Neowin News Feed for: School

Microsoft: Over 540,000 students and teachers use Windows 8 in US

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:38:43 +0000

Microsoft said today that 10 school systems and colleges all over the US are currently using Windows 8-based solutions. That's over over 540,000 students and teachers on the latest Microsoft OS. Read more...

Wisconsin School buys 800 iPads with Microsoft's cash

Brad Sams — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:54:40 +0000

A school in Madison, Wisconsin has purchased 800 iPads with funds received from a Microsoft settlement over a consumer lawsuit over software. Read more...

Chrome OS for business and for schools, with hardware subscriptions

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:08:31 +0100

Google is not only releasing Chrome OS to the consumer market. At today’s keynote at Google I/O, Google pushed the significance of Chrome OS in the enterprise. Touting partnerships with Citrix and other cloud/virtualization firms,... Read more...

Internet safety to be taught in schools

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:03:34 +0000

Lessons in how to use the Internet safely are to become a compulsory part of primary school education in England from 2011. Drawn up by the new UK Council on Child Internet Safety, the plans... Read more...

School of gaming to open in New York

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:26:18 +0100

A new public school is to open in New York next month, which will use video games and software packages such as LittleBigPlanet and Maya to teach its pupils, as well as board and card... Read more...

Apple accuses web design school of using their logo

Denis Wong — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:49:52 +0100

A Saanich web design school is holding its ground, following a threat by Apple to take legal action if the local firm does not change a corporate logo it has used since 2005. Calling... Read more...

Hack this school network, win a router

Slimy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:22:37 +0000

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There's a wireless router gathering dust in Bob LaRocca's office. It's yours if you can hack into his network. First, some background: LaRocca is director of IT security with the School District of Palm... Read more...

NY School Opens Lab for Serious Games

Slimy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:22:48 +0000

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A new research lab at the prestigious Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience - called "serious games" - and study whether playing them can be a force for social good.... Read more...

Linux wins Nigerian school desktops back from Microsoft

lbmouse — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:59:42 +0000

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Microsoft has apparently lost out in trying to persuade Nigeria's government to use Windows over Linux even after bribing a local supplier with a $400,000 marketing contract. Microsoft gave the money to the supplier... Read more...

3Com hits back at U.K. school Wi-Fi skeptics

Slimy — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:18:42 +0100

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British schools are wasting money on wireless networks that don't work properly, claimed 3Com and specialist reseller 802UK. The two companies kicked off a fight back against anti-Wi-Fi misinformation, arguing that not only is wireless... Read more...

School Sued Over MySpace Photo Response

Slimy — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:16:04 +0100

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Be careful how you portray yourself on the Internet. One day you may regret it or, alternatively, possibly make some money with a nice lawsuit. Stacy Snyder posted a photo entitled "Drunken Pirate" on... Read more...

The Online High School

Timmah — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:13:14 +0100

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The BBC News website has published an article about the first ever online school, where pupils attend virtual classes by simply logging on. The school is aimed at children who have had problems with attending... Read more...

High school shooting avoided thanks to MySpace

Timmah — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:02:00 +0100

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Five students have been arrested after planning to perform a shooting at their high school in Riverton, Kansas. The plot was foiled after one of the teens posted a message on the popular networking website,... Read more...

Windows Vista Testing: The School of Hard Knocks

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:33:08 +0100

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Some time this month, if Microsoft sticks to schedule, the company will deliver its latest test build of Windows Vista to hundreds of thousands of testers. Seems like a perfect time to contemplate how well... Read more...

Bill Gates Donates $40m To Old School

Howard Thomson — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:47:12 +0100

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Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, is to donate $40 million to his old school in Seattle. Lakeside is a fee-paying school and the money from Microsoft will go towards scholarships for children in the local area.... Read more...

Oxford Students Suspended for Hacking School Network

lardiop — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:12:51 +0000

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Two Oxford students have been suspended after admitting to gaining unauthorized access to the university's IT network. Patrick Foster, 20, and Roger Waite, 21, claimed they had carried out the hack to expose security flaws.... Read more...

Thompson links GTA with US school murder plot

malebolgia — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:56:02 +0100

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Florida-based lawyer Jack Thompson has launched his latest attack on the interactive entertainment industry, telling the media that Grand Theft Auto was used by a Massachusetts teenager to prepare for a planned massacre at his... Read more...

School for Hackers

malebolgia — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 19:57:41 +0100

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A presentation on how to be the first to exploit new flaws in Web server software was deemed "just as cool for white hats as for black hats" attending the Defcon 12 conference here over... Read more...

Tablet PCs Go to School

malebolgia — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:17:30 +0000

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For years educators and computer vendors have explored ways in which technology could aid with learning. Back in the 1980s when PCs first became affordable, technology was considered something to be taught, but now is... Read more...

School Tycoon Demo

Marcel Klum — Sat, 03 Jan 2004 10:34:16 +0000

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Catdaddy Games has released a playable demo of School Tycoon, allowing you to try out this upcoming simulation strategy game that presents kids with the ultimate fantasy - the opportunity to rule their own school.... Read more...