Can the cell phone change the world?

I wrote some time ago about effective teledensity and why you should care about it.  I continue to be intrigued about the impact connectivity and communication can have on economic development and wanted to share this article from Popular Science entitled "Will Cellphones Save the World?"

"Within a year and a half, half the world will use cellphones, predict analysts, and with the bulk of new users emerging from developing nations, the question of what phones can do for their owners has never before had such potentially world-changing answers."

Mobile devices will gain more and more computing power and more communication capabilities as the technology evolves and its pretty cool to think that this could not only improve people's lives but level the playing field a bit more between developed and developing countries.

3 thoughts on “Can the cell phone change the world?

  1. People in countries like the Philippines and India are making handsome livings though the technological breakthroughs that have happened and continue to take place. It does level the playing field for competition and is a great thing for capitalism.

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