How safe is Your Business from a Social Media Shakedown?

Before we start our discussion upon the social media shakedown let’s discuss about the social media and its role in business trends. If we take some overview of social media responsibility to business and organizations than we come to know that social media is becoming a couch or phrase that is being pitched around a these days. Media is like an Instrument or devises to communicate like radio,

Roaming the World? Avoid Roaming Data Charges

If your mobile data plan allows you to roam, you could be in for some hefty charges when your trip is over. Your mobile device uses data even when you are not using the Internet. Social networking and communication apps, like email and Facebook, connect to check for messages while your phone's contacts and media sync in the background. You have several options to manage your roaming data usage,

Dual Browsers for Real MultiTasking on iPad

Dual Browsing is about ease of use. It is not essential or even necessary - it is just convenient. It is convenient for comparing the quality or price of two items. It is great for researching on one side and taking notes on the other. This is an excellent tool for student research tasks full stop. Dual Browsing is one way of multitasking on your iPad that works easily and well. Take a look at

Great Movie on Digital Age and Change from ISTE's SIG

Mobile is the future....

iPad Apps for Lawyers: iJury for Voir Dire

Reprinted with permission from the Jan. 19, 2012 issue of Law Technology News. ©2012 ALM Media Properties, LLC.iJuryAfter alengthy trial and engaging voir dire without computer assistance, Orlando,Fla.-based attorney Lawrence Williamson teamed up with computer technician SeanHam (who assisted Williamson with trial logistics and document management) tocome up with iJury, an affordable iPadapp that

Smart e-Book Interface Prototype from KAIST

This is another great find from the guys over at iPadCreative. Make sure you check out the rest of their blog. It really does have some interesting finds for both ipad users and for people interested in using iPads in education.Some have said that Apple's designs, both hardware and software, are so complete that it's almost impossible for competitors to come up with anything new without

Collaborative Whiteboard Apps for the Classroom

Interactive and collaborative - Whiteboards are a great way for teachers to explain concepts to their students. With the ability of some iPad apps to record, you ensure that students who did not develop understanding of the concept the first time have the opportunity to watch and listen again and again. Working in small groups or brainstorming as a class, collaborative whiteboards are a great way

Opinion: Why Apple’s iBooks Initiatives Won’t Revolutionize Education

There will be a lot of commentary that will make parents and educators think that Apple has done it again. But be wary of reports that say Apple has “revolutionized the education industry.” It hasn’t.Apple has been revolutionary in the past. But if you stack up the company’s previous success in changing the way we consume music and the impact of mobile devices on our lives, then Thursday’s

iPhone 4S helps iOS close the gap on Android

Among Americans who bought a new smartphone in the last three months, 44.5 percent of those surveyed in December purchased an iPhone, putting Apple's handset just behind Android smartphones, which were picked up by 46.9 percent of December respondents, according to Nielsen. RIM's BlackBerry came in at 4.5 percent.That finding stands in stark contrast to results from Nielsen's October survey of

Review: ExhibitView for iPad

Reprinted with permission from the Jan.11, 2012 issue of Law Technology News. ©2011 ALM Media Properties, LLC.Author’s Note: I’veadded some additional screen shots and info to this blog version.I’ve had many people ask, “When will TrialDirector have an iPad app?” The last time I discussed itwith InData, they had looked into the idea but felt that it may not be worththe investment to develop an

Apps for Teachers

People often ask what apps I would recommend for Teachers? There is no simply answer that fits all.What I do is give them an insight into the apps that I have on my iPad that I use all the time or that I use in preparation for my lessons. They probably say more about my own teaching style than I would care to reveal. See if any of them are useful for you.My students have always use Prezi

10 Essential Science Apps

Science apps are becoming more popular because we can use them to illustrate volatile chemical reactions,  to look at molecular structures or even find constellations not visible to the human eye. These are the science apps that I have on my iPad that I use all the time - sometimes just to show off what the iPad is capable of. Have a looks to see if any of these apps fit in with what you are

How to Customize Plastic Cell Phone Cover Cases

The plastic cover cases that are standard issue with many cell phones may not be very personal or unique. But you can easily and beautifully customize your cell phone case for a truly personal expression of your taste and whimsy.


Instructions

1. Spread out all of your materials so you can easily reach them while working. Set the phone case face-down on the table in front of you.

2. Arrange

How to Improve My Phone's Battery Life

Mobile phones have grown incredibly sophisticated, with a growing number performing many of the functions of a full-size computer, as well as some things a desktop computer can’t do, such as navigating with GPS or starting a car. A 2011 Pew Internet Project survey found that 25 percent of smartphone owners do most of their Internet browsing on their phones.

The dilemma is that the more you

2012 4T Virtual Conference Call for Proposals is OPEN!

