| Apple iPad troubled U.S. school market: network | | | | the textbooks are more pictures, mathematical |
| bandwidth pressure | | | | formulas, and other non-standard text. |
| : "Wall Street Journal" online edition published an | | | | Alternative third-party research |
| article Sony VGP-BPL2 Battery saying that Apple | | | | Princeton University, a study conducted last fall |
| iPad tablet PCs as network stability and other | | | | showed that students lack the Amazon Kindle |
| reasons some universities in the United States | | | | e-book notes and highlighting features such as |
| face the problem. In addition, U.S. students may | | | | disappointment. Apple iBook store current books |
| be reluctant to 499 U.S. dollars or higher price to | | | | in the same format, and some third-party |
| buy a iPad. | | | | companies are studying alternatives. |
| Insiders believe that, iPad will lead the next | | | | Houghton Mifflin's Harcourt, Pearson, and McGraw |
| generation of educational technology. However, @ | | | | - Hill (McGraw-Hill) Dell Inspiron 8200 battery other |
| George Washington University and Princeton | | | | publishers, as well as application developers |
| University, the network stability problems have | | | | ScrollMotion have begun to study interactive digital |
| hindered the promotion of iPad. Cornell University | | | | paper. However ScrollMotion iPhone currently only |
| also reported, iPad a network connectivity | | | | available in very little content. ScrollMotion @ |
| problem, and fear iPad will lead to network | | | | Copple, co-founder Josh (Josh Koppel), said |
| overload. | | | | products for the iPad will be launched in the |
| By highlighting the iPad portability and e-book | | | | coming months, but did not disclose further details. |
| function, Apple hopes of higher education | | | | He said the negotiations with publishers are still |
| marketing iPad. The problem is no doubt that | | | | ongoing. In addition, this application will provide |
| Apple disadvantage. If only to understand the | | | | notes, voice recording and interactive features |
| program and send and receive mail, the U.S. | | | | such terminology. He said: "We are not merely |
| students may not be willing to pay high prices for | | | | books converted to PDF format." |
| a iPad. Higher Education industry insiders also | | | | It is hard to imagine exactly Microsoft, Google |
| concerned that Apple's iBook store in the | | | | suffocating war between Apple and a number of |
| educational content is too small, not enough to | | | | large-scale epic in the end. |
| reduce the cost of buying the traditional | | | | According to Gizmodo reported that, surprisingly, |
| reference books. | | | | not the size of Microsoft or Apple, they have |
| Campus network does not support the iPad | | | | several years of history, to create the industry's |
| Earlier this month, George @ Washington | | | | giant (and now trapped in the same space-time |
| University, said the school's wireless network | | | | tunnel), the real surprise is Google. In ten years |
| security features do not support the iPad, iPhone | | | | time, Google has become one network of the |
| and iPod Touch. Princeton University, said | | | | world's heavyweight companies as quickly as the |
| Wednesday, as some failures affect the school's | | | | virus invaded every corner of the Internet, from |
| entire computer system, the school cut off 20% | | | | search to video, from mobile phones to the |
| of active networking equipment. Princeton | | | | operating system, and soon spread to TV area in |
| University, said in a statement, is working with | | | | turn. |
| Apple to resolve the issue. | | | | Back in the 90's, "Hegemony" is a synonym for |
| Cornell University IT director Steve @ Schuster | | | | "Microsoft" then as all areas of the Microsoft |
| (Steve Schuster), said last week in an e-mail, | | | | opportunistic invasion, when the judiciary to |
| Internet connectivity problems the school has | | | | investigate the focus of the anti-monopoly |
| emerged and is taking measures, ensure that the | | | | Microsoft. A computer where Microsoft's |
| iPad will not result in the school's network | | | | presence there. |
| devastating effects. Schuster also said that when | | | | Today is Apple's domination of the music industry, |
| the iPad access the school network, the network | | | | the reform of the mobile phone, and guide the |
| bandwidth pressure. | | | | tablet PC into the mainstream. Microsoft by the |
| The universities that are looking for solutions to | | | | leader suddenly became a HP pavilion zd8000 |
| these problems. @ George Washington University, | | | | battery, at least in one area of real concern is the |
| said, iPad operating system may need to wait until | | | | case, such as network and mobile telephony. |
| next spring to fully support the school's network. | | | | More uncertainty about the future, Microsoft |
| @ Apple spokesman Teresa Brewer (Teresa | | | | hopes cloud computing, Apple's gamble in a closed |
| Brewer) said that she Dell Inspiron 6000 Battery | | | | information equipment, and many third-party |
| not understand the problems encountered by | | | | program, Google is longing for a roads lead to the |
| these universities. In the first week of sale, Apple | | | | network in the world. |
| sold more than 50 million iPad. | | | | Apple alleged that Kodak violated and "continuing |
| The lack of electronic materials | | | | violation" of its two patents - U.S. Patent No. |
| However, there are many university networks | | | | 6,031,964, respectively, and RE38911. Apple, |
| already support iPad, and no problems. There are | | | | respectively, in February 2000 and December |
| some universities that will promote iPad. Seton Hill | | | | 2005 received two patents. |
| University commitment to school this fall for all | | | | According to Apple, Kodak used in several |
| students to provide free iPad and MacBook. The | | | | products of these two patents, including the Z, M |
| George Fox University said, will allow students to | | | | and C series and Slice digital cameras, as well as |
| choose these two products. | | | | Zi6, Zi8 and Zx1 camera. Apple requests |
| However, these universities also recognize the | | | | compensation for economic losses Kodak, by a |
| iPad problems. Seton Hill University students in | | | | jury hear the case. |
| 2145 to pay most of the technical costs 800 U.S. | | | | Apple and its attorney, Steven @ Qielunsiji |
| dollars per year to help the school to expand the | | | | (Steven S. Cherensky) were not available for |
| wireless network and support systems. | | | | comment. |
| Seton Hill University, said students still need to | | | | Kodak spokesman David @ Lanzi Luo (David |
| purchase traditional textbooks. School media | | | | Lanzillo) said the company would not comment on |
| relations director Kelly @ Coleman (Kary Coleman) | | | | the litigation still pending. He also said that Kodak |
| said: "We believe that, iPad will be more | | | | has invested in the development of patented |
| competitive electronic materials." She said, 70 | | | | technology of "hundreds of millions of dollars. We |
| school faculty are trained to understand how the | | | | have an obligation to protect the interests of |
| classroom use of computers and tablet PCs, | | | | shareholders and licensing customers." |
| "some teachers may still use traditional paper | | | | Kodak in January to the U.S. International Trade |
| textbooks." | | | | Commission complaint that Apple's iPhone and |
| Industry analysts and experts believe that schools | | | | RIM's smart phones are not properly used its |
| do not fully accept the iPad, unless the addition | | | | camera-related patents. West New York, Kodak |
| electronic textbook publishers to more digital | | | | also filed two lawsuits in U.S. District Court, alleging |
| resources beyond textbooks. Relative commercial | | | | that Dell Latitude D610 Battery infringed on its |
| books, teaching materials are converted to | | | | patents related to digital cameras. |
| electronic version of the more difficult, because | | | | |