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Did you know that nearly 95% of people in the United States owned a mobile phone in 2012? It’s true, and as mobile devices have continued to develop into handheld multimedia machines (think iPhone 5 and apps like Voxox Call), mobiles and smartphones are playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives.

You pulled an allnighter crafting a killer PowerPoint for this morning's business meeting. Now, you need to send it off to your department head for a quick edit, but the file is way too big to share in an email, much less an instant message! Breaking up the slides to send in multiple emails is too time-consuming and confusing. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to send massively huge files in just a few clicks? Well, there is -- Voxox file sharing!

Did you know the first mobile phone call was made in 1964 from a device that weighed in at a whopping 80 pounds? Talk about a heavy conversation! We've made big strides in communication technology since then -- think iPhone 5, an "always-on" internet connection, VoIP services like Voxox and social media -- but it wasn't too long ago we were still relying on smoke signals and stone newspapers to get the word out.

Remember how recently at Mobile World Congress we launched Voxox For Operators, a program that empowers operators and other service providers to economically deliver the industry’s most comprehensive suite of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Over-The-Top (OTT) cloud applications and features to their customers? Well, we thought we'd get a bit more into this topic by talking about what OTT is and why it's important.

Vacation days are hard to come by, so why waste them on a trip you're not geeked-out on? While others are racing off to beaches, bungalows and concerts this summer, take a break from the ordinary and go somewhere a little unexpected -- a place designed just for geeks!

To help you plan your geek-cation, we've rounded up a few of our favorite super geeky vacation ideas. These destinations may not be loaded with beach babes or coconut-flavored adult beverages, but there are a few perks to going out on the geek side — you'll always be connected and there will be tons of other gadget junkies just like you! From theme parks, to museums, to techy conventions and annual events, there's something here for every type of geek.

Here's a list of our favorite super geeky vacation ideas:

Not that I'm complaining, but somehow in America we turn every holiday into a big pig-out fest. Christmas is all about the cookies; Halloween we not only chow down on candy, we explicitly solicit it from our neighbors; St. Patrick's Day we drink ridiculous amounts of artificially colored green beer; and, of course, on Thanksgiving we eat ourselves into a food coma. So what's left when July 4th rolls around and we want to celebrate our independence? Oh right, BBQs with endless hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon, and beer. If you think this eat-to-celebrate lifestyle is hurting your waistline, you should check your wallet.

If you’ve ever hosted a holiday party, you know it can be a madhouse. Guests call you last minute about all sorts of stuff, like asking for directions, what to bring, where to park, and so on. You want to be available to them, but whether you’re running party errands or running around the house in preparation, you don’t want to think about which phone might be ringing and where. Now, wouldn’t it be nice if the phone could just find YOU?