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Tom Hanks using a prehistoric iPhone to listen a floppy disk (I presume).

What We Can Learn From the Bygone Americana of ‘That Thing You Do!’

Was the America depicted in "That Thing You Do" really all that idyllic and pure?
By Justin Joffe
GIFs are only really popular now, but they've actually been around since Indy's heyday.

This Week in Tech History: GIFs Invade the Internet, First RPG Released

The Internet's favorite graphic format has actually been around for 29 years, and it's the 30th anniversary of Dragon Quest.
By John Bonazzo
Las Vegas is an awesome city, but you won't see that in Joseph Griffin's vacation video. (Photo: Google Commons)

GoPro Baffles Irish Dad, and Hilarity Ripples Across YouTube

Joseph Griffin has become an unlikely Internet celebrity after his son Evan posted the resulting video on YouTube.
By John Bonazzo

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