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Cell Phone On A Chip

Posted by michael on Tuesday January 25, 2005 @06:22AM from the beam-me-up dept.

sebFlyte writes "Texas Instruments have developed a new chip for mobiles that, according to some, should make is possible to make a cell phone for less than $25, bringing it into the realm of possibilities for low-level corporate giveaways, or a reasonable loss leader for getting people started on pay-as-you go mobile offerings."

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Praise Jesus. by Kill+all+Muslims · 2005-01-25 06:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Kill all Muslims.

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A dead Muslim a day keeps Satan away!
test by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-25 06:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i'm just bored seeing if i will get first post
Wow, this is great news for criminals everywhere! by Illserve · 2005-01-25 06:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No longer will they have to keep their 10 sim cards on a keychain and swap them into their phone. Now they can just have 10 phones, enabling them to set up deals for buying and selling drugs to different parties *at the same time*.

Being a crook was never easier!
Re:Wow, this is great news for criminals everywher by Illserve · 2005-01-25 06:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Offtopic? Not that I care about my karma, but where the hell did you people go to moderation school?