Hats off to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allotting E-rate funds to explore how providing students with discounted mobile broadband access off school grounds can improve education at our nation’s public schools. The “E-rate Deployed Ubiquitously 2011 Pilot Program” (EDU2011) will enable 35,000 students at 14 schools in 20 states to benefit from anywhere, anytime learning.

If you’ve ever changed schools as a child, you know how hard it can be. Different teachers and curriculum. Different academic achievement standards. Different graduation requirements. Plus the challenge of making new friends and fitting into a different social environment.

Did you know that in 2010 Qualcomm was once again named to FORTUNE magazine’s “Most Diverse Companies” list? Qualcomm employees represent more than 107 nationalities, speak 66 languages, range in age from 18 to 77, and are 55 percent minorities. This is just one of the numerous statistics and accomplishments we’re proud to highlight in the 2010 Qualcomm Social Responsibility Report (QSR).

By now, most of us are used to the idea of an application store, providing applications that make our mobile devices more useful. Typically, entire ecosystems spring up around a platform, and there are multiple examples : Apple’s App Store, the Android Market, the Palm® App Catalog for webOS, RIM’s BlackBerry App World™, and Brew™ storefronts.