The Raspberry Pi, a new credit card-sized computer designed specifically to teach computer programming to students. The device is the brainchild of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a U.K. charity that “exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level” and wants “to put the fun back into learning computing.” The device is set to make its debut in December and will cost a mere $25 each.
[Source: Good Magazine]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
Microsoft is preparing a new edition of its Office suite for Apple’s iPad, as well as a updated Office for Mac OS X Lion users.
via AppleInsider | Microsoft working to bring its Office apps to iPad, Mac OS X Lion.
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The world is even smaller than you thought.
Adding a new chapter to the research that cemented the phrase “six degrees of separation” into the language, scientists at Facebook and the University of Milan reported on Monday that the average number of acquaintances separating any two people in the world was not six but 4.74.
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Malware targeting Googles Android mobile operating system exploded in the last several months, its volume quintupling since July, Juniper Networks said today.
via Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold since July – Computerworld.
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Mobile technology is increasingly on the minds of higher education professionals.
[Source: Mashable]
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Always a little slow to adapt, higher education began this year to explore the academic uses of smartphones and tablets. The trick is to find the sweet spot where technology and instruction meet.
[Source: Chronicle of Higher Education]
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A Pew Internet Project report said e-reader adoption doubled in the U.S. from 6 percent in November 2010 to 12 percent in May 2011.
[Source: VentureBeat]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
The Swivl is an iPhone dock that uses motion tracking to swivel the phone — and thus the front-facing camera — to follow your every move, both horizontally and vertically. It also comes with a wireless remote to control the camera and start-and-stop recording, useful for video-bloggers.
via Motion Tracking iPhone Dock Keeps Video On-Point – Mac Rumors.
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