10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Cell Phones


	10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Cell Phones

xdsfire

6-16-2008 12:58 PM

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Just when we feel comfortable enough to say “wow, cell phones have really changed the way we operate,” things get even weirder. Here are 10 facts about cells from around the world that show the scale and style of our contemporary global use.

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