Mobile Phones
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Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?
The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa
Give women more cellphones and they will change the world
However strong the social and economic benefits, the question of how we connect more women still remains.
Can we please talk face to face?
Social media resisters are being left out – and then there are CIA and consumerist pitfalls.
Allan Gray invests in Zimbabwean beer and cellphones
Despite Zimbabwe’s shrinking economy, Allan Gray is upping its stakes in the Zimbabwean sorghum beer and mobile phone markets.
Don’t call me, I won’t call you
People making fewer phone calls is fast becoming a worldwide trend. And there’s not much network operators can do about it, says Alistair Fairweather.
Deep Read: Tweeting out of poverty
Social media and access to information and communication technology is a pathway out of poverty, according to new research.
Nokia starts ‘new dawn’ in the US with two smartphones
Finnish company rumoured to have a marketing budget of between $100-million and $200-million for its latest push.
HTC wants US sales freeze of iPad, iPhone and iPod
Call for regulator to halt sale of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US as fight between Apple and HTC grows increasingly acrimonious.
Cellphones the latest tool in Africa’s fight against HIV
Cellphones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV/Aids in Africa, allowing counsellors to reach greater numbers of people.
Messing about with mobile
News on mobile: Guy Berger writes about a bid to crack cellphones for future journalism.