What's far more interesting, though, is his concession that there's "logic" to exploring a merger with T-Mobile USA in the event that they both move to LTE for their next-gen networks.

ENGADGET: Sprint's Hesse: there's 'logic' to a T-Mobile merger -- if they both move to LTE

Another legendary event, among many, was the first public demonstration of television by John Logic Baird in 1925.

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