SMS26 Nov 2014The surprising power of emoticonsFrom :) to ¯\(°_o)/¯, there are now thousands of emoticons, and as Chris Baraniuk discovers, some can even sway our behaviour.26 Nov 201418 Nov 2014What Africa can learn from phonesUnited Nation’s mobile learning specialist Steve Vosloo argues phones could be the future of education on the continent.18 Nov 201418 Nov 2014Making mobiles for the massesIs innovation just about building sleeker, faster, shiner gadgets? Or should we be looking elsewhere for inspiration, asks Tom Chatfield.18 Nov 201418 Nov 2014Saving a life in 160 charactersMobile phones and simple text messages are being used to tackle everything from food shortages to childhood HIV across Africa.18 Nov 20148 Apr 2013Tech taps Africa’s farm potentialAfrica could help feed the world if its farmland was properly utilised. Things are starting to change, however, thanks to ideas transforming farmers’ lives.8 Apr 2013
