The Jingle Player iPad app by Jingle Punks. Jingle Punks After 15 years of playing and composing my own music, my big payday wasn’t a record deal or T-shirt sales, but a sync. A synchronization license, or “sync,” is an industry term for when copyrighted music is matched up with another type of media (video, …

A new study finds that educational iPhone apps can increase a child’s vocabulary acquisition by as much as 31 percent within two weeks. The study is part of a larger look at the relationship between technology and education, administered by PBS and funded by a grant from the Department of Education. To glimpse the potential of mobile apps as a …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPad 3G 2:41 So what’s the big difference between the iPad and the iPad 3G? Aside from a $130 price bump, GPS capabilities, and an internal 3G cellular modem, there’s not much to say. But if you really want the nitty-gritty details over the cosmetic differences, the micro-SIM tray, the extra options in the Settings …

It’s here. Josh P. Miller/CNET Editors’ note: CNET’s rated review of the Apple iPad is now available. The Apple iPad is an unprecedented device. It doesn’t shoot rainbows or make puppies, but this roughly 8×10-inch tablet computer melds your laptop, smartphone, gaming console, and iPod into a single, affordable, unfortunately named thing. Of course, we come to you with a …