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The New Apple Core

Written by Chris Deering on Friday, 11 July 2008

chris deering Former Chairman and President of Sony Europe, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and now Chairman of Handheld Learning gazes into the crystal ball and considers his bet's on the new Apple iPhone.

Now here is one particular view of the world, perhaps controversial, but a different way of looking at the digital future.

I have read that the new iPhone has underwhelmed some reviewers States-side, due to lack of new WOW factors. 3G which make's it shine for web browsing is spotty in a US mobile laggard market.

Size of antenna precludes new on-line GPS mode from working as well in cars as dedicated in-car devices such as Tom Tom.

Some whimpers about voice mail and Bluetooth persist

But they are missing the point. Here's why:

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Partners in Learning - Lewisham

Written by Graham Brown-Martin on Wednesday, 28 May 2008
I was recently invited to attend the final workshop of some impressive work conducted in my home borough of Lewisham that was part of the Black Pupils Achievement Programme (BPAP). Since last November mobile technology was introduced into the scheme to explore family learning and access. BPAP is a scheme that was introduced in October 2005 by Andrew Adonis, the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Schools and Learners, aimed to increase success among Black pupils through a tailored leadership and management strategy intended to boost effective teaching and learning, tackle poor behaviour and bullying, introduce mentoring and increase involvement of parents. The Lewisham BPAP has been regarded as one of the most innovative local responses to this national strategy where 160 pupils from 10 schools in the authority have been tracked through the past 3 years in secondary education leading to their GCSE's. In most schools pupils are attaining above their school and local authority average for all pupils (3) Leave a Comment
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