New article: Mobile computing and the teaching landscape: a relationship worth exploring

When it comes to imparting knowledge, especially to today’s always on-the-go population, few technologies offers the range of possibilities the way mobile computing does.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Posted on: October 21, 2010 9:00 am

Google rolls out Chrome 7

Google’s new Chrome 7 browser comes with hundreds of bug fixes, an updated HTML5 parser, and more. It is now available in the stable and beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Posted on: October 20, 2010 9:00 am

Mozilla Shows Off Plans for an Open Web-App Store

Mozilla’s Open Web Applications platform is closer to reality with the release of technical documentation to help developers rework their apps for the new dashboard.

Posted on: October 20, 2010 9:00 am

Apple rolls out two new MacBook Air models

At 13.3 and 11.6 inches these are not large devices. Both of these Air models have Core 2 Duo processors, Nvidia GeForce graphics processors, and lots of storage.

Posted on: October 20, 2010 9:00 am

Palm to Offer Unlocked Pre 2 Developer Phone

Developers will soon be able to get fully unlocked Pres to use for application build and test.

Posted on: October 20, 2010 9:00 am

Thief returns stolen laptop contents on USB stick

In an interesting twist, the person who stole a professor’s laptop copied the contents onto a USB stick and returned them to the professor. The files represented ten years of work.

Posted on: October 19, 2010 9:00 am

Palm Pre 2 and WebOS2 Announced

Palm announced the new Pre 2 will be available for purchase in France on October 22. While the hardware hasn’t changed much since the original Pre, webOS 2.0 offers a number of interesting new features.

Posted on: October 19, 2010 9:00 am

More Android 3.0 ‘Gingerbread’ Details Revealed

Android 3.0, also called ‘Gingerbread’, is rumored to be available within the next few weeks. This article lists some of the new features rumored to be part of the new OS.

Posted on: October 19, 2010 9:00 am

President Obama to Appear on MythBusters

Adam and Jamie have scored. President Obama has been scheduled to appear on the December 8 episode of MythBusters challenging them to prove or disprove “Archimedes Solar Ray”.

Posted on: October 19, 2010 9:00 am

Top Facebook Apps Violate Privacy Terms

It seems, if you play Farmville or Texas HoldEm Poker or one of several other Facebook apps, your personal information is being “leaked” to advertisers.

Posted on: October 18, 2010 9:00 am