Retrieving manufacturer and model specific procedures (ex., When Apple launched the iPhone 4S, one of the key differentiators to previous models was the inclusion of Siri. For those who haven’t been bombarded yet by the marketing campaigns, Siri is an intelligent software assistant and a knowledge navigator that essentially functions like a digital personal assistant. You can find out more about it here: [link]. To get the official Apple spiel, see here: [link]. Apple isn’t known to condone hackers modifying their products and software. Very cool indeed. the replacement of a part). MORE >>

An Indian manufacturer has made a lovely prototype, and has offered to supply 1m of the devices for $35m, which the government is considering to buy for education) But = still. I had the honour of meeting one of the Global VPs at TATA today, and getting a small insight into the extraordinary power of the Indian market for technology. One part of our discussion was about the recent announcement of a $35 Android powered tablet targeting education Yes – you heard that right. it is not quite that simple, of course. What do you think? MORE >>

The Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has issued several new videos on their view of the future of mobile devices. Following the footsteps of Apple, their concept are highly stylized designs that use the entire mobile device as an interactive display. The HumanForm is a tear shaped phone that is flexible. Here is a video of what they have in mind: Jarkko Saunamaki, Senior Design Manager at Nokia, has his own channel on YouTube with other videos showing prototypes of other big ideas. Check it out by clicking here. Future of Mobile Learning Haptics mobile phones MORE >>

“We use BES server to give us relatively secure access to our internal network,&# says Alfons Schermaier, senior architect at chemicals manufacturer PPG Industries. I’ve written a couple of posts about the differences and the advantages and disadvantages of native applications and web applications when it comes to mobile learning. Check out these previous posts on Apps for the future and Google vs Apple to see where I was coming from. And as the field of mobile platforms continues to get more competitive, we will see some platforms gain strength and some lose strength. MORE >>

More and more cell phone manufacturers including RIM and Palm are 0pening up their own app store with free and paid apps to personalize and extend the potential uses of their hardware.  There is baggage that comes with the term “assistive technology&# as the use of this term often generates certain stereotypes.  One of them is that assistive technology is specialized technology.  Another is that assistive technology is hardware or software that is designed only for, or mainly for, individuals with special needs. MORE >>