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Posts Tagged Decade
Tim and Eric Unleash Filthy Billion Dollar Movie at Sundance
Arguably the filthiest comedy of the decade so far, Billion Dollar Movie’s R-rated blend of arch parody and gross-out slapstick builds on a high/low formula that earned its Webby Award-winning creators an avid cult following thanks to their bizarre cable TV series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and other projects.
A visual history of mobiles: Past, present and future
Sometimes I can’t help but think back to my first cellular phone back in the mid-1990′s. But the history of mobiles started a decade prior, when phones were beyond the means of most consumers. Now we have countries with more mobile subscriptions than people and the phone itself is used less and less for it’s original purpose: Voice calls.
This infographic, courtesy of Savings.com, brings together historical datapoints showing the decreasing cost and size of mobile devices, in conjunction with more capable hardware and services.
Interestingly, the “phone of the future” will support HD graphics, electronic payments and can be used as a game console. Galaxy Nexus owners are already living in the future then as the smartphone with its NFC chip can be used as wireless wallet, is great for watching HD videos and connects to console-quality game services in the cloud, such as OnLive, right now.
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Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview Heads for Theaters
A recently rediscovered videotape sheds light on the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Filmed more than a decade ago and excerpted for a PBS show in the ’90s, the hour-long interview will be shown in U.S. theaters this month.
Taliban Kill 13 Americans in Armored Bus Attack
At least 13 U.S. troops in Kabul are dead on Saturday after a Taliban bomber targeted the lightly-armored bus transporting them through the Afghan capital. It is perhaps the most bloody assault on Americans in Kabul of the entire decade-long war. And it took place the day after the Pentagon released a report claiming violence in Afghanistan has dropped for the first time since 2006.