| A | B |
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| handhelds | Portable tablet computers, e-readers, and smartphones. |
| tablet computers | Typically designed for consuming media, web browsing, watching videos, reading, games, but highly effective in creation of media, and engaging hands-on activities for learning and teaching |
| Mobile OS | Examples include Android and iOS |
| Solid-State Drives | more durable than hard disk drives |
| Wi-Fi / 3G/4G | Provides mobile devices with ultra-broadband Internet access, |
| Data-Plan | Usually refers to the amount of data (normally measured in Megabits or Megabytes) that can be sent to a smart device, based on the contract with the service providers' device |
| Bluetooth | Open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short wavelength radio transmissions) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security |
| e-readers | Mainly designed for reading e-books aka. digital, downloadable books. Examples include the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook |
| LCD display | A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a thin, flat electronic visual display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals |
| E-Paper | Short for electronic paper, this type of display can usually only display black and white. It is designed to look a lot like an actual page in a book--causes less eye strain. However, it generally can't be used for videos or other applications because the refresh rate is too low. |
| Smartphone | Powerful mobile phone that is designed to run a variety of applications in addition to phone service |
| Virtual | Almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant is a mobile device that is used for managing phone numbers, addresses, calendars, and other information. i.e. Smartphones, tablets |
