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Automatic Do-Not-Disturb Measures Your Brainwaves To Know When You’re Busy
Italian-born neuroscientist Ruggero Scorcioni has developed a new technology that will help you get stuff done by deflecting phone calls or other notifications away when you’re busy. Finally, technology to help keep your brainspace clear when you need it.
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Would You Prefer Your Phone Bill As A Video?
Deciphering wireless bills requires a degree of patience only slightly lower than interpreting the law. US carrier AT&T is making theirs a lot more human-friendly by explaining monthly costs to customers with a simple video.
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The Custom Cable Ship That Made Modern Telecommunications Possible
Cable ships that criss-cross the world’s oceans, laying lines to facilitate communications, have existed since the 1850s. But in 1961 AT&T launched what was then considered the world’s most modern cable layer, the C.S. Long Lines, which could hold almost 4000km of cable at a time.
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Facetime’s Great Great Grandfather Worked Just Fine Without Wi-Fi
When iOS 6 is released in a few months, iPhone Facetime users will finally be able to place video calls without the need for a Wi-Fi connection. It’s an improvement that was a long time coming, particularly when you consider that AT&T/Bell had offered a picturephone service more than 40 years earlier.