Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 24 at 4:37 pm PT
Fusion-io investors freak out over tighter margins. But never mind that. Fusion has a new customer: Salesforce.com
Kara Swisher in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 7:44 am PT
Here’s the lawyer who’s going to write that ironclad lease — that promised espresso maker better be there! — for the lovely apartment in Italy we rented.
Lauren Goode in Mobile on December 8, 2011 at 3:20 pm PT
A Colorado-based security company is looking to bring a one-touch mobile app to school campuses for emergencies.
Drake Martinet in News on November 20, 2011 at 9:15 am PT
The path from high school sports superstar to college scholarship MVP can be a treacherous one. CaptainU — a start-up built by former collegiate athletes — helps navigate it.
Kara Swisher in Commerce on September 15, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
The online textbook rental is on a hiring spree to expand its student-aimed business all year round. The latest move: Acquiring Zinch, which links high school students with college recruiters.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on August 10, 2011 at 8:14 pm PT
Walt answers a reader’s question about which e-reader is best for someone with light-sensitive eyes.
Liz Gannes in Social on August 1, 2011 at 10:00 am PT
LikeALittle, also known as LAL, is launching its first non-college-oriented app today, which will help users with common interests and nearby locations find each other.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 13, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
With a boom in mobile devices, Rasmussen College has launched two-year and four-year degree programs for aspiring app makers. The first few students are starting the program this month.
Kara Swisher in News on April 7, 2011 at 7:17 pm PT
According to sources close to the situation, Intel Capital and Advance Publications will lead a $30 million investment round in Kno, the high-profile student tablet start-up.
In addition to the funding from its venture capital ark, Intel itself will license the hardware design of Kno, which will now focus on its software to manage the devices that are aimed at the college market.
Kara Swisher in News on February 21, 2011 at 12:16 am PT
Kno–the much-funded and high-profile Silicon Valley start-up aimed at making tablet computers focused at students–is considering selling off the entire hardware part of the business and is in talks with two major consumer electronics manufacturers to do so, according to sources close to the situation.
But, if a deal is struck, the move would be a dramatic shift for the company, which has yet to ship significant numbers of the touchscreen device as it has long touted.
