Wednesday, August 24, 2011

How to Survive the Semester With the Right Tech Tools


As you head to campus this fall, having the right tech tools can make or break school year success. Smartphones and tablets will keep you connected throughout the school day -- from catching up on reading assignments to checking homework or having fun outside of the classroom. Devices such as Motorola XOOM ™, Motorola TRIUMPH ™, Motorola PHOTON™ 4G and DROID 3 by Motorola come packed with features that keep you entertained and on top of assignments. All three are powered by Android™, which allows greater choice of mobile applications to make the school year a little more bearable. Motorola is giving you the heads-up on ten must-have Android Market™ applications for student survival this school year:


Was it a compliment or a complaint when your professor called your term paper "factitious"? What's the difference between "effect" and "affect"? With Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, you can easily look up definitions, synonyms and antonyms. This app also offers voice search to let you look up a word without having to spell it -- along with example sentences, Word of the Day and more.IAR Systems is the world’s leading supplier of software tools for developing embedded systems applications. The software enables over 14 000 large and small companies to develop premium products based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontrollers, mainly in the areas of industrial automation, medical devices, consumer electronics, telecommunication and automotive products. IAR Systems has an extensive network of partners and cooperates with the world’s leading semiconductor vendors. IAR Systems Group AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.iar.comThe ARM Cortex-R4F based TMS570 family is intended for safety critical transportation applications requiring high performance, including automotive chassis and stability control, electric power steering, hybrid and electric vehicles, aerospace, railway communications, and off-road vehicle engine control.This information was brought to you by Cision http://www.cisionwire.comWolframAlpha Cost: $1.99Editor's Note:Barnes & Noble created the NOOK application for Android to provide access to more than two million NOOK Books, magazines and newspapers, right from your Motorola smartphone or tablet. Save money and time with a quick download instead of traditional textbooks. Updated with an optimized design that looks great on Motorola XOOM, NOOK for Android lets you customize your reading experience and take books and magazines with you wherever you go.Contact: Juli Burda 1 847-523-5035 Email Contact Motorola Mobility, Inc.Wapedia Cost: FreeHow much vitamin C is in ice cream? Where is the lowest point in Australia (.92 milligrams and Lake Eyre, respectively). Gain instant access to expert knowledge with the WolframAlpha app. Students can look up calculus formulas, fact-check research papers and navigate complicated theories, with time left over to settle a bet on which was the largest dinosaur.IAR Systems is the world’s leading supplier of software tools for developing embedded systems applications. The software enables over 14 000 large and small companies to develop premium products based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontrollers, mainly in the areas of industrial automation, medical devices, consumer electronics, telecommunication and automotive products. IAR Systems has an extensive network of partners and cooperates with the world’s leading semiconductor vendors. IAR Systems Group AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.iar.com (http://www.iar.com)NOOK for Android by Barnes & Noble Cost: FreeWhether it's helping you study or helping kick off an impromptu dorm dance party, music is a necessity outside of the classroom. Already popular all over Europe, Spotify is an on-demand music streaming service that just made its debut in the U.S. last month. Motorola is an exclusive launch partner for this program, which opens up your Motorola device to a new world of music. Take your Spotify playlists with you on your phone or tablet in order to listen to music at home, on campus and anywhere in between.HopStop Cost: FreeMy HomeworkNOW & School Alerts Cost: FreeSupport for XDS100v2 is included in IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM version 6.21, available now.The move to college often involves a move to a new city. Which begs the question... where am I? The HopStop Android application provides detailed public transit and walking directions in dozens of cities throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Whether you're traveling by bus, subway, train, trolley, ferry, taxi, limo or walking, this is the app that will get you there.About IAR SystemsEndsNews Republic Cost: FreeEditor's Note: IAR Systems, IAR Embedded Workbench, C-SPY, visualSTATE, The Code to Success, IAR KickStart Kit, IAR and the logotype of IAR Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by IAR Systems AB. J-Link and J-Trace are trademarks licensed to IAR Systems AB. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners.

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