New “Education Collections” section of the App Store

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=549872333&mt=8

Whether you’re learning or teaching, these excellent apps help students blossom with tools for all subjects.

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The PC looks like it’s dying

The PC looks like it’s dying – Fortune Tech
PC makers aren’t just losing to Apple. They’re struggling on multiple fronts — and things look gloomy going forward.
<http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/08/07/the-pc-looks-like-its-dying/>

NASA Used A Lot Of MacBooks To Get The Curiosity Rover To Mars

NASA Used A Lot Of MacBooks To Get The Curiosity Rover To Mars
<http://www.cultofmac.com/182894/nasa-used-a-lot-of-macbooks-to-get-the-curiosity-rover-to-mars/>

The role of the Mac at NASA and JPL is shown off by Mars Curiosity mission
<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/08/06/the-role-of-the-mac-at-nasa-and-jpl-is-shown-off-by-mars-curiosi/>

NASA’s control room flooded with Macs during Mars Curiosity landing
<http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/06/nasas_control_room_flooded_with_macs_during_mars_curiosity_landing.html>

<https://twitter.com/lhasapso/status/232353815003791360/photo/1>

Apple’s iPad is A Growth ANIMAL

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/apple’s-ipad-is-a-growth-monster.html/?ref=YF

Text-to-Speech App Now Features Children’s Voices

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/07/text_to_speech_app_used_by.html

For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like how they might, if they could talk.

New updated Apple Education Resources page

General Resources:
<http://www.apple.com/education/resources/>

IT Resources:
<http://www.apple.com/education/it>

OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program

<http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/>

Mountain Lion Available From the Mac App Store

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/07/25Mountain-Lion-Available-Today-From-the-Mac-App-Store.html

iTunes U Course: iPad Orientation

http://itunes.apple.com/us/course/ipad-orientation/id525873542

iTunes U Course: Exploring the iPad in Classroom Instruction

http://itunes.apple.com/us/course/exploring-ipad-in-classroom/id535503659

Top Teaching & Learning Courses in iTunes U

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?genreId=40000109&id=29671&popId=65

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

<http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/07/24Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html>

• 17 Million iPads Sold
• Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common Share