Education and Technology News Summary: October 2010

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Technology and education news • October 2010 summary
Technology & education in the news in October 2010
UK Internet Accounts For 7.2% Of Economy

How Twitter helped my year 8s become political animals
Macquarie University to 'wait and see' on the iPad
Macquarie Uni adopts hundreds of iPads
Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds
BlackBerry Tablet Makes an Appearance at the Adobe Max Conference
Barnes & Noble Unveils Color Nook
Media Tablet Growth To Be Driven by iPad
Starbucks Stores in New York Now Accepting Mobile Payments
iPad vs. Newsstand Sales for Six Magazines
Coming soon: Lending for Kindle
250 jobs to come on line at Innovation Campus IT centre
A Cloud Class Faces Graduation
Mobile Banking in U.S. Grows 129% in Last Two Years
iPad Owners Like Their Print Brands
New website seeks input on higher ed’s future
Starbucks Embraces the Web with Starbucks Digital Network Launch
In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks
Yahoo Global Display Ad Revenue Leaps 17%
How Starbucks is trying to change the media
Steve Jobs talks trash about Google's Android, knocks tiny tablets
The Importance of Facebook Has Been Vastly Overstated
Mobile to Become a $1 Billion Business in the U.S. Next Year
Mobile Devices and Student Recruitment
Borders To Launch Self-Publishing Platform
We thought the internet was killing print. But it isn't.
Faraway kids in remote control
AAP Reports Publisher Book Sales for August Year to Date
Google, Publishers Discuss How to Profit From Selling Content on Internet
How much is that tweet worth?
IBM opening R&D lab at the University of Melbourne
eReader Owners Read More Newspapers
Google Chrome OS might be released in a month
In Higher Education, a Focus on Technology
O’Reilly Media Hits 800 eBooks in iBookstore
Facebook Vs Twitter: Which Performs Better?
IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers
iPads will save newspapers says Unilever CMO Weed
7 Major Ways We're Digitizing Our World, And 3 Reasons We Still Want Hardcopies
Dream to capture US tertiary market
McGraw-Hill Education Launches Custom Publishing for Teachers
Kindle, iPad must rethink design in order to stay relevant
Parramatta to be Australia's first digital city
15 Reasons Google TV Will Make a Huge Impact on the Web
PayPal iPhone app to scan cheques
Students learning English via ipod
Universities Go Back to School With Live@edu
Why speed up the Web? It's all about mobile (and 3 other continents)
Here comes Google TV
Barnes & Noble Launches PubIt!
Amazon Releases Plugin For InDesign
National Broadband Network rolls out at UNE
Officials get behind high speed broadband
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UK Internet Accounts For 7.2% Of Economy

WebProNews.com
October 28 2010
The U.K. Internet economy contributed $159 billion (£100 billion) in 2009, representing 7.2 percent of
U.K. GDP- more than construction, transport, or utilities, according to a new report by The Boston
Consulting Group (BCG).
The report indicates this share is likely to grow about 10 percent annually, reaching 10 percent of GDP
by….
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How Twitter helped my year 8s become political animals

The Sydney Morning Herald
October 29 2010
A novel method of teaching civics yields an educational bonanza.
Earlier this year, as the federal election approached, I was met with a quandary. As a civics teacher at
a school in Melbourne's western suburbs, I was assigned the task of teaching a class of year 8s about
the Australian system of government. Try as I might, I could not face the thought of….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ZDk7
Macquarie University to 'wait and see' on the iPad

CIO.com.au
October 28 2010
The flood of tablet PCs expected in 2011, plus business model and ecosystem challenges with Apple's
iPad making Macquarie University cautious
The plethora of tablet PCs expected to flood the Australian market next year will see Macquarie
University take a ‘wait and see’ approach on whether to….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/YMss
Macquarie Uni adopts hundreds of iPads

Delimiter.com.au
October 27 2010
Macquarie University this week revealed it had already embraced “hundreds” of iPads for staff and
students — just a scant few months after the hyped Apple tablet launched in Australia in late May this
year.
Some of the tablets have been brought on campus by students and staff for personal use, but the
university has also developed a standardised corporate procurement….
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Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds

