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Cell phones spread worldwide as millions join
The piece notes a rapid shift to mobile connectivity, citing 3.3 billion active cell phones and projections of 4 to 5 billion users by 2010 and beyond. It quotes Eric Schmidt and Arthur Molella on sociability and future reach, while contrasting urban life with remote housing and the pull of constant contact.
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Kevin Kelly
Wired Magazine
Eric Schmidt
Google
Arthur Molella
Smithsonian
Lemelson Center For the Study of Invention and Innovation