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Waynesboro Area School District reading program recognized
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro Area School District program helping first- and second-graders become stronger readers recently received recognition from education professionals. The Early Birds program at Fairview, Mowrey and Summitview elementary schools provides...Tags: Students, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning
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Groupon offers Breadcrumb to all retailers
Groupon Inc. said Tuesday it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all bricks-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting deeper...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Startups, Credit and Debt, Groupon, Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Groupon launches payment system for businesses
Tribune staff reporterGroupon Inc. said Tuesday that it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all brick-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting...Tags: PayPal, Inc., Startups, Groupon, Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Twitter, Inc.
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District 15 tables iPad purchase
Fretful that dwindling state funding and rising expenses could lead to an estimated $7.9 million budget deficit, the Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education has delayed plans to buy $1.2 million worth of iPads for students....
Tags: Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Economy, Business and Finance
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Jack Dorsey unveils Square Stand, new iPad point-of-sale system
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jack Dorsey, co-founder of San Francisco payments startup Square, is making another big push to expand into larger restaurants and retailers with a sleek new point-of-sale device. The Square Stand is made out of molded white plastic and...
Tags: Google Inc., Starbucks Corp., Credit and Debt, Square, Inc., New Products
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Google Now, a proactive personal assistant, available for iPhone, iPad
Google Now, a mobile feature designed by the Silicon Valley tech giant to give users information they might want before they search for it, is finally available for the Apple iPhone and iPad. The feature arrived recently as part of the latest update...Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPhone, New Products
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Square expands its hardware push with new cash register
ReutersBy Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (Reuters) - Square Inc, a closely watched payment-processing company, made a significant push into the hardware business on Tuesday, unveiling a new credit-card reader that it claimed could be the centerpiece of the...Tags: PayPal, Inc., eBay Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, David Marcus, Business
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Role reversal: People following cops – on Twitter
Anthony Bosio doesn't normally contact the Boynton Beach Police Department unless he has a real problem. But Bosio has no problem with reaching out to the department on Twitter. Bosio, 36, is one of more than 5,000 followers on the Boynton Beach Police...
Tags: Boynton Beach, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Social Media, Sports
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Microsoft update to address Windows 8 complaints, confusion will be free; to be called 8.1
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A planned Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free this year, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft also announced a name for the update: Windows 8.1....Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Samsung Group, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Microsoft Corporation
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Northbrook, Glenview schools work toward upgrading technology for students
With constantly evolving technology, most school districts in Glenview, Northbrook and other communities are in some stage of implementing a "one-to-one initiative" to provide each student with a technological device. For the freshmen and sophomores in...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Digital writing program keeps students engaged
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLaMarc Hilliard, a fifth-grader at Emma K Doub Elementary School who wrote a story on his iPad about a turkey helping a chicken find treasure that was stolen by a group called the “bling bling crew,” was able to project what he wrote from...Tags: Students, University of Maryland, College Park, Apple iPod, Teaching and Learning
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Apple tells U.S. of tough talks, not collusion, with publishers
ReutersBy Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Amazon.com Inc., Pearson Plc, Steve Jobs
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