CampusTechnology.com
October 26 2010
The vast majority of students say they prefer print textbooks over electronic ones, and attitudes have
not shifted markedly in the past year, according to the results of a survey by the National Association of
College Stores.
The survey, set to be released tomorrow, found that 76 percent of students would pick a printed book
over an e-textbook if the choice was….
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http://goo.gl/jLko
BlackBerry Tablet Makes an Appearance at the Adobe Max Conference

MediaBistro.com
October 26 2010
Silicon Alley Insider captured video of the BlackBerry Tablet being demostrated at the Adobe Max
conference.
Video: The BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet In Action
So, it looks like the BlackBerry Tablet is more than a concept video. Its performance looks slightly
sluggish. However, that isn’t surprising for something that essentially is….
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http://goo.gl/E8wI
Barnes & Noble Unveils Color Nook

MediaBistro.com
October 26 2010
4:06 Barnes & Noble has unveiled a color Nook!

4:08 It includes video.
4:10 It includes newspapers, books and kids books.
4:11 It is called Nook Color.
4:12 7-inch color touch display with social reading integration with Facebook….
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http://goo.gl/SkRV
Media Tablet Growth To Be Driven by iPad

October 26 2010
Sales of tablet devices, driven by Apple's iPad, will climb to more than 19 million units worldwide this
year, most in the United States, according to IT research and market analysis firm Gartner. That figure
will grow to more than 200 million units in 2014. Beyond tablets, Gartner has also updated….
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http://goo.gl/BYWA
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Starbucks Stores in New York Now Accepting Mobile Payments

Mashable.com
October 24 2010
Starbucks has seen sufficient success with its Starbucks Card Mobile payment pilot program in select San
Francisco, Seattle and Target stores that its ready to extend the program to nearly 300 company-
operated stores in New York City and Long Island.
Starbucks Card Mobile for iPhone and BlackBerry lets users pay for their coffee by holding….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/A2rW
iPad vs. Newsstand Sales for Six Magazines

MediaBistro.com
October 22 2010
AdAge.com examined the iPad app sales for six magazines — Popular Science, Wired, Men’s Health,
People, GQ, and Vanity Fair — taking into consideration the titles’ newsstand sales and the fact that,
according to Forrester Research, 5.25 million iPads have sold in the United States. The results:
Popular Science averaged sales of 14,034 across the iPad editions of its April, May, June, and July
issues, along with 115,101 newsstand sales, so its iPad sales were….
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http://goo.gl/eY2O
Coming soon: Lending for Kindle

Amazon.com
October 22 2010
We wanted to let you know about two new features coming soon.
First, we are making Kindle newspapers and magazines readable on our free Kindle apps, so you can
always read Kindle periodicals even if you don't have your Kindle with you or don't yet own a Kindle. In
the coming weeks, many newspapers and magazines will be available on our Kindle apps for iPad,
iPhone and iPod touch, and then we'll be adding this functionality to Kindle for Android and our other
apps down the road. Our vision is….
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http://goo.gl/dL9I
250 jobs to come on line at Innovation Campus IT centre

The Illawarra Mercury
October 23 2010
Indian information technology MphasiS will recruit a majority of Illawarra employees to fill the 250 jobs
at its new Wollongong centre, the company's regional director said yesterday.
Yesterday's Mercury revealed that MphasiS, owned by Hewlett Packard, will set up a new base on the
university's Innovation Campus at Fairy Meadow. ….
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http://goo.gl/bBKS
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A Cloud Class Faces Graduation

October 14 2010
Arizona State has entered its fourth academic year of having students use Google Apps for Education to
do e-mail, documents, presentation, and collaboration work. Those who have been part of the journey
said they believe the change has had an impact greater just the technology in use.
Arizona State University is celebrating the fourth year of its use of Google Apps for Education. It was
four years ago this week that ASU and Google announced at Educause that the ASU student….
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http://goo.gl/8Vik
Mobile Banking in U.S. Grows 129% in Last Two Years

The Nielsen Company
October 19 2010
According to the Nielsen Company, mobile web banking in the U.S. has grown to more than 13 million
mobile subscribers – up 129 percent in just two years – and is now poised to level the playing field for
the banked, unbanked, young, old, rich, poor, downtown, uptown or out-of-town.
According to a June 2010 survey, people who use their mobile phone for web-based banking tend to
be younger, male and more ethnically diverse….
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http://goo.gl/5KVa
iPad Owners Like Their Print Brands

minOnline.com
October 22 2010
There is more evidence that tablet devices map well against magazine audiences and their content
consumption habits. Nielsen released further details from its recent survey of iPad owners and found that
41% have already purchased a paid app on the device from a magazine publisher. In all, 63% of all
iPad owners have downloaded fee-based apps. Games (62%) and books (54%) are the most popular
categories. But magazines are getting some of the iPad love….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/u7yd
New website seeks input on higher ed’s future

