The LA school district’s boondoggle to spend a billion dollars on iPads may have given one to one programs a bad name, but they’re not the only program in the US....Continue reading
Tag: Chromebook
Google Chromebooks are Outselling Apple iPads in the Educational Market
Apple released their annual report last night, and mixed in with the generally good news were a few misleading statistics. With revenues of $37.4 billion for the June quarter, Apple...Continue reading
Google Debuts Classroom, a Free Apps for Education Tool
Google took another step towards undermining the ed tech market today with the launch of Classroom. This new, free tool in the Google Apps for Education suite is intended to...Continue reading
Intel Eschews Windows, Launches Education Chromebook Reference Design
For the past couple months Intel has been hinting at their interest in Chromebooks by promoting them on the Intel Education website, and today the chip maker removed all doubt....Continue reading
Apple Sold 2.5 Million iPads to US Schools in 2013, Still Leads Tablet Market in Q4 (IDC)
Chitika might be reporting that Apple’s tablets are losing their edge in the US tablet market but it certainly looks like Apple still sold quite a few tablets this past...Continue reading
Move Over Chromebooks – Google Has an Educational Android Tablet
Google has been in the ed-tech market since before they launched the Chromebook in May 2011, and today they expanded their presence with the launch of Google Play for Education....Continue reading
Is Google Working on an Android-based Netbook? Maybe
Here’s an interesting rumor. Digitimes is reporting today that they expect Google to release an Android-powered laptop or netbook some time this year. Their sources are sketchy, and in fact...Continue reading
Google shipping the CR-48 Chromebook – again?
It looks like Google might be shipping the original Chromebook again. Back in FebruaryGoogle started shipping the CR-48 Chromebook to developers and reviewers. The CR-48 was the first semi-official Chromebook,...Continue reading
Google announced the Chromebook today. Is it worth it?
So the Google I/O conference is wrapping up today and Google finally dropped the bomb. Come 15 June you’ll be able to buy your own Chrome laptop. There are 2...Continue reading