About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
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Mobile Phones Archive
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Nokia: Four new handsets for developing world, bike charger
Posted on June 3, 2010 | 4 CommentsSo it’s a holiday here in Germany, it’s a beautiful day outside and I’m still in my PJs, scrolling through my RSS reader, and two Reuters headlines scream out at me: “Nokia unveils 4 cheap phones” and “Nokia unveils bicycle mobile charger“. Sadly, Reuters doesn’t... -
EU: Mobile use up, consumer prices down: Europe’s telecoms sector weathering economic downturn, says Commission report
Posted on March 26, 2009 | 1 CommentEurope’s Information Society: Europe leads the world in mobile phone services with the number of subscriptions in 2008 at 119% of the EU population (up 7 percentage points from 2007), well ahead of the US (87%) and Japan (84%). This is a finding of today’s... -
Financial Mail (South Africa): MTN’s Iran problem
Posted on February 5, 2009 | 1 CommentFinancial Mail (South Africa), February 6 2009: Trading looks set to become more difficult in Iran for SA-based emerging markets cellular network operator MTN. The telecommunications group is about to face a spirited new competitor in the Islamic republic in the form of Etisalat. United... -
Updated: Estonia approves voting via mobile phone. (Not exactly.)
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 6 CommentsThe Estonian parliament (pictured) has just approved a bill to let Estonian citizens vote via their mobile phone. This makes the country the first country in the world to do so, and comes about 20 months after Estonia held its first nation-wide election where the...
