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Uganda Telecom has launched ZTE’s solar powered phone called “Kasana” in Arua, the country’s district which is least connected to the national power grid.
This is an important device for the carrier, as only 10% of the country’s rural population has access to the power grid. In that sense, Uganda Telecom clearly sees this device as a potential game changer, as it will be able to offer its service in parts of the country where it wasn’t able to do so before. Now, the question is whether the people who don’t have access to electricity are willing to use a mobile phone?
[Via: renewbl]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
