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The majority of college students today use smartphones — although three-quarters don’t foot their own bills. Not surprisingly, this has changed the classroom dynamic. Some 88% text during class; 40% use their phones for last-minute test prep; and a quarter … Continue reading →

Ubuntu, the Linux distribution with a serious case of Mac-envy, has ambitions of moving beyond the PC to the tablet, smartphone and connected device space. At the Ubuntu Developer Summit, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical — the company that … Continue reading →

Balakrishna Narasimhan leads solution marketing for Appirio, a cloud solution provider that helps enterprises adopt, connect and extend cloud platforms such as salesforce.com, Google and Workday. Follow him on Twitter: @bnara75 Last Thursday, Google announced that Google+ will be available for Google … Continue reading →

You know there’s something significant going on when Google creates one of its whimsical “doodles” on its home page, and Halloween is no exception. Watch what happens. Spoiler alert: In case you can’t see it where you are, this year … Continue reading →

Battlefield 3, a new first-person shooter video game from EA and DICE, has hit the ground running with great sales numbers and a slew of online problems. The game, released Oct. 25, was hit with serious problems in its first … Continue reading →

A little more than a year after Barnes & Noble unveiled the first-generation Nook Color, the bookseller has sent out a press invitation for a mysterious Nook-related announcement in New York City Nov. 7. The Nook Color 2? Very likely. … Continue reading →

Armani Exchange is turning ecommerce into couture with the launch of A|X VIDEOMIX, an iOS app that lets users create digital fashion shows and then shop their looks. The app comes with some looks from Armani Exchange’s Fall collection. Users … Continue reading →

The inaugural print issue of Style.com made its debut Monday, in an unusual move for a web magazine. The issue, a recap of the spring 2012 runway collections, is an interesting adaptation of the web to print form. Large-format layouts, … Continue reading →

Today, we woke up to the discomfiting news that there are now 7 billion people inhabiting planet Earth. Seems like just yesterday there were only six billion. It’s an important milestone for the world and one big enough that, like … Continue reading →

HTC recorded substantial increases in profit and revenue in its third quarter earnings report Monday, citing accelerated sales growth in China as one of the reasons for its success. Profits amounted to $624.6 million, up 68% from the same period … Continue reading →