Posts Tagged ‘visual-arts’

Filed under: Cell Phones The BBC World Service Trust , the charity arm of the international broadcast company, is preparing to launch a service in Bangladesh that will offer lessons in English via cell phone . Called Janala , the service, slated to go live Thursday, started accepting subscriptions this weekend, and the BBC was surprised by the rush of customers. Sara Chamberlain, the ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Celebrities , iPhone In case you haven't noticed, the two major cell phone service providers have spent the past few weeks trying to prove their mettle in a 3G network -wagging contest. It started with Verizon's "There's a Map For That" commercial , which debuted in October and was a direct dig at the iPhone (which just so happens ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Cell phones -- and for that matter, app-enabled smartphones -- have typically been aimed at the middle class, containing software designed to help balance meeting agendas, check a flight's status, and the like. But what about the potential for cell phone apps to help a notoriously under-served section of the population? Well, there's an app for that. The ' Transborder ... Full story