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Submission + - Happy 20th Birthday, GSM & SMS (guardian.co.uk)

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udas writes: "2/3rds of the world's pupluation, 4 billion people, use cell phones today, and *all* of them have access to SMS. Groupe Spécial Mobile (GSM), set up in 1982, created the GSM standard, leading to a unified, open, standard-based mobile network. SMS, upto 160 7-bit character messages sent over control channels (when they aren't busy), was part of the original GSM specification itself. The first GSM handests were approved for sale in May 1992. But it was not until 1996, when pay-as-you-go sim cards showed up, and the kids got their hands on it, did SMS gain popularity. Today tey are used for advertising, notifications, surveying, etc!"
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Submission + - Linus wins the Millennium Technology Prize (zdnet.com)

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udas writes: "Also on Google Plus:
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This is the world’s largest technology prize. It is rewarded ever two years for a technological innovation that significantly improves the quality of human life, today and in the future. This year, Linus Torvalds, Linux’s creator, and Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, maker of a new way to create stem cells without the use of embryonic stem cells, are both laureates for the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize.

This prize, which is determined by the Technology Academy of Finland, is one of the world’s largest such prizes with candidates sought from across the world and from all fields of technology. The two innovators will share over a million Euros. The final winner will be announced by the President of the Republic of Finland in a special ceremony on June 13, 2012."

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