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UN Report: 4.6 Billion Mobile Phone Subscriptions Worldwide, Cell Penetration Doubles in Developing Countries

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 23 February 2010
Amazing to read this latest report from the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (emphasis mine): By the end of 2009, there were an estimated 4.6 billion mobile cellular subscriptions, corresponding to 67 per 100 inhabitants globally (Chart 1). Last year, mobile cellular penetration in developing countries passed the 50 per cent mark reaching an estimated 57 [...]
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Will All Major U.S. Cities be Connected by High Speed Rail by 2050?

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 10 February 2010
It’s possible, according to a new report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) calling for a New Deal-like public works juggernaut that would eventually connect all major cities located within 100 and 500 miles of each other. Here in Los Angeles, we’d be happy to see our long-promised subway to the sea come to [...]
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Pimping My Apple iPad Like I’m Flavor Flav AND Mr. T

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 27 January 2010
original photo from #SXSWLA meetup by Wm Marc Salsberry. Posted via email from Andy Sternberg’s posterous
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