Currents - The Triumph of the Ordinary Cellphone - NYTimes.com - 2 views
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John Evans on 09 Apr 10Forgotten in the American tumult is a global flowering of innovation on the simple cellphone. From Brazil to India to South Korea and even Afghanistan, people are seeking work via text message; borrowing and lending money and receiving salaries on cellphones; employing their phones variously as flashlights, televisions and radios.