Think your smartphone bill is too high? You are not alone. An article in this week’s Macworld/Computerworld magazines points to growing concerns about the cost and lack of true competition in mobile carrier charges. But don’t get too hopeful–until customers start voting with their feet, high charges may be here to stay.
Thank you for participating and sharing in this week’s information packed mobile workshop event. The sheer number of participants clearly indicates that there is a tremendous interest and need to discover mobile technology usage and development. I believe we have only scratched the surface.
Many participants have asked, “What is next?”. Follow up monthly meetings are [...]
A company called CourseSmart has been getting some notice for offering a free iPhone/iPod Touch App to students who purchase electronic textbooks through their service. I checked several UVA SOM titles and did not find them on the site, but other disciplines may have better success. If you check this out and find titles for [...]
Macworld has a nice posting today about the top 10 iPhone/iPod Touch apps for students of all levels. So go beyond Epocrates and our own m.hsl.virginia.edu, and check out their must-have list which includes a flashcard app, calculators, and an assignment tracker.
Are you involved or interested in the development of web or other mobile device applications? If so, mark your calendars and attend “The Mobile Technology Awareness Workshop” on August 17th, 2009, (11:00am – 2:00pm): drinks and finger food provided for participants.
The goal is to include the developers, the teachers/trainers/educators and, managers in this Mobile Technology [...]
