Tag archive: College

According to a recent study conducted by OnlineColleges.net, six out of ten students won't consider a college unless the education institution provides access to “free” Wi-Fi services on campus. While any development and maintenance costs of a campus-wide Wi-Fi network is ultimately billed to the students through tuition costs, colleges that are behind the curve on providing Wi-Fi infrastructure may be negatively impacted by… Read More

Right now, hundreds of thousands of college students across the US are cramming for the end-of-semester finals. Either that, or they're procrastinating on Facebook. According to a study from Lockhaven University of Pennsylvania published last month in Computers in Human Behavior, a little Facebook isn't such a bad thing, as far as grade point average is concerned. Of the more than 1,800 students surveyed, 92 percent admitted to… Read More

You’re heading off to college soon or already en route. Or, maybe you’re a parent of a college student and you want your son or daughter to be as comfortable as possible. There’s no need to leave your high-tech gadgets at home, and you can pick right up where you left off in L.A. Noire or whatever game you’re into these days. This gear is intended for adding some pizazz to your dorm room in terms of quality audio gear, a wireless router, and… Read More

Rasmussen College is taking advantage of the times and offering programs in app development. The school, which offers online classes and has 21 campuses across the country, has added application development to its school of technology and design courses. You can even get an Associate’s Degree in the subject. “Earning a Software Application Development Associate’s degree can help propel your career as a computer software programming… Read More

Major corporations have begun sponsoring college classes and graduate-level research in exchange for blog posts, tweets, status updates and custom-made YouTube videos, reports the Wall Street Journal. The brands making their way into the classroom include such names as Fox Sports Net, Sprint Nextel, Levi Strauss & Co and Mattel Inc. These sponsorships sometimes involve companies providing funding to the university at large, or the sharing of… Read More

If you are not a Jedi, but do enjoy a cold beer, you may want to check this out. Ryan Rusnak, a 25 year-old Virginia Tech graduate, and some friends have invented something we could all use: an iPhone controlled beer launcher called the BeerBot. The device is a dorm-sized refrigerator and table that allows you to select what beer you'd like and then tosses it to you, reports Asylum. Where can we buy one? The device, which would have… Read More

Dishing out cash every semester for new books that cost a bundle is probably one of the biggest gripes among college students. Renting, however, is an alternative that can save you money even when compared to buying used. There are many legitimate online companies that rent books and have been doing so for years. Below we’ve run down the list of our favorite online textbook rental sites so you can put some extra money towards paying back those… Read More

Forget loops for ice picks and built-in hydration systems. Unless you happen to attend school on a precarious mountain perch in southwestern Peru, you need a backpack that caters to a different set of needs. Like room for your laptop and MP3 player. A separate pocket to divide sweaty gym clothes from notebooks. A pocket that can keep a can of Coke cold until lunch. And we’ve found backpacks that deliver. These slick back-to-school backpacks… Read More

Take Two's 2K Sports publishing label yesterday announced that College Hoops 2K6 for the Xbox 360 was now available at retailers across North America. The game is priced at $59.99 and is currently the only college basketball game for Microsoft's next generation video game platform. In College Hoops 2K6, 2K Sports said, the Xbox 360 is put through the paces as gamers get to witness enhanced player models, detailed college arenas… Read More

2K Sports, the sports publishing label for Take-Two Interactive Software, yesterday announced they would be releasing their college basketball video game series for the Xbox 360 prior to March Madness. College Hoops 2K6 will offer new features for the next generation video game platform when it hits store shelves shortly. College Hoops 2K6, said 2K Sports, will include enhanced player models, an expanded roster of teams and players and more… Read More

PNY Technologies yesterday announced a new line of USB flash drives geared towards college students, alumni and faculty. The new Collegiate Attache series is priced at $59.99 for a 512MB storage option and $34.99 for a 256MB one. The Collegiate Attache series, said PNY, is a line up of USB 2.0 flash drives which sport college football team logos. Over 139 college and university logos are available in the two storage sizes, including… Read More

The Sims 2 University will ship this March and gives players of The Sims 2 the ability to watch their Sims become young adults and put childhood behind them as they settle into an all-new college town to live out their ultimate college fantasy. In The Sims 2 University players for the first time will play through the new “young adult” life stage as their Sims head off to college and join the campus crowd. Whether they live in… Read More

Twenty-five of the lawsuits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on behalf of the major record companies, were against individuals using a university Internet connectionto illegal distribute music files on unauthorized peer-to-peer services such as eDonkey, Limewire and Kazaa. The university networks used by the 25 individuals who were sued today include: American University, Amherst College, Assumption College,… Read More