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Microsoft now lets eligible students sign up for free Office 365 subscriptions

Sep22
by on September 22, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Microsoft has announced a new self-serve program for students at eligible schools that allows them to sign up for a free Office 365 license on their own. The offer is available first in the US and will roll out globally later this year. The new program builds on the Student Advantage initiative that launched last year. Previously, schools had to go through several steps in order to approve free Office subscriptions, but now students can sign up online using their school email address. In order to qualify, students need to be attending campuses that have purchased an organization-wide Volume Licensing…

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Get 80% off the WordPress Theme Lifetime Plan from TeslaThemes

Sep22
by on September 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

Your next Web project deserves a beautiful design, and we’ve got just the thing; a great deal on lifetime access to all current and future WordPress themes from TeslaThemes. With gorgeous responsive layouts suitable for many different kinds of sites, the all-powerful Tesla Framework for easy customization, extensive documentation and access to all theme PSD files, this is one offer you don’t want to miss. TeslaThemes offers a wide ranges of themes that you can use on just about any project, including online magazines, business sites, creative portfolios, ecommerce stores and more. Plus, the Tesla Framework (included with every theme)…

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Skype gets the iOS 8 treatment, meaning you can now manage calls and messages from your lock screen

Sep22
by on September 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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In the wake of the iOS 8 launch last week, countless tech brands rolled out updates to their iPhone and iPad apps. Today it’s Skype’s turn, as the Microsoft-owned VoIP giant received a chunky upgrade in the iPhone realm, though the iPad incarnation hasn’t been given the refresh as of yet. As you’d perhaps expect, Skype’s optimization for iOS 8 brings interactive notifications into the mix, in the form of calls and messages on the lock-screen and banner notifications. You have to switch on notifications for Skype within Settings. If you miss a call now, you will see the name…

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XPRIZE launches $15m contest to bring literacy and numeracy to 250m kids in the developing world

Sep22
by on September 22, 2014 at 12:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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XPRIZE has announced its latest initiative to fix our planet’s biggest problems – a $15 million private-sector led challenge to revolutionize global education through technology. To recap, XPRIZE launched back in 1995 with a view towards “solving the world’s Grand Challenges” through establishing high-profile incentive-based prizes. This covers Learning, Exploration, Energy & Environment, Global Development, and Life Sciences. Announced today by XPRIZE Chairman and CEO, Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, at the Social Good Summit, the latest competition aims to bring literacy and arithmetic to 250 million kids around the world. The five-year competition challenges teams to develop “open source and…

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Apple says first weekend iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales topped 10 million

Sep22
by on September 22, 2014 at 12:48 pm
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The iOS 8 launch came and went, and the iPhone 6 models hit the market too. And today Apple says that sales of its new devices topped the 10 million mark in the first weekend, in what it calls a new record for the iPhone. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launched on Friday in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Singapore, with round-the-block queues a familiar sight outside Apple Stores globally. The device will be hitting 20 more countries on September 26, including Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,  Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey…

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