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Apple has no plans to live stream education event on March 27th

It looks like Apple won’t be offering a live stream of its March 27th education-focused event set to take place at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. On Friday, the company updated the Events app on the Apple TV to add an image of the invitation for the upcoming event and to note that a […]

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Best Buy offers MacBook Air notebooks at $300 off, brings 128GB base model price down to $699

A good deal’s a good deal. Albeit Apple’s Chicago-based mystery education event is only two days away and there’s a slight chance the company will introduce a lower-priced MacBook Air aimed at students, Best Buy is currently offering the entry-level 128GB 13-inch MacBook Air for $300 off. This brings the price down to about $699, […]

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Apple announces March 27th education event, updated MacBook Air, iPad rumored

Apple’s education department has been hard at work on something. Or assorted things. And those things will be announced on March 27th, as Apple has just sent an invitation out focusing on “creative new ideas for teachers and students.” This doesn’t offer a whole lot to go by, although it’s been rumored that Apple has […]

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announces Woz U, looks to bring affordable tech education to wider audience

The Woz is endeavoring to bring more affordable tech education your way. Last week, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced the formation of Woz U, an online university designed to make tech education more affordable. He stated that while the current plan is for web-based classes in the near term, the long-term plan is to bring […]

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Microsoft releases Surface notebooks starting at $999, seeks to compete against Apple, Google in education marketplace

Apple might have some competition form Microsoft in the sub-$999 notebook market. Microsoft’s new Surface notebook now arrives in gold, platinum, blue and burgundy colors, has switched from a metal area around the keyboard for a softer microfiber lining, features a 13.5-inch touch screen, runs the latest Intel processors and gets 14.5 hours of battery […]