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Whether it's public or private, more schools are handing out iPads and other mobile tablet devices to their students and faculty for academic use. Additionally, the students using these costly mobile devices are getting younger, which increases the chances of broken or damaged tablets.

Many school districts across the nation are prepping for the introduction of new iPads, MacBooks and other mobile devices to their classrooms as a new school year begins. According to CBS affiliate WBTW, Horry County Schools in Conway, South Carolina, are entering their second year of the personalized digital learning initiative that hands out iPads to students.

Let's start with the new iPad Air: The new iPad Air weigs only one pound (vs. 1.33 pounds for the iPad 2), 28% lighter than the iPad 2 and 20% thinner than the iPad 2. The iPad Air will be available beginning Nov. 1 starting at $499 for the 16GB wifi only version (up to $799 for the 128GB) and $629 for the 16GB wifi and cellular version (up to $929 for the 128GB).

Would you buy a phone that had interchangeable parts? That's what PhoneBloks is suggesting.

Have you noticed something a little different when you search on Google lately? Yesterday on Google's 15th anniversary, they announced what those changes are!

Looks like the Apple event on Sept. 10, 2013 will be colorful! Does this confirm the iPhone 5C, C meaning color? This invite sure seems to look that way! What else do you think will happen at the special event next Tuesday?

Remember when the iPhone 5 came out and there was a big stink about the maps app? Back then I wrote about how the Apple Maps iOS app wasn't that great and how most people seemed to miss Google Maps, which was the original iOS maps app. Well, it seems some people think Apple's version is still better than Google's and others.

Some people call it the iPod of smart home technology. I call it iWant. Sure, the iWant has been used before relating to anything Apple, and this isn't an Apple product - but it reminds me of the awesome technology that's out there now, but this is for your home..

The reign of Apple being the most valuable company ended on Friday. After one year of being the most valuable company, it lost that title to Exxon as their shares slipped.

Just announced yesterday, Apple has said there will be yet another iPad option to buy. It's not enough there was the first generation, second, third, iPad Mini out there - but you now have another option if you need the massive additional space.