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Tag Archives: Mobile
On Love and Hate for 160 characters
Is the growing skepticism on SMS warranted? One of the most rewarding aspects of running this company has been our International Fellows Program which invites ...
The Best Smart Phones for Global Development
The growing needs for workers heading into the field are becoming far more high-tech than in years past. This is partly because of the new ...
Stephane Boyera on the Evolution of the Mobile Web
Stephane Boyera of the World Wide Web Foundation discusses the next 20 years of the internet and how the mobile web is poised to dramatically ...
Posted in Industry News, Mobile Also tagged boyera, tedx, tedxkampala, tedxkla, w3c, w3f, Web 2 Comments
Roscoe Nsumbuga: Banking the Unbanked Using Biometrics
Roscoe Nsumbuga of Mapswitch on using biometric identification cards used as part of a money transfer service that is enabling millions of Ugandans to access ...
Posted in Business, Mobile Also tagged biometrics, location, mapping, mapswitch, money, tedx, tedxkampala, tedxkla Leave a comment
This Ain’t a Phone, It’s An Arms Race
It goes without saying that mobile is exciting business these days across Africa. Chris Andrews writes….
If you want a picture of explosive growth in mobile ...
Google Trader Extends Service to Web Users
Earlier this year Google introduced a suite of SMS services that brought things like search and electronic market places to the mobile devices so common ...
The Grid Launches in Nigeria
The Grid is a geographically aware social network launched in South Africa that allows you to share photos, videos, and information with friends based ...
Mobile Money Comes to Ghana
Four months after MTN’s Mobile Money launched in Ghana, it has 20,000 users and 1,200 merchants. Uptake has been slow, but as Bruno Akpaka ...
110m New Potential Twitterers in India
India’s largest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, has partnered with Twitter, allowing Airtel subscribers to Tweet without having to pay for an international SMS. Incoming updates ...
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