10 things to know about the state of tech in education
By Erin Carson From Tech Republic The current state of tech and education is in flux. Here are 10 things to know about what’s happening now. There’s a difference between having computers in schools and teaching kids what to do…
How a tiny fishing village became the gadget factory of the world, and why that’s just the beginning of its ambitions
By Steve Ranger From Tech Republic It’s a hot summer evening in Shenzhen, but it’s still cool inside the Apple store. The young shoppers are checking out the phones and nodding along to the music by a British indie band…
TCI joins the Caribbean’s renewable energy race
From TCI Weekly News THE TCI deepened its commitment to advancing renewable energy by joining the Carbon War Room’s Ten Island Challenge on Thursday (October 16). Premier Rufus Ewing, and Justin Locke, Carbon War Room’s operations director, signed a memorandum…
Grandma shockingly ‘texts’ from beyond the grave
By Chris Perez From New York Post Camera phones have become the best defense against big government Scientists develop sun-friendly glass for cellphones, tablets Could this be the solution to city sidewalk rage? The 1991 film that predicted the iPad,…
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Cayman Islands Grace Gealey to star on FOX’s “Empire” Grace Gealey, originally from the Cayman Islands, will be starring on FOX’s Empire, which premieres in January 2015. Grace Gealey stars as Anika Gibbons in the anticipated FOX series EMPIRE co-created…
An app that lets you converse with the deaf, no sign language necessary
By Sarah Buhr From Techcrunch Transcense is a new app that accurately translates conversations in real time so the deaf and hard of hearing can participate in meetings, presentations and conversations. Founders Thibault Duchemin, Pieter Doevendans and Skinner Cheng say…
Digicel launches 15 cent world plan
New plan gives customers in the Cayman Islands a great new rate for local and international calls Wednesday 15th October, 2014 – George Town, Cayman: Digicel today launched its new 15c World Plan providing the best value to customers by…
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Statement on Statistics Week 2014 (October 13-17) From Cayman Islands minister
By Hon. Marco Archer, JP, Minister for Finance and Economic Development This week (October 13-17, 2014) is Statistics Week in the Cayman Islands. This is being held in collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which is celebrating the region-wide Statistics…
No risk, no reward: The power of risk taking for your career
By Jo Miller From Mashable “If you’re not taking risks in your career,” says Valerie Oswalt, vice president of sales, west area for Mondelēz International, “you might actually be creating more risk for yourself.” For Oswalt, the chance to make…
Trinidad and Tobago launches internet exchange point
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago has become the latest Caribbean nation to launch an Internet exchange point (IXP). Called TTIX, the local IXP brings together seven of the country’s Internet service providers (ISPs)….
