Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users — 120 million people — access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. This approach misses two key facts: one, users are already using your website on their phones, and two, mobile web users have different needs than desktop users. Web surfing behavior on a mobile phone differs from the desktop. Mobile browsers, even on smart phones, are not conducive to searching, browsing, or exploration. Mobile phones come in all shapes and sizes. MORE >>

Browser for cheap cell phones For low resource settings I found the opera speaker (Charles McCathieNevile) very useful. He mentioned Opera mini which brings the Web to low cost cell phones. The latest trends in mobile technology and content were given in speed tempo at the conference future-of-mobile.com. There were a bunch of speakers (17!) who each got between 15 – 30 minutes and the format worked. In just one days time I got updated on some of the trends in mobile design and development. Mobile Tools The tools I jotted down were SoonR , WURFL and Volantis. MORE >>

The device also has phone functionality. The proprietary UbiSurfer browser shrinks data using Datawind’s own proxy servers and allows for fast web delivery on existing infrastructure. Additional information is available at [link] Kajeet and Telcordia for Learning outside the Classroom, powered by Kajeet for Education with Telcordia's Charging and Policy controls By providing specialized mobile broadband connected Smart devices to schools and colleges, Kajeet is helping to ensure that the move from paper-based teaching resources is accomplished fairly across all students. MORE >>

Mobile Learning An Online Reflective Journal on Mobile Learning Practice Home Winksite Store Resources About Mobile Contact Four R’s Model and Mobile Learning Activities 11 08 2006 Repost of posting to EdNa forums , with other commentary here. Underpinned by a Constructivist theory of learning Recall: The learner as a user of existing information and resources The learner may use a portable device to recall information, events, experiences or stories, stored on the portable device (e.g. mobile phone conversation), or access asynchronous communication services (e.g. MORE >>

Due to more powerful mobile data networks, ubiquitous access to wireless, mobile tools that work across platforms and more smart phones and devices that are Flash ready, many types of learning can be set free from the personal computer. More organizations are exploring mobile learning to provide just-in-time resources and learning objects to an increasingly mobile and virtual workforce. Regardless, given the rapid adoption and evolution of smart phones, the move to mobile platforms as a significant learning environment is only a matter of time. but "how?". MORE >>