the published video is actually a school dispute between students. The clip showed a 16-year-old pupil from the Kavanagh College who, accord... |
24 September 2007
10:52 GMT |
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Some people after graduating from a certain college come back and do something for it, others just forget they've ever been there. But that's not the case of Luis Castillo, Alum of the Texas A&M University. After finishing college, he decided that a nice thing to do is hack into the school's computer s... |
7 September 2007
04:42 GMT |
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If you're asking yourself what's up with the title, let me explain it to you. First of all, the Sunnyvale company prepares the release of Yahoo Teachers, a new technology that will strive to help the teachers from all around the world to prepare class material and share the information with other professors... |
29 August 2007
03:43 GMT |
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Some say that in order to have a nice week, you have to start with a calm Monday and make all the things enjoyable for yourself. This is exactly what Microsoft tried to do on August 13 when the Redmond giant completed the acquisition of aQuantive, the advertising company that represents Microsoft's secret weapon... |
19 August 2007
09:09 GMT |
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The folks from Blackboard managed to build a revolutionary software solution that is meant to stop the student fraud and detect the copied content used in papers and exams. Since most of students gained access to the Internet, plagiarism boomed as almost any paper work could be found on the web. The only problem was ... |
15 August 2007
05:07 GMT |
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The Mountain View company is not only the owner of the best search engine on the Internet but also the most attractive place to work for most of the students from every corner of the world. If you don't believe me, you should because this statement was revealed by a new research conducted by the Swedish firm Uni... |
16 July 2007
16:26 GMT |
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The online video sharing service YouTube caused important trouble in China where a clip posted by a user shows incredible chaos during a high-school class. This is quite shocking because China is that type of country that promotes military-like schools, most of the students being addicted to discipline and justice. H... |
1 June 2007
15:21 GMT |
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A YouTube video showing several students assaulting another one caused some trouble at the Agnes Hodge elementary school after numerous parents viewed it. It seems that all the students involved in the fight were already disciplined but it's not quite clear what was the video showing, because it was removed by t... |
31 May 2007
10:29 GMT |
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A senior from the Kentridge High School was suspended for 40 days after the school's officials discovered that he was involved in a clips showing class disruption. The video was actually created to make fun of a teacher after the students managed to record a clip during a normal class. Gregory Requa was suspende... |
22 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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A violent clip posted on YouTube revealed a brutal fight between three girls, all of them students of the George S. Henry Academy. The entire fight was recorded on a mobile cellphone and was published on YouTube, the clip recording a considerable number of views. The two attackers were charged for assaulting a third ... |
15 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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A 16-year-old student was arrested after he published a clip on YouTube, asking other members of the online video sharing service to kill his math teacher. The Staten Island boy encouraged users to shoot the teacher in the neck and even posted her name and the home address. The main reason? He failed a test and he d... |
4 May 2007
16:11 GMT |
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A new clip posted on YouTube expelled four students from a Hastings school after they were involved in a fight recorded by a student. According to TV3, two students lured a 16-year old student in a park and attacked him while they were recorded by a fourth pupil. Although the school's official wanted to remain a... |
25 April 2007
17:06 GMT |
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I told you that YouTube tends to become a real phenomenon. Now, you must believe me because the video service imposes new laws in the UK after numerous clips were published on the Google product. According to CNET, the UK voted new laws to give more power to the teachers and allow them to confiscate the mobile phones... |
12 April 2007
07:03 GMT |
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It's cool, the University of Wisconsin has finally got very pissed off on RIAA and shown them the middle finger in a "stop harassing us" manner which has made RIAA think twice before they spoke further more. Shortly, the UW told RIAA to bugger off and cease to cry under the university windows for the "bad wolf" ... |
23 March 2007
13:06 GMT |
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Some new violent videos were published on Google's YouTube video-sharing solution displaying multiple students fighting in the schoolyard. Although numerous teachers were yelling at the students to stop fighting and recording, they continued the brawl and uploaded the movie on the video service provided by the s... |
7 March 2007
09:01 GMT |
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YouTube makes victims again! This time, 15 students from Lee County High School were arrested by the police after a video displaying all of them fighting in a boys bathroom was published on Google's video service. The 15 students with ages between 14 and 17 were accused for disorder after several movies were pub... |
1 March 2007
10:38 GMT |
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