An ambitious government plan to flood classrooms with technology was met with many questions and strong criticism during the national congress of the country’s second largest teachers’ union. Basil Manuel, President of the South African Education Union (NAPTOSA)   In its plan, which was developed without proper consultation with the teaching profession, the government intends to provide tablets to all …

A combination of acquisition costs and the impact of November’s terrorist attacks in Paris led to a fourth-quarter loss for Expedia Inc., but shares surged 11% in after-hours trading Wednesday after CFO Mark Okerstrom said the company is expecting earnings to rise 35-45% in 2016 as Orbitz and HomeAway are fully integrated into operations. Expedia closed on its acquisitions of …

Speaking Tuesday at his first earnings conference since being named Spirit CEO in early January, Bob Fornaro said the airline might focus more of its route network on mid-sized markets. “I think going forward, we are going to be much more open to a broader view of routes,” Fornaro said, according to a transcript of the call prepared by the …

It isn’t just young people who are spending their evenings wistfully swiping left and right on and endless stream of faces – older folks are doing it too, according to new research. TechCrunch has picked upon a new survey of 2,000 people from Pew Research in the US, which reportedly shows that not only have online dating services grown more …

The second most expensive endeavor, normally people trying after buying a home is to go for a car. It doesn’t matter whether you are going for a used car or a new car it’s always one of the most expensive things for anyone to buy after the home. If you are living in India and want to get a used …

Ocean City, Maryland is truly paradise on Earth. There is a reason it becomes one of the largest tourist draws of the entire state during the summer months. People flock from all around the world to visit the natural beauty of the city. The water is cool and refreshing in the summer heat, but it also provides a completely different …

The financial sector is one of the largest users of high-performance computing as it enables extremely valuable analytics to be performed regarding customer risk assessment, valuation and pricing of securities, and simulation of economic scenarios. The financial sector is gathering information about customers, both specific and generic at a faster rate than ever before in a bid to understand customer …

The popular iPad productivity app Paper is finally making its way to iPhones. Developer FiftyThree on Thursday launched Paper version 3.0, deemed the “biggest update in the app’s history” with support for Apple smartphones and a slew of new features. The app combines all your text notes, lists, photos, and sketches in the same space, letting you capture your ideas …

Don’t call it a comeback. Apple TV has been here for years. And yet, here is Apple, launching an upgraded Apple TV with a new interface, remote, and plan to dominate your living room and grow its ever-expanding universe of technology and entertainment offerings. That new plan? Apps. That would seem a bit flip, except for the fact that Apple made …

I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for a month now, and to tell the truth, I’m not sold. It’s a great-looking device, but it’s an expensive way to wear my notifications. At Apple’s iPhone launch event this week, I got to check out some of the features in the new Watch OS 2. It makes the watch even more fashionable, …