During the last election in Uganda, the government suppressed text messages about voting. Abayima is a new service that helps mitigate this problem by using SIM cards as communication devices.
Cell phone networks are finding ways to lash out at the ever-growing number of alternatives to SMS messages, particularly ones that are free. Toldya this would happen! (With apologies to Nikki Finke.)
The company is already a prominent player in the cell phone carrier payments space, but with its new Accounts system it's taking a big step toward letting people buy goods in physical stores.
After a major earthquake or flood, people need help but can be hard to find. A new technique--using tracking data from phones to figure out where people have fled to--could make it easier to get them help.
You thought you weren't supposed to use your phone while driving. But Israeli startup Picitup uses augmented reality to warn you of dangers on the road ahead.