The Salt Lake Tribune
October 19 2010
Higher education leaders are working on a plan to graduate more students from college — and they
want your input.
Utah System of Higher Education officials unveiled a new website this week,
www.higheredutah2020.org, designed to act as an “online public hearing” on proposals to help meet
Utah’s future….
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http://goo.gl/bzfO
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Starbucks Embraces the Web with Starbucks Digital Network Launch

MediaBistro.com
October 20 2010
Starbucks today launched the Starbucks Digital Network, an online hub for the customers of the coffee
shop.
After buying their drink and pastry, visitors with laptops, iPad’s or smartphones can plug in and log on
to the network, which was created in partnership with….
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http://goo.gl/T7xm
In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

The New York Times
October 19 2010
They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops and
commune with their parents on Skype. But as they walk the paths of Hamilton College, a poster-perfect
liberal arts school in this upstate village, students are still hauling around bulky, old-fashioned
textbooks….
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http://goo.gl/ESIz
Yahoo Global Display Ad Revenue Leaps 17%

MediaWeek.com
October 19 2010
In another sign that the display ad market is becoming increasingly healthy, Yahoo said its global
display ad revenue jumped 17 percent during Q3 of this year.
According to the company’s just-released earnings report, display ad revenue on Yahoo’s own-and-
operated properties has increased by 18 percent so far in 2010. That’s another strong sign for the
online display ad market, which declined in 2009. Last week, Google announced….
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http://goo.gl/ynAT
How Starbucks is trying to change the media

CNet.com
October 19 2010
Caffeine behemoth Starbucks on Tuesday finally unveiled its revamped Web hub, a landing page that's
only accessible from its in-store Wi-Fi networks in the U.S. Teaming with the likes of Yahoo (the main
technology partner), The Wall Street Journal, GOOD, The New York Times, iTunes, LinkedIn, and
Foursquare, Starbucks has packed the new site full of news both local and mainstream….
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http://goo.gl/ldtQ
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Steve Jobs talks trash about Google's Android, knocks tiny tablets
TechWorld.com.au
October 20 2010
Apple's playing hardball, says analyst of Jobs' remarks during earnings call
Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday took shots at Google and dismissed iPad wannabes as "dead on
arrival" during his company's earnings call with Wall Street analysts.
In a rare appearance on the quarterly call , Jobs took the floor to boast of the iPhone's success, defend
iOS' top-to-bottom integration and rebut claims that Google's Android was….
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http://goo.gl/Jxr8
The Importance of Facebook Has Been Vastly Overstated

Chicago Now
October 18 2010
Due to the big splash made by the movie "The Social Network," Facebook is again on people's minds,
and as usual everyone is falling over themselves to talk about how revolutionary it is.
Creator Mark Zuckerberg has now officially entered the realm of billionaire myth, which is always
dangerous. Americans worship the idea of self-made men and women. Witness the CEO fellatio-machine
also known as CNBC or the all-American pastime of just nominating and….
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http://goo.gl/OGl5
Mobile to Become a $1 Billion Business in the U.S. Next Year

Advertising Age
October 18 2010
Apple's IAd Aided Growth in 2010, but Google and AdMob Will Accelerate It, Says EMarketer
Mobile is red hot this year, but it still won't be a billion-dollar ad business in the U.S. until 2011,
according to new eMarketer estimates….
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http://goo.gl/RAhm
Mobile Devices and Student Recruitment

Academic Impressions
September 30 2010
Recently, the market research firm International Data Corp. significantly upgraded its forecast for how
swiftly converged mobile devices, or "smartphones," are being adopted by the public. As more of the
college-aged begin owning and accessing the Web on smartphones, it will be important that colleges
and universities take smartphones into account in their Web design and recruiting….
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http://goo.gl/vuEg
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Borders To Launch Self-Publishing Platform

MediaBistro.com
October 15 2010
Borders is taking on B&N and Amazon with a new self-publishing platform called “Borders Get
Published.”
BookBrewer is powering the technology and the platform will be co-branded with its name. Using the
service, authors can publish and sell eBooks through the Borders eBook store, as well as other partner
eBook retailers. The service will be available at borders.bookbrewer.com beginning….
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http://goo.gl/Mmeu
We thought the internet was killing print. But it isn't.

