So I waited for that special time in August when we have earthquakes and hurricanes and, knowing business would be slow, devoted myself to learning the latest phone.

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Babbel is bringing its 11 language learning programs to Windows Phone 8, with the apps scheduled to hit the 'Education' segment of the Windows Phone Store any moment now.

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Often this meant learning to exploit the latest laptop, cell phone, fax, Internet and other computer and communications technologies that make possible the mobile economy.

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Scotland Yard launched the probe after learning that the News of the World had hacked into the phone of a slain teenager in that newspaper's quest for scoops.

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The mobile phone, therefore, has also become also a direct medium for literacy learning.

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Administrators could use the device to take notes during classroom observations, search student and teacher databases and make and receive phone calls, says Adam Garry, a Dell manager of global professional learning.

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"It's been a big learning process for me to go too-and-fro with e-mails and phone-calls to get the music presented in the way I like it, " said Gwilym.

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The synthesis of Windows Phone features and Lumia 900 hardware are a natural enhancement to the University's commitment to teaching and learning with technology.

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We were increasingly aware of the generational gap between him and Andrew, who sported a UFC baseball cap, fiddled with his mobile phone and, to Sheattie's dismay, spent so much time in school and so little time learning how to live off the land.

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