The textbooks can toggle between languages so students who aren't native speakers can check their understanding. Another advantage: the digital books' cost. Discovery's lessons — branded 'Techbooks' ...

In short, an e-reader is best suited for reading books with minimal annotation or note-taking. An e-ink notepad is best for ...

WASHINGTON – Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates today outlined a future of computing akin to a Whole Earth Catalog for technology. The computing systems of the future will be more natural, responsive ...

Nonprofits and a Christian university are bringing new technology to the country’s remotest areas. Twelve-year-old Rita Lesina treks more than 1.5 miles every morning over a dusty, rugged road in ...

In South Korea, the days of students lumbering around with backpacks full of books could soon be a thing of the past. A new government initiative aims to replace all physical textbooks with eBooks ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks. Welcome to the new ...