Tag Archives: cell phones

2/3 of World Population Uses Mobiles

August 11, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
A new report from the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) predicts that the number of mobile phone users worldwide will reach 4.4 billion in 2009, ...
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Update: Vivendi No Longer Wants to Aquire Stake in Zain

July 20, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
In an update to last week’s post on Vivendi’s acquisition of Zain, Viviendi has pulled out of the deal. “Vivendi has applied its usual criteria of ...
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Should Government Force Mobile Carriers to Lower SMS Prices?

July 15, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
A few weeks ago, Google, Grameen Foundation and MTN Uganda launched a premium SMS service aimed at delivering health tips and critical agriculture tips to the poor. A ...
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C-Cell Batteries Charge Mobile Phones in Ghana

July 15, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
Using a charging system he made himself, Mr. Acheampong, one of the Abusuapanin Community Leader’s in Bonsaaso village, use’s 4 C dry cell batteries to ...
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