After almost 18 months, RIM’s AppWorld site has only grown to around 15K “apps” for BlackBerry wireless handhelds and none of these current apps work on the upcoming PlayBook tablet meaning a whole new series of apps must be written – the classic “chicken & egg” problem. It is time once again to ponder the research, extrapolate on recent experience, and attempt to read the tea leaves so we can predict the future of enterprise mobile learning in 2011. mLearning Engagements Expand. If 2010 was the year of the pilot, then 2011 will be the year of the deployment. Here Come the Experts! MORE >>

CTIA-The Wireless Association® in conjunction with Harris Interactive has released some new research on cell phone use by teenagers (Release: September 12th, 2008). The ideal cell phone for teenagers would include; mp3 player, GPS, Desktop/Laptop computer, portable video player, and access to your desktop/laptop computer files from anywhere The survey looked at teenagers aged 13-19, across the United States. There were 100 questions about cell phones, perceptions, and attitudes. 18% agree or somewhat agree that the cell phone has positively influenced their education. MORE >>

They can also recommend and share resources, for example, linking mobile devices (usually wirelessly) and sending a file from one to the other. Mobile Learning Ideas Record : The learner as a gatherer and builder of new knowledge Moblogging : (Remote Record) using a mobile device to record audio, video, or (most commonly) images and save them to the web in a reverse-chronological format with text annotations. Other products also allow file exchange, and operate on the longer-distance (100m) 802.11b wireless protocol. the internet). in a learning relationship). Ubiquette. MORE >>

Additional information at https://www.kajeet.com/education/news.html KT Corporation for Kibot2 Kibot (a compound word of kid and robot) is a new robot concept targeting infants and primary school students with diverse edutainment services such as content for education, video telephony, and home monitoring through a character-type media terminal. In less than two weeks, mobile leaders worldwide will be gathering in Barcelona for the GSMA Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile exhibition. An important part of this conference is the 17th annual Global Mobile Awards. MORE >>

CTIA-The Wireless Association® in conjunction with Harris Interactive has released some new research on cell phone use by teenagers (Release: September 12th, 2008). The ideal cell phone for teenagers would include; mp3 player, GPS, Desktop/Laptop computer, portable video player, and access to your desktop/laptop computer files from anywhere The survey looked at teenagers aged 13-19, across the United States. There were 100 questions about cell phones, perceptions, and attitudes. 18% agree or somewhat agree that the cell phone has positively influenced their education. MORE >>