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6 Ways the iPhone Changed Higher Ed
This past Friday was the 5th anniversary of the launch of the iPhone. Over at the NYTimes Bits blog Brian Chen, author of Always On: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future -- and Locked Us In, has some observations about how the iPhone changed phone and software industries.
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Ariely's New Book About Dishonesty
I'm trying to decide if the mounting evidence of our irrationality, poor decision making, and now even dishonesty is depressing or liberating. Reading Ariely's previous books meant accepting the fact that we will make bad decisions, and what we learn from his latest book is that given half a chance we will also lie about our actions.
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An Education Potential for Google's Nexus 7 Tablet?
Dear Google. Congratulations on your release of the Nexus 7 tablet. At $199 bucks at launch you have done the first important thing - keep the costs down. The hardware specs seem reasonable, and I expect that the Nexus 7 will work really well as a media consumption and gaming device. My question to you, Google, is if you have thought about the Nexus 7 as an educational device?
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Apple's Employee Media Policy - Really?
A quick show of hands. Does your employer prohibit you from talking to the media?
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Should We Turn Our MacBooks Into ChromeBooks?
Why would anyone spend over $2,000 bucks on a new laptop, only to use it like a $500 Chromebook?
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AppleU Idea for Apple's Low-Paid Store Employees
This weekend the NYTimes ran a story headlined "Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay". We learn that of the 43,000 U.S. Apple employees, 30,000 are relatively low-paid store employees. Apple's 327 stores sold $16 billion in merchandise, and have per square foot earnings that are higher than any other retailer (next is Tiffany's).
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A Service Orientation in Ed Tech
What do you think are the most important attributes for a successful career in educational technology?
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Is Microsoft Thinking About Education With Surface?
Microsoft jumping into the tablet market with the Surface is a good thing for education. Competition will push Apple to improve the iPad, push Google to prioritize the ChromePad (or whatever they will call it), and focus the mind of Jeff Bezos on his Amazon Kindle Fire.