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The IMEI, (short for International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a unique 15-digit number used to identify all GSM and UMTS mobile phones. For most phones, we can find its IMEI by keying in the sequence *#06#.

I need a list of IMEIs, but in order to build such a list, I’d either have to [a] shell out 40 Euros/month, [b] own each and every phone there’s out there, or simply [c] ask your help.

My other alternative would have been to mass mail all my contacts, but since I am not at all in favour of that, hence this post. All your contributions are very much appreciated. Thank you well in advance!

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Like as if giving me a 4 Million Euros wasn’t enough, Bill Gates is now going to pay me US$245 for every person that I send this email to; and if they forward it someone else, I get another US$243! Ain’t he soo sweet!

Doing a bit of Math, if I send it to just 5 people and each of them send to 5 people each, I receive US$7300! Wow!

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[Via ITVibe] Microsoft has registered a patent (its 5,000th), which covers the technology that allows an online gamer to become a spectator in the games he/she is playing in!

Patent no. 6,999,083 provides for technologies that allow people to not just play video games against each other online, but to join the game as a spectator from anywhere in the world.

Wow!

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