By David Nagel at CampusTechnology.com…
Apple formally took the wraps off the new iPad Wednesday morning. The third generation of Apple’s popular tablet device incorporates a speedier A5X processor, 4G LTE support, and a higher-resolution Retina display.
via 4G iPad Debuts with Faster Processor, Improved Display — Campus Technology.
I picked this up from my good friend Allen Taylor. Holy Cow! Thomas Edison gets my benefit of the doubt.
By Michael Hiltzik at LATimes.com…
Who really benefits from putting high-tech gadgets in classrooms?
How much genuine value is there in fancy educational electronics? Don’t let companies or politicians fool you.
via Hyping classroom technology helps tech firms, not students – latimes.com.
By Joab Jackson at ITWorld.com…
As part of an initiative to expand its online course offerings, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology plans to release as open source the software it will use to manage student online learning, the institution announced Monday.
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan at NetworkWorld.com…
Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012.
“If you’re in IT, you couldn’t be coming out of college at a better time,” says Matt McGee, vice president of technical staffing services for Cincinnati-based Pomeroy, who points out that the unemployment rate for the U.S. IT industry was 2.7% in November. “You can get a job somewhere, but you need to choose wisely. … You need to get someplace where you can see a growth path and where you’re going to learn a lot over the next year or two.”
via Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict.
This will be on my wish-list next year.
By Stephen Lawson at ComputerWorld.com…
Gigabit-speed wireless LAN products based on the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard will start shipping next year and usher Wi-Fi into its next era of high speed and long range, communications chip maker Broadcom said Thursday.
via Broadcom pushes 802.11ac for faster Wi-Fi – Computerworld.
From Deloitte at PRNewsWire…
Deloitte today announced the research findings from its 3rd annual “Tech Trends 2012” report, which identifies and predicts the top 10 emerging and disruptive technologies that are expected to play a crucial role in how businesses are anticipated to operate globally in 2012 and beyond.
via Deloitte Predicts the Top 10 Technology Trends for 2012 — NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —.
By Tim Bajarin at PC Magazine…
Normally at this time of the year, I predict tech trends for the New Year. I have been doing this for over 20 years and may still do a list at some point. But as I think about 2012, I realize that over the next 12 months, the personal computing and consumer electronics industries are poised to see some big disruptions that could change their course for the next five years.
By Ann Bednarz at Network World…
IT budgets and responsibilities are moving out of the control of IT departments and into the hands of others, thanks to trends such as consumerization and cloud computing, Gartner says in its vision for 2012 and the coming years.
via Gartner predictions for 2012: More cloud, consumerization, loss of IT control.