Sorry to break it to you, kids, but summer is nearly finished and the start of the new school year is upon us. And sorry to be the bearer of bad news, parents, however like it or not, your monthly spending budget will skyrocket in the coming weeks. Tuition fees aside, you have textbooks to
Best kid-friendly Android tablets: top picks, best deals and crucial pointers
So your little one is growing up. Fast. And as he or she is starting to pick up on what tickles your fancy, expect to notice major changes in behavior, interests and “hobbies”. What’s that, I’m preaching to the choir? Then let’s skip the introductions and get right down to the meat of it. The
Newark’s West Side High Is Having A Bring A Verizon Employee To Work Day
Verizon Wireless continues to show their commitment to education in their home state of New Jersey this Thursday at Newark’s West Side High School in Newark NJ. The program, spearheaded by Jersey Cares, is putting 57 Verizon employees who are part of Verizon’s Leadership Development program with 250 students. The Verizon employees will mentor the
Lenovo Launches Initiative To Teach Android App Building In High School
20 somethings and 30 somethings in this day in age are already looking towards the days when kids won’t remember not having internet. Can you imagine a day when Android Application Engineer is a full blown career field? Well that day is getting closer and Lenovo in partnership with the National Academy Foundation are spearheading
Android Tablets Already In The School Yard
There’s been a lot of talk about the iPad in the classroom with Apple’s ibooks news earlier this week. Tablet computers are starting to take up residency in classrooms across the country and while it may seem like a natural fit for the iPad, the Motorola Xoom has already been in a pilot program. According
Verizon Wireless Implements Steve Jobs Educational Vision, Except With Android
By now there are probably hundreds of thousands of us who, regardless of our love for Android, just finished Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. If you just finished it than you are well aware that Jobs sees a vision for education, even at the high school age level, where traditional text books are replaced
The Android BootCamp at CTIA – Bringing Android to businesses
One of the highlights of the non-showfloor part of CTIA is the panels. Each one this year was a targeted session for either application developers or Business owners looking to find the next way to make their business better. Those companies who are aware have already started to look at Android as a real platform