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Video of the first GSM call (July 1, 1991)

July 2, 2011 @ 1:18 am

I don’t know why exactly, but the fact that the first GSM phone call (made on July 1, 1991 by Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri) was recorded on video seems downright cool. The GSM revolution kicked off so many things … Continue reading →

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Brian from Family Guy tries to pronounce “Nguyen”

June 28, 2011 @ 11:58 pm

Hahaha, wow, this is a good clip! [via]

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Fast Customer: a service that stays on hold for you and alerts you to when somebody is available

March 5, 2011 @ 4:49 pm

Fast Customer is a really fascinating concept and company that I can get behind. Their goal is to be the middle-man between you and [at the time of this post] about 1000 popular companies with customer service phone numbers. The … Continue reading →

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Skype makes group video calls official

January 6, 2011 @ 9:50 pm

Watching the video above, I can’t help but feel mildly excited about group video calls through Skype. They make it seem so effortless and the thought of having 6 people all teleconferencing via webcam seems very futuristic (even if it’s … Continue reading →

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Gmail now has free US calling from your computer

August 25, 2010 @ 1:42 pm

If there ever was a reason to keep your contact list clean and up to date in Gmail, this is it. Google announced today that Gmail is rolling out a new feature that allows you to make free US calls … Continue reading →

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd receives a climate wakeup call

November 18, 2009 @ 9:05 pm

Photo: REUTERS/Mick Tsikas From The Big Picture comes this amusing photo of a person dressed as Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd sitting on the beach and waking up with water around him. The stunt was organized by Oxfam Australia on … Continue reading →

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