Okay. We appreciate the irony of a site on mobility being static for AGES! It’s true that we’ve been in hibernation for a long time — at least here. But we’ve been busy elsewhere, so we’re heading off in a couple of new directions. We’d like to invite you to join us on two new sites:

For news, discussion, and information about what’s going on at ACU, dial in to our Connected Blog.

For a global discussion community focused on research (and also on best practices) in mobile learning, check out the site for the Consortium on Innovation and Research in Converged Learning (CIRCL).

Thanks to everyone who has read us over the years, and we hope these two active sites will give a much richer experience than we were ever able to muster here at iThinkEd.

Okay. We know it’s been a long time since the last update… But we’ve been really, really busy. We just hosted a mobile learning conference for more than 400 people and we’re beat! And now we’re right at the edge of spring break… But when we get back in a week or so, look for some new content (finally!). See you soon… 

Apple announced the following somewhat disturbing terrifying interesting tidbit yesterday through its public relations channels:

Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed. Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update, containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store (www.itunes.com), later this week. Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones. Users who make unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty. The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.

Update: Looks like this only applies to those who have unlocked their phones for use on carriers other than AT&T, not for those who have merely added native apps. Probably. It’s hard to say. Though we’ll know for sure after the software update later this week… But just to be on the safe side, you might want to check out the iPhone relocking guides at TUAW or MyiTablet.