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Bright Future for African Mobile Phone Applications
I find the recent growth of mobile phone use by low-income Africans to be fascinating. They are quickly showing us that mobiles phone, not PCs, are the computers of the future for the developing world.
The growth of mobile phone use amongst low-income Africans will be beneficial to the developing world as a whole. It will [...]
Cell Phone Banking Will Bring A Microfinance Revolution
Its about time cell phone banking came to the US.
Before banks like Bank of America, Wachovia and Citibank jumped on recent cell phone banking trends all we had was PayPal. And, PayPal isn’t even a bank. They just offer cell phone activated money transfers.
Cell phone banking is nothing new for countries like South Korea, Japan [...]
Intel Aims To Bring PC To Developing Nations
CNET estimates that the number of PC users is expected to hit or exceed 1 billion by 2010, up from around 660 million to 670 million today, fueled primarily by new adopters in developing nations such as China, Russia and India. This is very understandable given how expensive PCs are and how poor most of [...]
Intel Technology Helps Stop Blindness In India
Intel is providing equipment and funding to combat blindness and eye problems in rural India. They are doing this in coordination with UC Berkeley’s Intel Research Lab and India’s Aravind Eye Care System.
Intel is providing Aravind with high-speed wireless videoconferencing technology which will allow Aravind ophthalmologists located in vision center hubs to assess and diagnose [...]
How I Became An International Banker In Four Easy Steps
1. Had an extra $25 in my bank account.
2. Located a computer with internet access and went to Kiva.org.
3. Browsed the entrepreneur bios until I found a man named Karimbayli who wants to expand his budding welding business in Azerbaijan.
4. Sent $25 via PayPal to Karimbayli which he will then fully repay in 12-18 months.
It [...]
$10 Laptops For Everyone
Imagine buying a new MacBook or Dell laptop for only $10.
Well, you can if you're one of two billion or so unadequately educated children growing up in developing countries.
According to Engadget, India's Ministry of Human Resource Development has a machine in the works that currently costs $47 but could cost $10 when manufactured in bulk [...]
I pretend to have a real job [read: started my own company]. 
