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Calling all students: Microsoft wishes to aid your studies with one of its shiny new Windows 7 PCs! Then destroy them with one of its shiny, er, getting-on-a-bit Xbox 360 consoles! This is how it works: any student in the U.S. spending more than $699 on a Windows 7 laptop or desktop from May...

If you were one of the biggest manufacturers of gaming hardware in the world, and your rival was recovering from a spell of terrible luck, how might you consider capitalizing on the situation? More...

Are you a college student? Are you in the market for a new Windows PC, and also enjoy console gaming? Well, then, does Microsoft have a deal for you. The company has just announced a new promotion where college students will receive a free Xbox 360 with the purchase of a new PC from...

You have the mini-fridge, the flat screen, a DVD player, and maybe a tablet. What else does your dorm room need? How about a free Xbox 360 when you buy a Windows 7 PC? More...

Microsoft is gearing up to help university students get homework done while also getting their game on by offering a free Xbox 360 game console with the purchase of a $699 Windows 7 PC. It's a very good deal, indeed. In its recent announcement of the offer, Microsoft revealed that between May...

For most people around the country school has either just let out or still has a little while to go before getting out. That makes the new back-to-school offer from Microsoft a little pre-mature perhaps, but it is an interesting offer. Microsoft is offering students buying a new Windows 7...

Microsoft is about to launch a new promotion offering any student who purchases a Windows 7 PC (laptop or desktop) at $699 or more a free 4GB Xbox 360 S . The promotion officially runs from May 23 through September 9, though Windows Team Blog notes that the end date will vary by retailer...

Microsoft has a new back-to-school promotion getting ready to start and it is a pretty enticing one. Starting May 22nd, if a student buys a Windows 7 PC then they can get a free Xbox 360 . The PC has to cost at least $699 and be bought either directly from Microsoft or one of its partners, like...

Microsoft is offering an enticing deal to go with a Windows 7 system with your next computer purchase. College students who pick up a Windows 7 PC (including laptops) that costs $699 or more will be entitled to a free 4GB Xbox 360 system. The deal isn't limited to the Microsoft Store, either, as...

Microsoft today announced it will start offering a free, 4 GB Xbox 360 S -- a roughly $200 value -- to qualifying students who purchase a Windows 7 PC for $699 or more over the summer. The offer, which runs from May 22 through September 3, can be redeemed at online retailers including Dell.com...

Link Removed due to 404 Error DALLAS — L.D. Bell High School student Ben Ross recently survived a serious accident. On Saturday night, he still made it to his prom in the vehicle of his dreams — a giant hot dog. Ross was seriously injured while riding his motorcycle last month. While at...

Students behind the discovery of an alien's body at a UFO crash site have admitted it was a hoax - made out of stale bread. A video of the find shot by Timur Hilall, 18, and Kirill Vlasov, 19 - supposedly showing the alien's mangled body frozen in snow in Irkutsk, Siberia - became a...

Forget Jimmy Choos - these 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes prove that stinky feet can be fabulous. Fashion student Lisa Dillon from Bath Spa University designed and made the 'Jimmy Cheese' shoes using West Country cheddar. The budding fashionista from the Department of Fashion, Textile and 3D...

A photographer has got the bug for creepy-crawly close-ups – and the resulting pictures are definitely an eye-full. Thomas Shahan uses just a digital camera and zoom lens to capture macro images of spiders and insects, zooming in on the creatures’ eyes and producing images that show...

Over 74,000 students in the U.S. registered for the Imagine Cup which is like the Olympics for technology. Watch some of the planet-saving ideas in software and game design as students prepare for their first round of judging here in Redmond. Link Removed More...

Dear Lifehacker, I’m a student using a MacBook Pro for uni on which I’ve got Mac OS X & Windows 7 dual booted. I’m constantly switching between the two depending on what I need to do (though Windows is my preferred OS). Recently I’ve noticed that the battery lasts longer on the OS X side than it...

For a limited time, college students can upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional for just $29.99, Microsoft said Friday. More...

Over the next few weeks, high school students across the country will be taking a voluntary exam designed to test their financial smarts. The 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge is designed to make sure kids are heading out into the real world with a basic understanding of things...

Bright student Victoria Cowie may be only 11-years-old but she has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein. The schoolgirl has now joined the ranks of Mensa’s brightest people with an intelligence score of 162 – two points higher than the German physicist. Victoria had her pick of top schools...

IDG News Service - A Nevada student who gave the opening address at his high school graduation last year has been charged with breaking into his school district's computer system and bumping up his classmates' grades for a fee. Police say Tyler Coyner, 19, was the ringleader in a group of 13...