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How mobile devices are changing Africa
Without access to fixed-line telephones or PCs, mobile devices are the most important pieces of hardware many Africans own. AUSTIN, TX—Mobile phones are kicking off a revolution in Africa, with everyone from farmers to villagers relying on apps to make electronic payments, check on expiration dates… …
Chinese Internet users hit 564 million in 2012
China’s population of Internet users grew by 50.9 million people in 2012 to 564 million, official data showed Tuesday, with mobile devices the main means of online access. The China Internet Network Information Center announced the figures on its website. The total population numbers 1.3 billion people. The centre last…
Yahoo! overhauls its email for mobile and web
Yahoo! said Tuesday it was revamping its email for the Web and mobile devices in a move aimed at streamlining the service and making its look consistent across various platforms. “Since it’s such an important part of our daily lives, we’re making a few improvements to Yahoo! Mail,” chief executive…
Global mobile data traffic doubled in a year
The amount of data used by mobile devices doubled over the past year, boosted by growth in video streaming services, according to a study released on Wednesday by Swedish telecom group Ericsson. Data traffic doubled in the third quarter of this year on an annual basis, and rose 16 percent…
Mobile devices reshaping the news industry: study
WASHINGTON — Half of American adults own a smartphone or tablet computer, and most of them use these devices to access news, a study released Monday showed. The study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism with The Economist Group concluded that the move to mobile devices…
Survey: Mobile users say best apps are the free ones
Nearly 90 percent of the apps downloaded for use on mobile devices worldwide are free, and most of the paid apps cost $3 or less, a research firm said Tuesday. The report by Gartner Inc. said worldwide mobile app downloads will surpass 45.6 billion in 2012, with free downloads accounting…
Facebook rolls out new advertising tools
NEW YORK — Facebook rolled out new tools for advertisers Wednesday as it prepares to go public later this year in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street. Among the marketing opportunities unveiled at an event held by Facebook at the Museum of Natural History was…
Rep. Markey proposes cell phone privacy bill
On Monday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) released a draft of The Mobile Device Privacy Act, legislation that would prohibit companies from installing monitoring software on mobile devices without the user’s knowledge or consent. “Consumers have the right to know and to say no to the presence of software on their…
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