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...business card into your contacts file. There's also a Gobi chipset that allows you to connect to high-speed cellular networks, available by subscription in the U.S. from the likes of AT&T and Verizon, when wi-fi networks are unavailable. There's even a slot for a SIM card for pay-as-you-go cellular networks abroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Klutz's Companion | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

...past seven years, Wright has been working on one of the most ambitious video games ever conceived. The basic idea is to blow out The Sims to the horizon in all directions: this time you create and control an entire species. Wright's first title for the project was Sim Everything. Later he settled on Spore. It will be released on Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spore: The Sims Plays God | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...rough-and-tumble of emerging market politics can pose risks for firms like Telenor. Thailand, Pakistan and Bangladesh have all experienced political turmoil in recent years, but that has posed less trouble than unexpected tax increases. Operators were forced to subsidize a 2005 levy imposed on the sale of SIM cards in Bangladesh, for instance. And in Grameenphone's case, work with its local partner hasn't always been straightforward for Telenor. The Norwegian firm owns 62% of Grameenphone, with Grameen Telecom - part of the bank founded by Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus - owning the rest. Yunus claims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Long-Distance Calling | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...best thing you can do. It’s absolutely delightful,” Burbank said. He went on to detail the process of training and studying from veteran astronauts and the preparation required for a launch. “It takes thousands of hours in the sim,” he said, referring to a machine that simulates outer space. He showed a PowerPoint slide of a three-foot stack of required manuals for skills like robotics. After pointing out that the pilot on one of his shuttle missions was the real Maverick from the film...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NASA Astronaut Describes His Adventures | 4/4/2008 | See Source »

...told him that we would talk after my operation, when I crossed back through Erez," recounts al-Wahedi. Nothing doing, replied the intelligence officer, who, according to al-Wahedi, handed him an Israeli cellphone SIM card and a phone number. "He wanted me to go back to Gaza and collaborate with them for two weeks, and if they liked what I did, I could come to Israel and have my eye operation with the best doctor in Tel Aviv...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israelis Blocking Medical Care in Gaza | 3/25/2008 | See Source »

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