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London Eye

Visitors aboard a capsule on the famed London Eye ferris wheel take in panoramic views of the London skyline…or take advantage of good cell phone signal. Fiber-optic and wireless networks have created an explosion of new communications technologies in the world's wealthiest nations, opening a "digital divide" that's left much of the developing world behind.

Photograph by Jonathan Elderfield/Getty Images