Unconventional Learning with iPad, Mac, and iPod touch
Students at the UK public school Flitch Green Academy use iPad, Mac, and iPod touch to create unique learning experiences. The inspiration Flitch Green is a public elementary/middle school located just outside of London. This modern eco-friendly version of a village school was designed to be the hub of the community — where the teachers support the kids so they feel safe to explore, to ask questions, and even to make mistakes. The...
Volvo’s driverless road train in Spain is public mainly on the plain (video)
By Jon Fingas posted May 28th 2012 6:38PM It’s been awhile since we saw Volvo’s SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project, which was last running out of harm’s way on a test track near Gothenburg. Volvo has just taken a big step forward in fostering confidence by conducting its road train on public asphalt. The 124-mile Spanish test both proved that the cars could stay driverless without posing a threat...
New Federal Mobile IT Strategy Must Address Security
“It’s a really important aspect, and it needs to be done early on. It needs to be done in a way when you’re developing your policies, [they] are going to drive the security requirements,” Tony DeLaGrange, senior security consultant with Secure Ideas, said at a conference here following the release of the White House’s Digital Government Strategy. “Let’s make sure that only the applications I...
Precise Biometrics’ Tactivo for iPhone, iPad locks data by fingerprint and smart card, is overkill for your diary (video)
By Jon Fingas posted May 28th 2012 7:16PM iOS device security has regularly been a concern of the government, but locking down one of Apple’s devices for the government is still fresh. Precise Biometrics hopes to have the problem licked through the Tactivo, a combo fingerprint and smart card reader for the iPhone 4 / 4S (and the iPad, in the summer). Either method keeps data inside an app away from prying eyes, and while they...
Apple Invades Corporate Market with iPad
By Peter Burrows – 2012-02-02T06:06:10Z Enlarge image Apple Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg An Apple Inc. iPad 2 in London. An Apple Inc. iPad 2 in London. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Warren East, chief executive officer of ARM Holdings Plc, discusses the company’s product range, deployment and competitive landscape. He speaks with Owen Thomas on Bloomberg Television’s “On the...
