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Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Teachers and professors are starting to use cell phones as educational tools in their classrooms, after previously banning them as distractions. Abilene Christian Univ. in Texas is giving two-thirds of its freshmen a smart phone that they're expected to use for receiving handouts in class and brainstorming. About 100 high school freshmen in N.C. are using phones during their math classes in a program sponsored by handset gear maker Qualcomm. They use the phones to play math games, network among themselves on problems and watch animation showing problems being solved. Publ.Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:43:38 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Adobe sets Genesis mashup pilot (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Adobe Systems in October plans to launch a private pilot program for its "Genesis" mashup technology, which provides a desktop client uniting multiple tasks in a single workspace. Publ.Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Google-focused satellite enters orbit (CNET) CNET - The GeoEye-1 satellite that launched into orbit Saturday is on a mission from Google. Publ.Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:33:22 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps (AP) AP - NEW YORK — As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. Publ.Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:46:58 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
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