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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.

Connected? The hooked-on-social-media-world inhibits spontaneous conversation

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.

An organisation says the devices reduce children’s ability to concentrate and learn effectively. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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.

Social media and access to information and communication technology is a pathway out of poverty

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.