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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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Farmers subscribed to daily updates via SMS on weather and crop prices. Villagers in rural areas are now connected to health services via SMS updates and “dial a doctor” services. Armed with new information via mobile phones, they are able to make more informed decisions about when to plant and where to sell their goods.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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You don’t need a developer to use App Inventor, and you can create Android applications that use a smartphone’s features, including GPS and SMS. If you’d like to capture the iPhone market, too, check out AppBreeder , a web-based iPhone app maker, or SwebApps , another tool for building iPhone applications.