When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, w...
Technology Report - A Hollywood Movie Producer Helps Develop Mobile Calendar Application This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Smartphones, tablet computers and e-readers have become a part of everyday life for many people. They have als...
Technology Report - A Hollywood Movie Producer Helps Develop Mobile Calendar Application 科技报道 - 好莱坞电影制片人联合开发的语音日程表 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报...
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China Mobile, the nation's largest mobile telecommunications company, announced on Thursday it would cut its roaming service charges in Britain for the next two months, during which the Olympic Games will be held. Subscri...
Kenya Cattle Benefit from Mobile Service iCow Mutige is three months' pregnant. Her owner, Michael Ruchu, is delighted, predicting that his cow's offspring will produce up to 25 liters of milk each day. Its father was a very good bull, and I am expec...
By Jessica Berman Washington 04 June 2008 Researchers say a new study of mobile phone records shows people rarely stray from familiar areas. Researchers say the findings could be useful to urban planners addressing problems as varied as traffic fore...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 October 2007 India's mobile phone market has become the fastest growing in the world, with Indians adding nearly six million new connections every month. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, much of the growth is...
By Todd Grosshans Washington 06 September 2007 The Apple iPhone The very popular iPhone must be used withthe not so popular cellular network ATT. People using other networks must break their contracts to switch to ATT. That can cost up to $250. But a...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 March 2007 watch Kenyan Camel Library report Kenyan camel library Illiteracy is high in Kenya's northeastern province, especially among the nomadic, largely ethnic Somali communities that eke out a living in the bush. Ma...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 August 2006 Indian minister for Communications and IT Dayanidhi Maran, right, and Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir state Mufti Mohammed Sayeed during launch of network expansion in Srinagar, India (File photo) In India...