Young, educated people around the world are more likely to embrace Internet and mobile technology. If you missed our recent post, the young and educated go online at higher rates than other age groups and people without a college degree. They are more likely to engage in social media interactions and more likely to own […]
Income Governs Internet, Mobile Use in Developing World
Tech Sightings, March 18, 2014
The African Version of Amazon Will Emerge From Nigeria Not to be outdone by Amazon, African companies in East Africa are also experimenting with a drone initiative that uses large cargo robots in a race around Mount Kenya to deliver and collect payloads. That initiative faces many challenges, though, and the future “African Amazons” are […]
Tech Sightings, March 6, 2014
With Move to Limit Gun Sales, Facebook Is Caught in Debate Pressured by law enforcement and advocacy groups, Facebook, one of the world’s largest marketplaces for guns, has moved to regulate gun sales on its site, as well as on its Instagram app, in an effort to shield minors from gun advertisements. The Internet is […]
Tech Sightings, February 27, 2014
The Biggest PC and Productivity News from Mobile World Congress Have a look at the latest buzz from the key trade show in Barcelona, where PC hardware and products remain alive and well. The Wearables of Mobile World Congress High tech meets high fashion as wearable mania continues in Barcelona, bringing a range of gadgets […]
Tech Sightings, February 25, 2013
Kiva, Vittana Partner to Crowdfund Loans for Students in Developing Nations San Francisco-based Vittana.org, an organization that helps students, is asking Kiva.org’s community of donors to give $25 or more to help a student pay for college or university and secure a job after graduation. Are Interactive Toys Interfering With Child Development? Interactive toys like […]
Tech Sightings, February 11, 2014
Online Clues Located North Korea’s Missile-Launcher Factories It’s not really a spy job .A team of researchers using freely available open-source information have been able to pinpoint two North Korean factories where some of the country’s mobile missile launchers are assembled. Mobile World Children? Camp Brings Kids to MWC 2014 Forty kids between the ages […]
Mobile App Could Save Lives
This week’s TECHtonics feature was written by VOA reporter Matthew Hilburn. Canadian researchers are developing a device that could allow mobile phones to be used to measure the oxygen content in the blood, a vital sign useful for diagnosing a variety of ailments, including some that threaten the lives of women and children. Roughly 6,000 […]