The functions of mobile phones are vast and ever expanding: they're instrumental to our social and work lives, provide entertainment, and can facilitate learning, for a start. But a mobile technology ...

In the U.S., girls and boys are both big smartphone users. That's not necessarily the case in the developing world, says a new report released this month by the nonprofit organization Girl Effect. The ...

The 2023 Girls & Mobile report documents continued digital divides, but also offers new solutions. Credit: RaShawn Dixon / Mashable Despite what may feel like an endless wave of technological ...

Gina Porter works for Durham University, UK. This paper is based on research conducted with Kate Hampshire, Durham University; Albert Abane, Augustine Tanle and Samuel Owusu, University of Cape Coast ...

July 6, 2007 The mobile phone is now officially a girl’s best friend according to a recent survey commissioned by Samsung, showing the degree to which the ubiquitous mobile phone has entwined itself ...