Gearing up
According to a recent survey, back-to-school spending on electronics for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade will reach $3.82 billion, up $1.5 billion from last year. Read the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Back to School, With Cellphone and Laptop
It used to be that getting ready for another school year meant buying a few new No. 2 pencils, spiral notebooks and a lunchbox. Not anymore. Young children and teenagers, as well as college students, are going to school with more electronic gadgets than ever. Read the Full Story
Broadband Widespread in Rural America
August 15, 2006, Arlington, Va. – Broadband availability in rural areas is comprehensive, and take rates continue to grow in the rural and high-cost areas served by independent communications providers, according to new survey results from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA). Read the Full Story
IU’s new supercomputer goes to work
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University officials and other dignitaries will cut the ribbon and kick off the first production program on Big Red, the fastest academic supercomputer in the United States, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 22). The ceremony will be held at IU Bloomington’s Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Facility at the Wrubel Computing Center, which […]
Zero Degrees of Separation: Intelsat-PanAmSat merger creates satellite behemoth
Last month, Intelsat, Ltd. completed its merger with PanAmSat Holding Corp., creating the largest provider of fixed satellite services worldwide. As a result of the merger, PanAmSat is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, and its common stock has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.Read the Full Story
eLens: A digital take on the streets where we live
A walk down the street may someday be as rich with information as the web, thanks to the emergence of location-aware technology.Read the Full Story
Internet2 Marks Five Year Anniversary of its Sponsored Education Group Participant Program
SEGP Program Grows to 36 U.S. State Education Networks; Internet2 Commits to Continued Support of Valuable ProgramRead the Full Story
Schools make content available to public
iTunes U plays an increasingly important role in schools’ outreach efforts Read the Full Story
North Carolina State University Enhances Accreditation Plan and Meets Enrollment Growth Challenges With Apreso Classroom
Rich Media Lecture Capture Solution Integrated Into Quality Enhancement Initiatives and Distance Learning Program Read the Full Story
Research dishes out flexible computer chips
New thin-film semiconductor techniques invented by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers promise to add sensing, computing and imaging capability to an amazing array of materials.Read the Full Story