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Chicago residents play on world's largest working cell phone

Chicago residents play on world's largest working cell phone

While it’s a blatant marketing plug for Samsung and a wireless company, there’s something cool – and “Big” – about this oversized cellphone that’s been set up in Chicago. An exact working replica of the Samsung Messenger, it stands 15 feet long, 13 feet high and 3 feet deep, and is on its side to give access to the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Residents have been able to come and make free phone calls and send text messages on the device. Perhaps this is a new way of keeping fit while communicating with people. At least no-one can complain that this phone’s keyboard is too fiddly to use for their fat Read more »