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You'd think that punting the desktop PC into oblivion would be the last thing on the minds of Microsoft, but it seems that the computing giant has submitted a patent for a "smart interface system" for smartphones.

The study was commissioned to produce scenarios and process models describing timetabling and resource scheduling processes, looking at where these interacted with other administrative process in an institution. It was also expected to summarise how well

Photo laboratory Photl.com presents you a collection of free photo images (Free Stock Photo Images) of high resolution for commercial usage.

An "open-access" future for academic publishing would save money while boosting the profile of research and maximising its economic impact, a study has found.

This article explores excellence in web-based teaching. Drawing on the views of experts in the field and the perspective of their own years of experience, the authors compiled a list of 9 principles to provide direction in the search for online excellence

What if you could also access literature's greatest works, such as Emma and The Jungle Book, right from your phone? Or, some of the more obscure gems such as Mark Twain's hilarious travelogue, Roughing It? Today Google are excited to announce the launch o

City University are running a one-day seminar on the topic of "Learn, Teach and Play in 3D Virtual Worlds" and are inviting you to join us in this exciting event! They welcome teachers, students, educational technologists, researchers, and anyone interest

eReturn - using ePortfolios to support women returners to employment

Kindle's Revolutionary Wireless Delivery and Massive Selection of Content -- Now in a New Slimmer Design With Longer Battery Life, Faster Page Turns, Over 7X More Storage, Crisper Images and New Read-to-Me Feature

If you are interested in new developments in multimedia social technologies, social networking, online communities, virtual worlds and new skills, and want to know more about how you and your staff can benefit from these technologies right now, then the N

OpenSky is a free service provided by Gizmo5 which allows any mobile phone, web browser or IP aware phone network (SIP, asterisk, etc) to communicate with Skype users. OpenSky supports sending text messages and voice calls.

A summary from the UNESCO discussion on access to open educational resources (more will be added to the wiki page)

Singularity University aims to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity's grand challenges.

This 2008/9 Wikipedia DVD Selection is a free, hand-checked, non-commercial selection from Wikipedia, targeted around the UK National Curriculum and useful for much of the English speaking world. It has about 5500 articles (as much as can be fitted on a D

Secondbrain allows you to manage all your social media, bookmarks and files in one place. Organize everything in your library, follow your friends' updates and discover good content.

zWebquest is a web-based software for creating WebQuests in a short time. When you use zWebquest, you will not need any of writing HTML code or using any web editor software

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Developing Critically Thoughtful, Media-Rich Lessons in Science: Process and Product

Lizzer is a Firefox bookmarklet that allows you to search for pictures, videos, documents, and websites without having to leave your blog editor. Once the Lizzer bookmarklet is installed simply click on it anytime you need to find additional media to add