The Guardian, UK
October 17 2010
There is no clear correlation between a rise in internet traffic and a fall in newspaper circulation. Some
papers are growing in both formats, others are succeeding in neither, according to new research
The woe, as usual, is more or less unconfined. September's daily newspaper circulation figures, as
audited by ABC, are down 5.31% in a year: Sunday totals are 6.7% off the pace. And, of course, we
all know what's to blame. It's the infernal internet, the digital revolution, the iPad, laptop and….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/ITm3
Faraway kids in remote control

The Australian
October 19 2010
Students of Yirrkala school in East Arnhem Land with the laptops they received through the OLPC
Australia program. Source: The Australian
FOR the children of Yirrkala school, life in their remote community means less access than city kids to
education technology….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/Fxwn
AAP Reports Publisher Book Sales for August Year to Date

October 14 2010
E-Book Sales Comprise 9.0% of Trade Book Sales
Publishers’ book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of August
increased 3.4 percent on the prior year to $1.6 billion and were up….
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http://goo.gl/yDsb
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Google, Publishers Discuss How to Profit From Selling Content on Internet

Bloomberg
October 14 2010
Google Inc. is talking to publishers about how to make money from content, said Philipp Schindler,
managing director for Northern and Central Europe.
“We see ourselves as a technology partner and we are working with many publishers to determine if it’s
possible to develop a payment platform,” Schindler said during a panel discussion at the Media Days
event in Munich….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/4ZTu
How much is that tweet worth?

MediaBistro.com
October 14 2010
How much is that tweet worth? Well, to ticket-selling startup Eventbrite, it’s worth about 43 cents. Pretty
valuable, according to the results of a study released online Thursday. And a shared item on Facebook
is even more valuable, bringing in more than two dollars.
The San Francisco-based Eventbrite has been letting users find, create, and sell out events….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/th2O
IBM opening R&D lab at the University of Melbourne

FreeAccess.com.au
October 14 2010
Australia is rapidly becoming the global epicenter for emerging technologies that are likely to shape
our lives for decades to come. And companies such as IBM are heading our way.
The past week has seen a couple of huge announcements which clearly indicate Australia is at the
forefront of seeking out technological solutions to the world’s biggest problems. And today has seen a
third such announcement. All of which display the Labor government’s desire to….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/3Ypa
eReader Owners Read More Newspapers

MediaBistro.com
October 13 2010
Adults that live in “EReader Households,” defined as households in which one or more adults own or plan
to buy an eReader, are 11% more likely to read newspapers in print or online according to a new
report from Scarborough Research.
The research found that 78% of adults that live in eReader households read a newspaper in print or
online during the past week. In addition, 41% of adults in “EReader Households” visited a newspaper
website during….
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http://goo.gl/wYbj
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Google Chrome OS might be released in a month

TechWorld.com.au
October 13 2010
The OS is on version 0.9.78.1 and this number will likely count up to 1.0 for launch, putting it on track
for the holidays.
Google's Chrome OS is still on track for a holiday launch, and could be released in one month.
TechCrunch's MG Siegler has been snooping around the bug comments on Google's Code site and
discovered that developers recently hit the Release Candidate….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/UAN7
In Higher Education, a Focus on Technology

The New York Times
October 10 2010
The education gap facing the nation’s work force is evident in the numbers. Most new jobs will require
more than a high school education, yet fewer than half of Americans under 30 have a postsecondary
degree of any kind. Recent state budget cuts, education experts agree, promise to make closing that
gap even….
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http://goo.gl/4GuA
O’Reilly Media Hits 800 eBooks in iBookstore

MediaBistro.com
October 12 2010
O’Reilly Media is reporting that they have 800 eBooks available through in the iBookstore, with a
couple hundred more to come in the next few.
Andrew Savikas is the VP of Digital Initiatives at O’Reilly Media, has more on his blog: “Ebooks are
already a big part of our publishing business, and we know many are read on iOS devices. Having
those ebooks available for sale in the iBookstore makes it even easier to find, buy, and read hundreds
of O’Reilly and Microsoft Press titles on iOS devices. As always, there’s no DRM on…."
Full article:
http://goo.gl/bwrq
Facebook Vs Twitter: Which Performs Better?

