Friday, May 4, 2012

MIT and Harvard announce edX web education platform, make online learning cheap and easy

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We'll forgive you if you failed to take MIT up on its offer take its courses for free when it rolled out its MITx online learning platform last year. However, Harvard took notice of its efforts, and has joined MIT online to form the edX platform and offer courses and content for free on the web. There's no word on the available subjects just yet, but video lessons, quizzes and online labs will all be a part of the curriculum, and those who comprehend the coursework can get a certificate of mastery upon completion. edX won't just benefit those who log on, either, as it'll be used to research how students learn and how technology can be used to improve teaching in both virtual and brick and mortar classrooms. The cost for this altruistic educational venture? 60 million dollars, with each party ponying up half. The first courses will be announced this summer, and classes are slated to start this fall. Want to know more? Check out the future of higher education more fully in the PR and video after the break.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Samsung unpacks the Galaxy tomorrow, we'll be liveblogging the London event right here!


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Is that Galaxy S II feeling a bit stale? It's just about time for Samsung to name a successor to the massively popular smartphone, live at the company's Mobile Unpacked event at the Earls Court Olympic venue. We'll surely see a brand new mainstream handset make its debut, but what's not quite as clear is what other gadgets Samsung plans to show off in London. With defined divisions, the Korean device maker's "Mobile Unpacked" event title implies that Android phones will steal the show, so it's unlikely that we'll see an updated Tab or two. We have 24 hours and change to find out for sure, however, so bookmark this page to stay abreast of the news as it happens in our liveblog. The show kicks off at 2PM ET tomorrow (7PM local time in London) -- you'll find your local time translation just below.

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Disney set to use iPads for next generation FastPass park system

Disney is testing iPads and looks set to use them for its next generation FastPass park system. The current FastPass system allows park guests to receive their passes and avoid lines for popular attractions. The new system is being tested now with selected guests being asked to pre-book attractions in the near future.


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Waze Makes Its First Step Beyond The Phone, Integrates With Pioneer AppRadio

????The makers of traffic app?Waze?are the latest company wanting to go beyond the phone and integrate more deeply with car hardware. It's a natural move ? if you use Waze, you use it when you're driving. However, the whole dealmaking and integration process with automakers is long and complicated, so as a first step, Waze is looking at the "aftermarket" of devices that people can add to their cars. And it's starting with?Pioneer's AppRadio.

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New/Old Willow Smith Music Video: "Do It Like Me (Rockstar)"


Willow Smith has taken a break from coloring her hair to release a new music video. Sort of.

It's actually an old music video, according to the 11-year old, who Tweeted a link to the following yesterday and wrote: "This video is old but I still love it."

It includes shot of Willow dancing through a variety of well-known cities, including New York and Paris. She dons pants, a studded jacket or two and, yes, she whips her hair a bit. Big brother Jaden Smith even stops by for a cameo!

Watch now:


Willow Smith Music Video - "Do It Like Me (Rockstar)"

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Nicki Minaj Announces Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Tour Dates


It's nearly summer, which means we're inching ever closer to sunshine, grilling... and stadium tours from the country's top artists.

In the last week alone, Demi Lovato and Carrie Underwood have both announced the dates and locales where you can catch them perform over the coming months.

Now, it's Nicki Minaj's turn.

The eccentric artist will be hitting the road in just over a week, kicking off a multi-month tour that will take her from San Francisco to England, with stops in Germany and Denmark in between.

Read on for Nicki's complete schedule and make plans accordingly:

5-10 San Francisco, CA - Wild 94.9’s Wild Jam
5-12 Los Angeles, CA - KIIS FM’s Wango Tango
5-16 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
5-18 Melbourne, Australia - Hisense Arena
5-22 Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
5-23 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp
5-25 Yokohoma, Japan - Yokohoma Bay Hall
6-01 Philadelphia, PA - Wired 96.5 Fest
6-02 Boston, MA - Jam’n 94.5 Summer Jam
6-03 New York, NY - Hot 97 Summer Jam
6-08 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet
6-09 Oslo, Norway - Oslo Spektrum
6-11 Copenhagen, Denmark - Falkoner Theatre
6-13 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Beliguque
6-16 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrome
6-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
6-21 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
6-24 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
6-25 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
6-26 Birmingham, England - NIA Birmingham
6-28 Manchester, England - Manchester Apollo
7-04 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
7-06 Paris, France - Zenith
7-07 London, England - Wireless Festival
7-08 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
7-16 Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theatre
7-17 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre Detroit
7-19 Cleveland, OH - State Theatre at Playhouse Square
7-20 Hartford, CT - Hot Jam
7-22 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre Atlanta
7-24 Miami, FL - James L. Knight Center
7-26 Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium
7-28 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
7-29 Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
7-31 St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House
8-02 Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre
8-04 Las Vegas, NV - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
8-07 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
8-11 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
8-12 Vancouver, Canada - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
8-18 Hylands Park and Weston Park, England - V Festival

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Nigerian forces raid Islamist base in Kano, 1 killed

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