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Space Agencies Put Moon Base Back on the TableRussian Space Agency Roscosmos is considering the construction of a permanent base on the moon, according to a report. The agency is in talks with the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA to turn this dream into reality. “We don’t want the man to just step on the moon,” said Roscosmos chi... Why the iPad Won’t Transform Education — YetApple’s announcement on Thursday that it would be introducing a new iPad textbook experience and iBooks authoring tool presents huge opportunities for technology in classrooms. The company is selling textbooks from McGraw-Hill, Pearson and Houghton Mifflin at a price comparable to print v... Newt Gingrich Posts Income Tax Return on the Internet During DebateAs a debate began between the Republican presidential candidates, Newt Gingrich released his 2010 federal income tax return, placing it on the Internet for all to see. In an obvious political ploy to goad his opponent Mitt Romney into revealing his income tax returns, Newt Gingrich’s campai... This is How Apple Changes Education, ForeverApple’s plan to bring iPad textbooks to schools across America and around the world via iBooks 2 and iBooks Author is nothing short of a revolution. It could mean the end of giant, overused dog-eared volumes jammed into bulging backpacks balanced atop the over-burdened backs of America’s you... Today’s Top Stories: iBooks Author, Google Quarterly Earnings, Anonymous AttacksWelcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Apple Unveils Ebook Authoring Software iBooks Author Apple launched a new ebook autho... Facebook’s Big Announcement [LIVEBLOG]The time has come for another Facebook launch event, and we’re here to cover it live. Rumor has it that the social network will be launching more apps based on the Open Graph and Gestures — that is, apps that let you “verb” any “noun” (read a book, hike a trai... Hands On: Apple’s iBooks Author AppApple 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 with the revamped iTunes U and partnerships with various textb... Everything You Need to Know About the Apple for Education TalkToday’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 iPad. Textbooks for iBooks marks a... Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing SiteThe 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 and a company associate... Larry Page: Google+ Now Has 90 Million UsersGoogle+, 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+, which now has 90 million users ... |