AllFacebook.com
October 12 2010
Which has more value to content producers – a tweet or a Facebook share? New data from SocialTwist
throws up some interesting answers.
The company’s Social Media Sharing Trends 2010 Report is based on the social media sharing analysis
of millions of referral messages sent using the Tell-a-Friend widget from August 2009 to July 2010. It
suggests that Facebook is the dominant social networking site for sharing links but Twitter….
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http://goo.gl/oH5x
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IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers

Internet Advertising Bureau
October 2010
The IAB’s Internet Advertising Revenue Report, a survey conducted independently by

PricewaterhouseCoopers, is released in full twice a year, to coincide with the collection of half-year and
full-year data. At the end of the first and third quarters, the IAB releases via press release estimated,
top-line….
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http://goo.gl/G2aM
iPads will save newspapers says Unilever CMO Weed

Marketing Magazine
October 12 2010
Apple's iPad, and devices like it, will prove to be the saviour of the newspaper industry, according to
Unilever's chief marketing and communications officer, Keith Weed.
Speaking to Media Week at the Media Guardian Changing Advertising Summit today, the man
responsible for more than $7bn of global media spend waxed lyrical about the significance of the
tablet device on the business of news….
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http://goo.gl/FlBB
7 Major Ways We're Digitizing Our World, And 3 Reasons We Still Want Hardcopies
TreeHugger.com
October 11 2010
The digitization of our world has been a forward march for years now; still, it might be surprising to
step back and look at how physical copies of our stuff have changed into something else entirely. And
even more surprising might be to go beyond the debate of the level of pleasantness of reading a
paperback book versus an e-book on a Kindle and look at how digitizing everything might save space
and shrink the environmental footprint of everything we produce, but also put the longevity of our
information….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/qmzk
Dream to capture US tertiary market

The New Zealand Herald
October 13 2010
Service seeks edge over rivals by matching universities with suppliers at lower costs
Scott Blackwood wants to own the United States - its US higher education procurement management
market, that is.
Blackwood is intent on capturing a sizeable chunk of the 5000 higher education institutes in the US with
Unimarket, his software-as-a-service solution. Blackwood says Unimarket has the edge over its rivals on
a number of fronts….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/cXxQ
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McGraw-Hill Education Launches Custom Publishing for Teachers

MinOnline.com
October 11 2010
McGraw-Hill Education will let higher education instructors build their own textbooks in a new McGraw-
Hill Create product that leverages e-book technology and online resources. Teachers will be able to
assemble content of their choosing for courses from the publisher’s vast online repository of material to
create either e-books or printed texts. This streamlines an academic custom publishing model….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/oIqY
Kindle, iPad must rethink design in order to stay relevant

TechWorld.com.au
October 11 2010
iPad's design 'horrifying' as e-book reader
The iPad and Kindle need to be reconsidered in order for e-reader devices to maintain popularity and
relevance, a local web designer has warned.
Speaking at the OZ-IA conference in Sydney, Matt Balara said that while both devices have been
largely successful, e-reader developers need to broaden….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/5lnu
Parramatta to be Australia's first digital city

The Daily Telegraph
October 11 2010
PARRAMATTA will become Australia's first digital city, with free wireless internet and apps detailing
developments and telling you where to park.
The Parra Connect strategy aims to "boost city revenues, with a return on investment" creating corporate
partnerships to place wireless hotspots throughout the suburb of….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/HBiK
15 Reasons Google TV Will Make a Huge Impact on the Web

WebProNews.com
October 06 2010
Connected TV isn't a new concept anymore, but it's about to get way more interesting, courtesy of
Google TV. WebProNews was there for the unveiling of the product at Google I/O back in May, and
having seen it in person, I can tell you it's pretty cool.
Google TV may have a much bigger impact on the web than a lot of people realize at this point. Here
are a few reasons why….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/snrk
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PayPal iPhone app to scan cheques

