NewsWires

Hands On: Apple’s iBooks Author App

Apple is hoping its new iBooks Author app will turn educators into authors, the same way iMovie and Garageband turned amateurs into audio and video editors. Apple launched the app at its education event in New York City in conjunction … Continue reading

Everything You Need to Know About the Apple for Education Talk

Today’s Apple event presented a giant leap forward in the process of updating American education. As of today, elementary, high school and college students are all able to experience a new, dynamic digitization of textbooks and course materials through the … Continue reading

Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Site

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted seven people and two companies which ran the file uploading site Megaupload.com. The site, which billed itself as “the leading online storage and file delivery service,” is now offline. In the indictment, Megaupload … Continue reading

Larry Page: Google+ Now Has 90 Million Users

Google+, Google’s fledgling social network, now has 90 million users according to CEO Larry Page. Page disclosed the number in a press release issued for Google’s fourth quarter. “I am super excited about the growth of Android, Gmail, and Google+, … Continue reading

What’s Next for Digital Coupons?

Jeff Hudson is co-founder of Grocery Coupon Network, one of the leading coupon communities on the web. By aggregating the best digital grocery coupons and special offers from local and national brands, the company provides a reliable source for those … Continue reading

‘We The Lobby’ Crowdsources Funds for an Anti-SOPA Lobby

We The Lobby believes big enterprises aren’t the only ones that should have the benefit of trained lobbyists advocating on their behalf to the U.S. Congress. That’s why this team of eight techies started We The Lobby, a crowdsourcing platform … Continue reading

David Beckham Does First Google+ Hangout at Googleplex [VIDEO]

Fresh from signing a new two-year contract with the LA Galaxy, global soccer star and underwear model David Beckham flew to Silicon Valley early Thursday morning for an interview and Hangout at Google HQ. The Hangout was the first on … Continue reading

Bioshock Infinite’s Difficulty Could Hurt So Good

Bioshock Infinite Screenshot Villagers gather in Columbia, the game’s fictional city in the sky. Click here to view this gallery. If you’re playing Bioshock Infinite‘s brand new “1999″ mode, get ready to die and to die a lot. “There are … Continue reading

China Launches iPad Alternative for Communists [VIDEO]

It’s the tech device communists have been waiting for — the 9.7-inch tall Android 3.2 tablet, China’s alternative to the Apple iPad, called RedPad Number One. The device launched recently in China. The RedPad was built especially for Communist Party … Continue reading

Today’s Kodak Moment: Bankruptcy

Eastman Kodak company, one of the Pioneers in both analog and digital photography, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. Despite holding onto patents estimated at $2 billion in value, the company never managed to capitalize on the digital … Continue reading