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POPSIn Africa- The cellphone is the single most transformative technology for development" "Democratic Republic of Congo, with a population of 60 million, there are just 10,000 fixed-line telephones, but more than one million mobile subscribers. In Chad, the fifth-least-developed country in Africa, usage jumped from 10,000 to 200,000 in three years. At the end of 2007 there were more than 280 million mobile phone subscribers in Africa, representing a penetration rate of 30.4%." "now they can call around and know what the prices are. They can call their relatives in town, for example, and ask how much is a bunch of bananas, so they get an idea of what the price is for their produce"
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POPSThe Future of Transportation Electric. Very interesting vision. Aggasi’s plan to electrify the private transportation system is nothing short of ingenious. It is a win-win game for governments, car owners, for the environment, for the economy and for Aggasi’s company. True many details must be worked out properly for such a deep change to take place. But it seems entirely within reach. Read the rest here
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POPSSkype - free telephone. I've been using skype 4 a couple years now and it works great. I use my cell phone as a answering service and return my call on skypeSkype (IPA: ) is software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service are free of charge, while calls to landlines and cell phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing. go to site 4 more info..
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POPSCell phone contraversy may end This UK study is the largest and most thorough of its kind. I know how the cellphone industry will react. As for myself, I continue to use my cellphone with the speaker on, rather hold it close to my ear.
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POPSMobiles 'may be riskier than smoking' The debate has begun again. Today we are affected by many forms of radiation. We spend long hours in front of the Pc, stand around waiting for food to microwave. We gladly ingest radio active material from nuclear power plants, oh wait that last one is just me...
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POPSMossberg Weighs In On The iPhone
Walt Mossberg, the WSJ's gadget guru, has finally weighed in on the Apple iPhone, and his review is pretty much a big wet kiss --he loves the hardware and reserves his criticism for AT&T's network. None of this is particularly surprising, since Walt's generally a big fan of Apple products. But what struck me about this review is how much he's willing to overlook some seemingly major flaws in the device. Take, for instance, this line in the review, which is thrown off as if it were a minor thing: "There's also no way to cut, copy, or paste text." What? How can Apple leave out such an obvious and important function? I use cut and paste all the time on my Treo, and it seems like a glaring and insane choice not to include it here. -DME There's little doubt in my mind that Apple has made, as Walt says, "a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer." The question that still needs to be answered is whether the its usable and practical on a day to day basis, and if these flaws add
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POPSCable Cos. Rolling Out Wireless Service Major cable companies are finally beginning to offer cell-phone service via Sprint Nextel, a partnership that they first announced in November 2005. The strategy is to offer customers a discounted "quadruple" play of cable TV, broadband, home phone and wireless services, something that phone companies like Verizon have begun selling as well. Given that cable companies and landline phone companies usually operate as local monopolies, any competition between the two should be a good thing for consumers. But pushing quadruple play packages will also put a damper on the willingness or likelihood that a customer will switch their service to another company. Which of course is part of the strategy too. - Louis Hau
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