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Cell Phones Become More Affordable For Cubans
In a country where the average income is only $20 a month and personal computers cost around $800, access to technology for Cubans is something that's often restricted to the rich. Recently, Cuba's government owned telephone service provider Etecsa, decreased the cost of cell phone activation from $120 to about $65, almost a 50 percent decrease.
At present, in order for Cuban residents to make phone calls from their mobile phones, they must purchase phone cards and pay 30 cents a minute for local calls and $2.70 a minute for calls made to the US.
Daily Tech: Cuba Sells Computers to the Public For $800
- Cuban citizens were recently granted access to cell phones and now they can purchase personal computers for $800, which is still a lot of money since the average income in Cuba is only $20 per month. — Switched
- T-Mobile has finally rolled out their 3G network in New York City and plans to continue expanding the wireless network across major metropolitan markets throughout the year. — Engadget
- Providing some purchasing incentive, Wal-Mart will offer a $10 online gift card for those who preorder a Wii Fit before May 11.
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Website Glitch Costs Travelocity.com $182,750
Following unnoticed "technical failures" on travelocity.com, which unintentionally enabled Americans to book trips to Cuba, the company was required to pay $182,750 to settle a complaint brought by the U.S Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. As a result of the transactions, the fine was set for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo.
Google Maps Adds 54 More Countries
Google is taking over the world—literally. Google maps has recently added 54 more countries to its database.
New countries include Afghanistan, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen.
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