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IBM Introduces New Foundation for Mobile Computing

Comprehensive Platform of Software and Services Advances IBM’s Mobile Capabilities; Helps Clients Embrace Growing Mobile and Cloud Computing Business Opportunities IBM Press Release

Download Papers: UNESCO Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning

Today there are over 5.9 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, and for every one person who accesses the internet from a computer two do so from a mobile device. Given the ubiquity and rapidly expanding functionality of mobile technologies, UNESCO is enthusiastic about their potential to improve and facilitate learning, particularly in communities where educational […]

Experts outline mobile learning tips

Mobile learning and the ability to give students anytime, anywhere access to school resources are high on every educator’s list, but the technology brings with it valid concerns—including access for students from different economic backgrounds, school bandwidth capability, and network security.eSchool NewsFull Article

First University in Europe To Reach More Than One Million Subscriptions Through New iTunes U App & Over 50 Million Total International Downloads

Open University, the widely popular source of free course content on iTunes U, is the first in Europe to reach more than one million active subscriptions through the iTunes U app since it launched back on 19 January. The OU’s 52 courses on the app add to the University’s extensive material on iTunes U which […]

Download: Accelerating the adoption of mLearning: a call for collective and collaborative action [Open Access Paper]

Accelerating the adoption of mLearning: a call for collective and collaborative action [Open Access Paper].Perspectives from the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on ICT.Commonwealth of LearningDownload Paper

Curating the World of Educational Apps

With a bank of 40,000 educational apps that have been cataloged, reviewed, and approved, a Tennessee initiative hopes to make it easier for educators to use apps in the classroom and beyond. Campus TechnologyFull Article

For Mobile Strategies, Open Source Offers Flexibility

A desire for flexibility–as well as cost-savings–are prompting more and more higher ed institutions to consider open source for their mobile strategies.SOURCE: Campus TechnologyFull Article

Augmented Reality: mLearn

What if, you are reading about any topic and simultaneously you can see and visualize what you are reading.SOURCE: Ideas ProjectRead the Full Article

Ball State creates Android app for students to access university information

Ball State University has created one of the first student-focused mobile applications in the country with the launch of bConnected for Android mobile and Google TV. The app provides convenient access to valuable student resources, such as grades, class schedules and information related to campus life, student organizations and financial aid awards. SOURCE:Ball State UniversityRead […]

Remarks Of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski As Prepared For Delivery GSMA Mobile Asia Congress

Thank you, Anne Bouverot and GSMA, for inviting me to speak. It’s a pleasure to be at GSMA’s Mobile Asia Congress. As this conference makes clear, the world is going mobile. There are roughly four billion mobile subscribers worldwide with about six billion subscriptions. China alone added thirty million subscriptions in just the last quarter, […]