Mobile Computing


13-Inch MacBook Pro Gets 227 PPI Retina Display

Apple has released a new version of its 13.3-inch MacBook Pro notebook, offering a high-resolution Retina display with a pixel density of 227 pixels per inch (for about 4.1 million total pixels).

5 Districts Join Project RED Initiative

Project RED has chosen five new "signature" districts to participate in its 1-to-1 technology implementation program, bringing the total number of participating districts to 15.

Apple Launches 7.9-Inch iPad mini, 4th-Gen iPad

Apple today unveiled the iPad mini, a 7.9-inch tablet built around a dual-core A5 chip and offering dual-band 802.11n wireless networking. The company also launched the fourth-generation iPad, as well as new models in its MacBook and iMac product lines.

Ed Tech Makes Consumer Electronics Association's Top 5 Trends

Technology in education is one of the "prominent technology trends expected to influence the consumer electronics industry in the years ahead," according to the 2013 edition of "Five Technology Trends to Watch," a report released by the Consumer Electronics Association.

Westbury School District Deploys Mobile Device Management System

Westbury Public Schools in Long Island, NY has implemented new mobile device management technologies to provide remote device support and application deployment while also controlling student access to content.

Shared Learning Collaborative Offers $75,000 App 'Bounties'

Shared Learning Collaborative (SLC), an organization working to build infrastructure that will make it easier for teachers to use data in the classroom to personalize instruction, is offering hefty rewards to the open source developers who can build a couple of the applications it needs.

Kurzweil Brings Text Reader to iPad

Kurzweil Educational Systems is making its text-to-speech reader software available to iPad users. The company has released the Kurzweil 3000 firefly app, which is available now.

WizIQ Launches Android App for Students

Virtual classroom provider WizIQ has released a new Android app for students, which includes a subset of features available in desktop application.

Mobile Device Manager Adds iOS6 Support

School technologists have a new option for managing devices running iOS6.

Southern California School District Overhauls Wi-Fi Network

Ventura Unified School District has revamped its wireless network to better support mobile devices and interactive learning programs for its 28 schools and district office.

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