COVER
10 Ways Mobile Technology Is Changing Our World
1. Elections Will Never Be the Same (Mobile Technology / Democracy)
Registering voters. Texted donations. How the 2012 vote is going mobile
2. Doing Good by Texting (Mobile Technology / Giving)
Jed Alpert is harnessing cell phones in the name of charity and social change
3. Bye-Bye, Wallets (Mobile Technology / Spending)
Can a phone replace your cards and cash? Our field test
4. The Phone Knows All (Mobile Technology / Secrets)
How companies and cops snoop on your digital life — whether you realize it or not
5. Your Life Is Fully Mobile (Mobile Technology / Attitudes)
We walk, talk and sleep with our phones. But are we more — or less — connected?
6. The grid Is Winning (Mobile Technology / Talking)
This rural community may finally get cell service. But residents aren't sure they want it
7. A Camera Goes Anywhere (Mobile Technology / Seeing)
Even to the depths of the mines at the heart of its circuitry
8. Toys Get Unplugged (Mobile Technology / Play)
Our tech columnist picks gadgets that belong in your mobile survival kit
9. Gadgets Go to Class (Mobile Technology / Learning)
Instead of banning kids' phones, some schools are starting to embrace them
10. Disease Can't Hide (Mobile Technology / Health)
How cheap phones — and quick thumbs — are saving lives in Uganda
BUSINESS
A U.S. Degree At Any Cost (Education)
An industry of "education agents," many corrupt, is taking advantage of Chinese demand for American diplomas
THE CULTURE
Five Reasons to Visit Eastern Bali (Travel)
Check out the Indonesian isle's unspoiled side
COMMENTARY
Paul Ryan's Grand Vision (In the Arena)
Maybe the GOP's vice-presidential pick has a plan for the well-off, but what about everyone else?
ESSAY
London Bridge
The Beijing Olympics invoked awe, but the 2012 Games brought people together