UK Press Association
October 09 2010
PayPal has added a feature to its free iPhone application that lets users in the United States deposit
cheques into their PayPal accounts by taking a picture of them.
The online payment service owned by eBay launched the feature….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/Gq2Y
Students learning English via ipod

The Chronicle, Australia
October 08 2010
A PILOT program is allowing students at Ipswich Girls Grammar School to use the latest technology to
improve their English skills.
Sixteen students from non-English speaking backgrounds have been provided with their own Apple iPod
Touch unit – a device about the size of a mobile phone – which they use to access specially designed….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/u3Ql
Universities Go Back to School With Live@edu

Yahoo! Finance
October 04 2010
Reputed universities are turning to Microsoft Live@edu for cloud applications to save money and deliver
more productivity services to campus.
Around the world, more and more higher education institutions and schools are clamoring for more
effective ways to save money and provide an outstanding experience to students. Today, Microsoft
Corp. announced higher education institutions using Microsoft's cloud services and Live@edu. New
universities joining the Live@edu ranks include California State University schools including….
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http://goo.gl/f2Ah
Why speed up the Web? It's all about mobile (and 3 other continents)
ZDNet.com
October 04 2010
My Google co-blogger, Garett Rogers, asked Monday
“Why are we worried about fractionally speeding up the web when we live in a broadband world
that’s just getting faster and faster anyway?”
As Garett pointed out, more speed is never a bad thing, but there are two really good answers to his
original question. The first is mobile. Google plans (and seems to be succeeding) to position itself as a
dominant force in mobile, whether from an OS, advertising, web, or communications….
Full article:
http://zd.net/blsYiA
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Here comes Google TV

Official Google blog
October 04 2010
It’s been almost five months since we introduced Google TV to the world at Google I/O, and today
we’re happy to give you an update on our progress. For those who haven’t yet heard of it, Google TV
is a new way to think about TV: it’s a platform that combines your current TV programming and the
open web into a single, seamless….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/38Ah
Barnes & Noble Launches PubIt!

MediaBistro.com
October 04 2010
On the heels of Amazon’s Adobe InDesign plugin, Barnes & Noble has finally launched its digital
publishing platform called PubIt!. The new software, which B&N announced back in May, will let authors
and publishers publish their work as eBooks directly to BN.com.
Amazon’s self-publishing platform CreateSpace has been popular among authors and among….
Full article:
http://goo.gl/shBN
Amazon Releases Plugin For InDesign

MediaBistro.com
October 01 2010
Making Kindle books just got easier. Today Amazon announced the Beta Version of Kindle plugin for
Adobe’s InDesign, a common software for designing books.
The new plugin tool will let publishers convert Adobe InDesign files directly into Kindle books. Designers
and publishers can take existing print-ready files and create Kindle books using….
Full article:
http://bit.ly/aSmCNi
National Broadband Network rolls out at UNE

Glen Innes Examiner
September 30 2010
University of New England Vice Chancellor, Professor Jim Barber joined the Federal Member for the
New England, Tony Windsor on campus on Monday and undertook tours of the works currently
underway around the University as part of the initial phase of the National Broadband Network roll out.
The Vice Chancellor and Mr Windsor were on site with UNE’s Infrastructure Manager, Brian Munro and
the Construction Manager for the NBN project Armidale, Mr Peter Meyers, to receive….
Full article:
http://bit.ly/coIubm
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Officials get behind high speed broadband

The Armidale Express
October 01 2010
WITH ONLY eight days remaining for Armidale residents in the first release site to connect their homes
to the National Broadband Network (NBN), University of New England (UNE) Vice-Chancellor Jim
Barber has joined the call for the community to embrace the project.
Just days after regional communications advocate Alun Davies told The Express how vital the NBN was
to the development of ‘not only Armidale, but Australia’, details of a meeting between….
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http://bit.ly/d4D5zR
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Technology & education in the news in October 2010

 UK Internet Accounts For 7.2% Of Economy

UK Internet Accounts For 7.2% Of Economy

How Twitter helped my year 8s become political animals

A novel method of teaching civics yields an educational bonanza.

Macquarie University to 'wait and see' on the iPad

Macquarie Uni adopts hundreds of iPads

Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds

BlackBerry Tablet Makes an Appearance at the Adobe Max Conference

Video: The BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet In Action

Barnes & Noble Unveils Color Nook

4:06 Barnes & Noble has unveiled a color Nook!

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