Photo Gallery High Tech in the Third World
The world's poor are becoming better and better connected. And now, they are seen as the next market to be tapped for high-tech giants like Dell and Microsoft. But the competition may be fierce.
A homeless boy in India plays with a cell phone.
Foto: REUTERS
A mobile Internet cafe in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Foto: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh
An Indian monk stays connected.
Foto: AFP / Deshakalyan Chowdhury
Padmavathi used a bank loan to start her own Internet cafe.
Foto: DER SPIEGEL / Raghavendra Verma
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