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Hope you all have been following this series in which I am outlining some consumer technologies that I think is posing a problem for IT industry in general and human community in particular.

In last two parts I tried to put down my view for three technologies, namely instant messaging, Web mail and Portable storage devices, that I think is causing we human beings to drift away from human relationships

With her tiny earphones and slim digital player, Jakarta office worker Mira Indriarti looks like any other young music lover -- only she's not listening to the latest tunes, but to a recording of the Koran.

Digital Koran is increasingly popular in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, where such gadgets sell especially well during the fasting month of Ramadan when religious fervour is high and reading the scripture is an essential part of the observance.