Apple’s iPad will continue to be the market leader in 2012 though a collection of tablet devices based on Android (in older Honeycomb to newer Ice Cream Sandwich flavors), Microsoft Windows 8 and possibly even RIM’s PlayBook 2.0 As predicted, the number and variety of tablets introduced throughout 2012 was smaller than seen in 2011 and serious market leadership was relegated to a select number of tier one vendors including Apple, Samsung, Google/Motorola and Amazon fighting to stay a few steps ahead of tier two competitors like RIM, Microsoft, Lenovo, Barnes & Noble. MORE >>

The article goes on to mention Google and its open-source Android operating system and the potential that platform brings to the scientific community. Loading mentions Retweet Filed under // Android Apple Google iPhone K-12 Mobile Computing Comments [0] February 10, 2010 Siri - Your mobile personal assistant Siri is a recently released iPhone app that wants to be your mobile personal assistant (Android and Blackberry apps are coming). Watch the video and see how Pranav interacts with the digital world and the physical world. have worked in education for about 25 years. MORE >>

’s Bermingham University with the help of Toshiba and a £150,000 investment from Microsoft, began a grand experiment. Instructor Diane Zorn lectures a philosophy course at York that is available in multiple digital formats, 100% of which is available for download through Zorn’s RSS feed: a PDF copy of the lecture is available for download, as well as a video podcast (’v-cast’) through iTunes or other preferred podcast software. Duke University was the one that set the trend in motion. The project was controversial, with mixed results. Subscribe What is RSS? MORE >>

Here is a quick summary of those discussions: Cisco: Right next to my mobility demo was the Flip prosumer video. Cisco FocalPoint is a great platform to put all student and educator videos on the cloud and share them with the community for commenting, etc. Naturally you can consume all these videos from a number of mobile (or not) devices. Google: I talked to a college guy that showed me how he is using his Google Docs apps, such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc., What I should have said instead though is “Learning is Mobile”. My conclusion?  MORE >>

Talk back below and let me know what you think: Instead of memorizing the meaning of a list of vocabulary words, they can use a camera or video feature attached to their PSP to take still shots or video clips of everyday life that relate to each word as part of a homework assignment. Download Now Live Webcast: Email Security and Archiving - Clearer in the Cloud Google The time is NOW for businesses and organizations of all sizes to implement. The Conversation Dev Connection Digital Cameras & Camcorders Ed Botts Microsoft Report Emerging Tech Enterprise Web 2.0 MORE >>