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A strip of closed offices and empty sidewalk with a single woman waiting for offices to open.
Zimbabwe’s internet crackdown shows the ‘economic sabotage’ of shutdowns
crosswalk in honolulu
Culture
Honolulu first major US city to fine ‘phone zombies’
Iraqi family
Environment
Islamic militants fighting in Iraq help boost the fortunes of FireChat, a new mobile app
Mapping Our Digital DNA
Arts, Culture & Media
Musicologist collects Saharan music with cellphones
Pakistanis question government’s use of bans on cell phones, other tech
Cell phones teach South African students
Mobile banking flourishes in Haiti
Business, Economics and Jobs
Environmental sensors in mobile phones
Conflict & Justice
Ban on Cell Phone Use in Pakistan
China to Increase Internet Restrictions
Global Politics
Egypt to Ban Internet Porn
Tech Podcast: A German and his cellphone…tracked
Cell Phone Conundrum
Lifestyle & Belief
Which states are more likely to forego landlines for cell phones?
Global Politics
Haiti’s mobile money
Environment
Cellphones ring in North Korea
Conflict & Justice
Cell phones in Zimbabwe
Cell phone credit shortage in Kenya
Cell Phone Use Linked With Increased Brain Activity