Mobile Computing Articles

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New York University Stern School of Business

NYU Stern worked closely with vendor partner XanEdu to create an iPad version of its course packs that would serve business students' unique annotation and collaboration needs.

TechSmith Releases Free Whiteboard App for iPad

TechSmith has released a free digital whiteboard app, ScreenChomp, for the iPad.

First Fully Integrated Google eBooks Device Hits Shelves

Google has begun promoting a new $140, sub-8-ounce e-reader announced at the Consumer Electronics Show and now shipping through Target.

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Teaching with the iPad (and Angry Birds)

For some, the jury is still out on the potential of Apple's popular iPad tablet device as a learning tool. Not for Jenna Linskens, Kristi Shaw, Robert Wagner, and Marian University, the small Catholic and Franciscan school in Fond du Lac, WI where they all teach.

Carnegie Mellon Students Develop Programs to Help High Schoolers Learn English

A small team of Carnegie Mellon University students is nearing the end of a 10-week internship focused on developing programs that can be used by high school students to improve their English skills.

Oracle Launches Virtual Desktop Client App for iPad

Oracle has released its new Virtual Desktop Client App for iPad, which provides secure access to Oracle Sun Ray Software and Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure virtual desktops.



Laserfiche Brings Document Management to the iPhone

Laserfiche, a document and business process management company, has released Laserfiche Mobile, an iPhone app that allows the user to capture an image with the phone's built-in camera and then put it into the stream of a managed workflow.

Voltaic Launches Solar Charger for iPad

A company that specializes in creating solar panels for charging portable devices has just come out with a carrying case that allows a user to recharge his or her Apple iPad.

College of Charleston Moves to Desire2Learn

The College of Charleston has gone public with its years-long transition to Desire2Learn's learning management system, Learning Suite.

A New Frontier in Security

IT's job is to find security strategies that enable mobile and social apps.