But its Yahoo Connected sets have another set of apps that look and perform differently.

CNN: It may take a genius to shop for smart TVs

According to Ofcom, more than one in four of the UK's television sets are now connected to a Freeview box.

BBC: The UK switchover has begun

But the government countered that 69 million television sets are not connected to cable or satellite, and that broadcasting is the medium of choice for children.

CNN: High court rules for broadcasters on TV 'indecency'

So when a Grameen-backed phone entrepreneur sets up shop, the whole village is suddenly connected to the outside world.

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