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Mobile innovation in Africa

Ken Banks writes about his experience with mobile technology in Africa.
“When it comes to mobile innovation, the gap between developed and developing countries is not much of a gap at all. Mobile innovation in the West, largely technology-lead, sits in contrast to that in the developing world where combating the geographic, economic and cultural constraints [...]

Posted 10 June 2008 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Mobiles and Development

A report about mobile phones and the developing world.
“A key issue is the need for language, and perhaps cultural localization. To be useful, applications need to function in a language that users can both understand and feel comfortable using. The linguistic variety in many developing countries can represent a significant hurdle in the development of [...]

Posted 20 May 2008 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

eeePC as a breakthrough product

Niti Bhan has boldly argued that the eeePC is a potential iPod-like breakthrough (mobile) computing product.
“This product is aimed at first time users – “the next billion customers” – the majority of whom may only have been introduced to any kind of high tech computing device via their experience with their mobile phone. We can [...]

Posted 05 March 2008 § mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,