‘PREDATORY’ PRISON PHONE RATES: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS URGE REFORM

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(Thinkstock) What if it cost $17 to make a 15-minute phone call in the U.S.? How often would you call home? That's the dilemma facing many inmates who must rely on the prison phone service and pay sky-high rates. A bipartisan group of prison reformers is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to stop phone companies from charging ...

CAN THE WORLD'S CHEAPEST COMPUTER EMPOWER A NEW GENERATION OF PROGRAMMERS?

The World at Work is powered by GE. This new series highlights the people, projects and startups that are driving innovation and making the world a better place. Name: Raspberry Pi [More from Mashable: 5 Ways Teachers Can Evaluate Educational Games] Big Idea: Raspberry Pi is a small, lightweight computer that runs on Linux and costs next to ...

JENSEN COMPUTER – AIMING TO BE A LEADER IN REMOTE PC TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Jensen Computer is the next big thing in the technical support industry, aiming at providing fast and cutting edge tech support service to all its clients facing technical troubles with their PCs.Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Jensen Computer is the next big thing in the technical support industry, aiming at providing fast and cutting ...

COMPUTER GAME FOR STROKE PATIENTS

A computer game where players perform circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke. Experts from Newcastle University have teamed up with a professional game studio to create the first in a set of titles which will train patients to regain hand or arm movement. This can take months of ...

ZTE CONFIRMS SECURITY HOLE IN U.S. PHONE

(Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobile phone models sold in the United States contains a vulnerability that researchers say could allow others to control the device. The hole affects ZTE's Score model that runs on Google ...