The developers behind Brain Racer have launched a new classroom service designed to engage students by using the technology they are most comfortable with, texting. Instead of telling students to turn off their iDevices when class begins, ClassPager uses text enabled devices to effectively increase class participation. To sign up the student texts the class title to the number provided.
MWC 2012: Phones and tablets MWC 2012 is well underway, offering the world the fastest, sleekest and most powerful new mobile devices on the planet. This year quad-core processors are a big theme from all the top manufacturers, while we’ve also seen several tablets launch. MWC 2012: all the key themes from the show There have been big announcements from all the top mobile manufacturers. We’re in Barcelona to bring you all the latest news and hands on reviews – read on for links to them all
In December 2007, professional freelance photographer Serdar Sunny Unal set out on a solo expedition to Latin American on his trusty motorcycle, Katirga. His once-in-a-lifetime five-month journey brought him from Los Angeles, California, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Chinese telecommunications company ZTE has recently announced two new Ice Cream Sandwich headsets, at least one of which looks to hit CDMA markets in the US. While ZTE hasn’t released many large players in the US, their ZTE Warp is one of Boost Mobile’s key players and the ZTE N910 looks to be its spiritual successor. Whether the uninspiringly-named ZTE N910 will be keeping it’s moniker – or even heading to Boost Mobile (a private subsidiary of Sprint) is yet to be determined.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt isn’t shy about Google’s mobile ambitions, telling MWC 2012 attendees that the company wants an Android in every pocket in 12 years’ time. By then, he said, top end phones that cost $400 (£250) now will be available for a fraction of the price: “The smartphone revolution will be universal,” he said.