The 4T Virtual Conference was a huge success last year and we are hoping to have an even bigger turnout this year! Last year we had over 600 teachers presenting and participating in our virtual conference. This year we have a new website up and running on the UofM School of Education server and the call for proposals is open! Please consider presenting. The audience are K-12 teachers and could benefit from your experiences with technology (no matter how small or large). The dates are May 19th through May 22nd! The format has changed a little based on the feedback from last year. We have some excellent Keynote speakers (Matt Levinson of From Fear to Facebook and Gooru Learning!). Please join us! Registration (FREE! Of course!) is open as well.

How to Avoid Data Roaming in Blackberries

BlackBerry smartphones such as the Pearl and Curve let you do a variety of things, including emailing, chatting, texting and sending pictures. When you are roaming (i.e., going outside your usual network due to travel or other reasons), you may incur extra charges if you are using Data Services to run network applications. To avoid these fees, just disable Data Services when roaming.

Apple iOS Gains Market Share But Still Trails Android

Google’s Android still leads the smartphone market, but Apple closed in on its competitor in recent months thanks to sales of the iPhone 4S and other models, according to data released at the Consumer Electronic Show by the NPD Group.In its analysis of last year's smartphone market in the U.S., NPD found that market share for Apple’s iOS shot up following the release of the iPhone 4S, to 43

AT&T to Sell Nokia Lumia 900 in Coming Months

AT&T plans to launch the Nokia Lumia 900, its first Windows 7.5 device, in the coming months, as the company bets big on Microsoft to expandits market share.The Lumia 900, which runs on Windows Phone Mango, boasts a 4.3-inch screen, 512-megabytes of RAM, 16-gigabytes of internal memory plus Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage, as well as a front-facing 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash.The

CES 2012: Samsung unveils smart TVs

Samsung took the chance at CES to announce a number of new products and introduce some already familiar outside the US.Briefly, they were:• Smart TV, with a promise that models bought now will in future be upgradeable through a simple add-on part;• 3D content for TVs;• the 5in Note "phablet" (a phone/tablet), introduced in the UK in October 2011 but new to the US;• Wi-Fi enabled cameras;• a (very

Apple chief Tim Cook set to top US pay league

Apple's late founder Steve Jobs created the world's most valuable company and was paid just $5 in the last years of his life – but his successor Tim Cook, unknown outside Silicon Valley until his elevation to the top job last summer, has been awarded a $378m (£244m) pay jackpot.In the clearest sign yet that the wage bills for America's leading executives are ramping back to eye-watering

Nokia starts 'new dawn' in the US with two smartphones

Nokia is aiming to break back into the US smartphone market with two new phones, including a new Lumia 900 with high-speed mobile internet, after being overhauled in the past five years by Apple and phones running Google's Android software.Stephen Elop, chief executive of the Finnish phone maker, said at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas that the company had now established "a

Update: ExhibitView for iPad, BlackBerry's Doom, Android Tablets

I would tell you that I’ve just finished reviewing ExhibitView iPad, but then I’d haveto tell you that you’re going to have to wait to read it until it getspublished on LawTechnology News. I’ll let you know once it’s up there (follow me on Twitterif you want the quickest and latest updates: http://twitter.com/litigationtech).Without spoiling, I can tell you that I was impressed, and look forward

10 iPad Apps for Web Curation

Curation vs. Aggregation? Curation is such a necessity these days. The overwhelming wave of information we are exposed to is drowning us in facts and opinion. Not only do we need to be curating the information that we are consuming but we need to be insisting that our students have the skills and necessary tools in which to curate their own world. I have listed a number of capable curation apps

Nokia Snaps Up OS for Feature Phones

Nokia purchased another mobile operating system, as the company adds another tool to succeed in the low-end market.The Finnish phone maker acquired Smarterphone, a Norwegian company that developed an OS for basic feature phones. The platform brings some of the features of basic smartphones to feature phones.The company will likely couple Smarterphone's technology with its Symbian OS to create a

Mizzu For Android – Review, Features And Download

Mizzu For Android – Review, Features And DownloadBy arupchou on January 4, 2012 | Filed Under MultimediaAre you the one to own a Honeycomb tablet, looking for a enhanced movie and video management system? If yes, then Mizzu, earlier Images Of Mizzu Android Appknown as Mizzu Movies is the perfect Android application for you which helps you to manage your favorite movies and television shows. The

iPad Apps for the Visually Impaired Kids in your Class

AppAdice.com is one of those places that I go to for quick and easy lists of apps that complete specific tasks. These guys put a lot of time and effort into making these lists and often categorise apps within the lists. They always start with an Overview of what the apps do and then list them in categories; Essential, Notable, Decent and then others. I thought this might be a good list to share

Different Cell Phone Accessories and Its Functions

As mobile phones continue to become popular in the industry, people are being more interested to the latest updates each day especially when it comes to style and fashion. This popularity gave way to the mass production of trendy mobile accessories that had been released to the market recently.There are two main categories for phone accessories namely the functional and fashionable. When we talk