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Village kiosks like these are being used as bank branches in rural India. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/3535509809/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Ben Sutherland (flickr)</a>

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India and China... 'Underhyped?'

India and China have been two of the most talked about up-and-coming economies of the the last decade. Predictions of their economic clout have them listed as one of the world superpowers by 2050.

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Cell Phones Ultimately Provide Irrigation Answer for Indian Farmers

This displays large disparities between male and female literacy by country, where female literacy is comparably lower. © Copyright SASI Group (University of Sheffield). Photo: <a href="http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=198"/>Worldmapper</a

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Where Cell Phones Are Required for Class

Roughly 44 percent of women in Pakistan are literate, according to 2008 figures from the Pakistani government.

Cell phones are touching the lives of Tajikistani women in many ways. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdixon/2530899888/">Kate B Dixon (flickr)</a>

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Long-Distance Divorce: For Migrant Tajiks, It's As Simple as a Text

Technology, migrant labor, and patriarchy: three world systems that bring benefits to some have become a tragic combination for the Tajik women whose husbands are divorcing them remotely via text message, reports Radio

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Iraqis Flock to Cell Phones

What is the most significant change to life in Iraq since the invasion?

A new, low-cost water filtration system will make it easier for poor Indians to access clean drinking water. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackol/1193158587/">Jackol (flickr)</a>

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Selling to the Poor, On Terms They Can Afford

Here's some conventional marketing wisdom: People who live on less than $2 per day simply aren't a worthwhile target demographic.

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Sending Money is Just a Text Away

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whiteafrican/2735720397/in/set-72157606559671618/">whiteafrican (flickr)</a>

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South Africa's New Weapon against HIV

Each day, one million South Africans get a text message that reads something like this:

Frequently sick, tired, losing weight and scared that you might be HIV positive? Please call AIDS Helpline 0800012322.

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Cubans Swarm to Cell Phones

In a span of just ten days, 7,400 Cubans signed new mobile phone contracts. On April 14, President Raul Castro lifted a ban restricting ordinary citizens from purchasing personal cell phones.

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The Future of the Internet in the Developing World

Want to know a surprising statistic? Approximately 3 billion people (about half the world's population) own cell phones. Even more surprising? More than half of those subscribers live in poor countries.

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