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Motorola DROID It's the first device to run using the greatly improved Android 2.0 operating system and Motorola has gone a long way to address most of the shortfalls that were inevitably leveled against previous Android phones in comparisons to the competition.

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Great accommodation for school districts with limited resources and for students with no mobile devices

"McGraw-Hill is building a mobile-phone platform to teach English and college test preparation to people in India, which the publisher hopes will help it tap into rapidly expanding cellphone use in emerging markets. The platform, mConnect, comes as textbook publishers are jockeying to supply learning materials on digital devices. If the software is successful in India, McGraw-Hill plans to offer it in other developing countries in Asia and Africa. The service will initially teach subscribers through text messaging and automated voice response, said Bruce D. Marcus, McGraw-Hill's executive vice president. For instance, automated software will give Indians feedback on their English-speaking abilities, and a text-message service will offer test-preparation questions and grade the responses."

"The gap between those schools embracing technology and those not is getting bigger, he said. "

Features list and prices on Hudl 2, Medion Lifetab, Nexus 7, Encore Minie and beyond... Unveiled in October 2014 and weighing 410g, the device is heavier than the first Hudl (370g) and costs £129 or £65 with clubcard vouchers.