Kaplan’s TechStars-powered startup accelerator — the latest to launch for education entrepreneurs — is announcing the startups in its inaugural class, reports GigaOm. Kaplan is a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools, and businesses. The Kaplan EdTech Accelerator will select startups using technology to create products and services across the [...]
According to new data released on Tuesday, by research firm eMarketer, Amazon generated $610 million in ad revenue last year, up 45.5 percent compared to 2011, and is expected to generate $835 million this year, a 37 percent gain. eMarketer bases its estimates of Amazon’s ad revenues on information in company reports and an earnings [...]
IDC predicts tablet shipments will exceed those of portable PCs this year, while global shipments of tablets will eclipse all personal computers in 2015, as consumers flock to lower-priced and smaller alternatives like Apple’s iPad, according to market researcher IDC. Tablet shipments are projected to grow 45 percent this year reaching 229.3 million units, up [...]
Google Play for Education marks an entirely new addition to the Google Play Store. Google Play for Education is like an app store designed especially for teachers with some powerful management tools built-in. Android Engineering Director Chris Yerg introduced it yesterday at Google I/O. The new store, which is scheduled to launch this fall, aims [...]
There were so many new things announced at Google I/O opening keynote yesterday, it’s hard to keep track of them. Let’s review the stories from C/Net, Engadget, The Verge, Android Authority, ComputerWorld, GigaOm, and TechCrunch. Engadget has a recap of the announcements: Android There have been 900 million Android activations, 48 billion app installs to [...]
TechCrunch says at least two, $1B deals are rumored to be announced shortly; Facebook Is Buying Traffic App Waze for up to $1B, and Microsoft is Mulling a Nook Media Purchase For $1 Billion. According to TechCrunch, if the rumors are true, adding Waze to Facebook makes a lot of sense in some respects: Facebook [...]
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