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AT&T released its turn-by-turn GPS application, Navigator yesterday. Stop the celebrating though, there are more than a few problems.

There is a bug out there for the iPhone that infects through SMS. It can then spread through the contacts list and apparently there is only one way to stop it. This has the potential to be ugly.

Welcome to your one-stop shop for all of your campus necessities. MobilEdu is a revolutionary new integrated suite that combines virtually all of your school's services in one convenient place-your palm. As the capabilities of different mobile devices tend to vary, the functionality of a given "sub-application" may vary, as well. Click on the above icons to see what each has to offer.

"The iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone make excellent toys and learning tools for kids, but if you've seen a youngin' with an iOS device you know it's only a matter of time before the inquisitive mind of a child escapes the current application and ends up elsewhere. That inevitable sequence can be stopped in its tracks thanks to Guided Access, a great new feature brought to iOS in 6.0 that basically functions as "Kid Mode", whereby any iOS device can be locked into an application with the hardware buttons disabled. This is one of those must-have features for teachers and parents, and using it is easy."

"It goes by many names, but the syndrome is the same. Whether it's dubbed "summer learning loss," "summer vacation slide," or good-old-fashioned "summer brain drain," studies show that students usually have to relearn four to six weeks of classwork at the beginning of every school year. On the brink of the lazy days of summer, what's a parent to do? Here are nine ways to use your Mac and iOS devices to keep your kids sharp during the summer. Add your own advice to the comments at the end of this article. "