Saturday, September 3, 2011

Many US schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks (AP)

Many US schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks (AP)

Many US schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:25 PM PDT

In this Aug. 23, 2011 photo, sophomore Lenny Thelusma, 16, checks out his new iPad as his mother, Tara Killion, looks on at Burlington High School in Burlington, Mass. Burlington is giving iPads this year to every one of its 1,000-plus high school students. Some classes will still have textbooks, but the majority of work and lessons will be on the iPads. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.

Digital Doppelgangers [OPEN THREAD] (Mashable)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Mashable - We've all had it happen:

Sony Tablet S and Tablet P photo gallery (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Digital Trends - #dt-gallery-main-image img { float:right; max-width:400px; border: 1px solid #999; padding: 2px !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs { float:left; width: 210px; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li { margin:7px !important; background:none !important; padding: 0 !important; float:left !important; } #dt-gallery-thumbs li img { border:1px solid #999; list-style:none; padding: 1px; } Take a look at some  pictures of  Sony’s new Tablet S and Tablet P. Sony’s latest devices both utilize the Android engine and feature distinctive designs. The Tablet S carries a wedge shape design and a 9.4-inch display, while the Tablet P features twin 5.5-inch displays that fold together.

Android App Tablet Review: USA TODAY (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - USA TODAY for Tablet is as beautiful as it is practical. It just might be the best news app available on any Android-powered device.

AP IMPACT: 35,000 worldwide convicted for terror (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 09:01 PM PDT

In this July 29, 2011 photo, Naciye Tokova, a Kurdish mother and housewife, who was sentenced to seven years in jail for helping rebels who are described by Turkey as terrorists, speaks during an interview in her home in Kurtalan, Siirt in southeastern Turkey. The key piece of evidence against Tokova, who is illiterate, was the sign that she held up at a protest. It said: 'Either a free leadership and free identity, or resistance and uprising until the end.' The punishment stems from the Turkish state's homegrown narrative of terrorism, one that pre-dates the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and is rooted in the bloody legacy of Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan, jailed since 1999. Activists counter that Tokova was denied the right to free assembly and expression and hardly qualifies as a terrorist accomplice.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - At least 35,000 people worldwide have been convicted as terrorists in the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. But while some bombed hotels or blew up buses, others were put behind bars for waving a political sign or blogging about a protest.

Internet Explorer usage to plummet below 50 percent by mid-2012 (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Digital Trends - According to new data posted this week from a company called Net Applications, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer appears to be continuing a downward spiral. Over the last ten months, Microsoft has lost five percent of the web browser market while Google’s Chrome has gained about six percent. The amount of people using Internet Explorer is expected to fall below the 50 percent mark around late May of 2012. One bright point for Microsoft is that usage of its latest version of Internet Explorer, IE9, increased by about two percent from July to August. However, IE9 is limited to usage on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows XP users are limited to Internet Explorer 8 until upgrading. 

Suzanne Somers takes a step that is new on the iPhone (Appolicious)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - Message to Suzanne Somers from many of her fans who own iPhones, "we've been waiting for you!"

Google+ launches suggested users list similar to Twitter (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Yesterday, Google’s Bradley Horowitz used Twitter to tweet out a call for Twitter users with more than 100,000 followers who also had a Google+ account. Horowitz was searching for a batch of users for a pilot program of a suggested users list, very similar to Twitter recommending specific people or brands to follow. Late Friday, Google launched its first attempt at a suggested users list on an official Get Started page. These picks are split into multiple categories such as entertainment, news, music, photography, politics, sports and technology. Google also listed a curated selection of top picks from all the categories. 

Opinion: Ultrathin laptop wars: Sony Vaio Z and Lenovo Ultrabooks vs. Apple MacBooks (Digital Trends)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:45 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Apple casts a bigger footprint in PCs than its approximate 5-percent market share suggests. This is because it is the most profitable of the computer companies, and the most highly valued. Even without market share, those positions are highly envied by Apple’s competitors.
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