• What is Mobile Learning? - http://johnmquick.tumblr.com/post/11272848213/what-is-mobile-learning
• Instructional Design for Mobile Learning #id4mlearning - http://cammybean.kineo.com/2011/10/instructional-design-for-mobile.html
• 5 Easy Ways to Get Started with Using Cells for Learning - http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/10/5-easy-ways-to-get-started-with-using.html
• Augmented Reality and Mobile Learning - http://www.interactyx.com/social-learning-community/augmented-reality-and-mobile-learning
• Educators Dream Up Their Ideal Mobile Device - http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/10/11/mobile-learning.aspx
• iPhone 4S enhances possibilities of mobile learning - http://www.acuoptimist.com/2011/10/iphone-4s-enhances-possibilities-of-mobile-learning/
• Mobile and Informal Learning: Trends for 2012  [Vendor] - http://www.slideshare.net/jbersin/mobile-and-informal-learning-trends-for-2012
• Quick Response (QR) Codes: Examples of use in education - http://www.ethosconsultancynz.com/profiles/blogs/quick-response-qr-codes-examples-of-use-in-education
• Using SCVNGR in the Classroom to Construct Mobile Learning Games - http://www.scvngru.com/apps/blog/show/9398771-using-scvngr-in-the-classroom-to-construct-mobile-learning-games
• New Digital Tools Let Professors Tailor Their Own Textbooks for Under $20 - http://chronicle.com/article/New-Digital-Tools-Let/129309/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

• BlackBerry crisis finally resolved - http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111013_9384.php
• 4G Smartphone Market To Reach 246 Million Devices Annually By 2016 - http://www.inquisitr.com/149371/4g-smartphone-sales-prediction/
• Week in Apple: iOS 5 released, iCloud transition begins - http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/10/week-in-apple-ios-5-released-icloud-transition-begins.ars
• Why iOS 5 is a big deal - http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20118918-248/why-ios-5-is-a-big-deal/
• 9th Unique Aspect of Mobile (as a Mass Media) has been Discovered by Russell Buckley: Mobile is the Digital Interface to the real world and analog media - http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2011/10/9th-unique-aspect-of-mobile-as-a-mass-media-has-been-discovered-by-russell-buckley-mobile-is-the-dig.html
• Google: 190M Android devices activated, mobile revenue run rate hits $2.5B - http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/13/google-190m-android-devices-activated-mobile-revenue-hits-2-5b/
• How the Millennial Generation Uses Mobile [Infographic] - http://mashable.com/2011/10/13/millenials-mobile-infographic/
• Maps, Apps and 7 Inches for Every Soldier: A Nett Gain? - http://www.defpro.com/news/details/28707/
• Mobile data traffic doubled in past 12 months - http://gigaom.com/broadband/mobile-data-traffic-doubled-in-past-12-months/
• monolith: iPhone 4 Case + Pocket Projector +Battery Rolled Into One - http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/14/monolith-iphone-4-case-pocket-projector-battery-rolled-into-one/
• Mozilla sets its site on mobile standardization - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220789/Mozilla_sets_its_site_on_mobile_standardization
• Number of cellphones exceeds U.S. population: CTIA trade group - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/number-of-cell-phones-exceeds-us-population-ctia-trade-group/2011/10/11/gIQARNcEcL_blog.html
• One in six mobile phones contain E coli - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/13/mobile-phones-uk-e-coli
• One Smart Phone, Two Personalities - http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/38865/
• RIM acquires, intros new tech - http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/rim-acquires-intros-new-tech/18067/
• Study: 24B connected devices by 2020 creates US$1.2 trillion revenue opportunity - http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/articles/study-24b-connected-devices-by-2020-creates-us-1-2-trillion-revenue-opportunity/18105/
• Super committee members want government spectrum freed - http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111011_5879.php
• Tablets: Gartner Sees Future Of Electronics, ComScore Crowns iPad - http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2011/10/10/tablets-gartner-sees-future-of-electronics-comsore-crowns-ipad/
• University Presses Get Into E-Singles, Starting With Princeton Shorts - http://moconews.net/article/419-university-presses-get-into-e-singles-starting-with-princeton-shorts/

• Wireless Education Technology Conference Unites Business, Academic and Government Leaders to Discuss How Mobile Learning Can Improve Education - http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/publicsiteContentFileAccess/614006/614006.html/?fileContentId=614006&fileName=614006.html&fromOtherPageToDisableHistory=Y
• Can Students really use the iPhone as a mobile learning tool? - http://prmac.com/release-id-32152.htm
• 'Global Mobile Video Traffic Will Account for More Than 60% of Global Mobile Data Traffic by 2016' Says Latest Visiongain Report - http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/press-releases/story.aspx?BTAC=TA&id=1000628379&EID=9AEF4B8E-9775-4902-9F1E-F75F76E14231&STPC=CC
• CTIA: U.S. smartphone users now total 95.8 million - http://www.fiercewireless.com/ctialive/story/ctia-us-smartphone-users-now-total-958-million/2011-10-11
• e-Learning Authoring Software Meets Demand for Mobile Learning - http://www.prweb.com/releases/LectoraeLearning/MobileLearning/prweb8865461.htm
• Go Ahead - Bring Your Own Device to Work - http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=21555&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32980&mapcode=
• Promethean ActivEngage Mobile Enhances and Expands Learning Opportunities - http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8875573.htm
• SkillSoft Helps Companies Make the Right Call with Mobile Learning - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/skillsoft-helps-companies-make-the-right-call-with-mobile-learning-2011-10-12
• Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic - http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/10/Smartphones_and_Tablets_Drive_Nearly_7_Percent_of_Total_U.S._Digital_Traffic

•  What Is EPUB 3?: An Introduction to the EPUB Specification for Multimedia Publishing [Free for 90 days] - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920022442.do
• 2011 Tablet Comparison Chart - http://www.groovypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/image230.png
• Mobile in Assessment and Certification - Separating Opportunity from Hype - http://www.slideshare.net/MotherRobot/mobile-in-assessment-and-certification-eatp-2011
• 39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom - http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2011/10/38-sites-on-using-ipads-in-classroom.html

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