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the first call
On April 3, 1973,Martin Cooper made the first public call ever made on a cellphone. -
the first portable phone
In 1989, Motorola introduced the Micro TAC personal telephone. With a collapsible antennae and a flip-close design that was reminiscent of the communicators used in the “Star Trek” TV series, the Micro Tac was deemed the first truly portable phone and launched the consumer segment of cellphone use. (Motorola via AP) -
The smart phone
Philips Consumer Communications shows its new digital smart phone, The Synergy. The mobile gave wireless access to E-mail, Internet and Faxes. (Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images) -
WWW
The Danger Hiptop came out in 2002. Sold mostly by T-Mobile as the Sidekick, the Hiptop combined Web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging and cellphone services with personal-assistance apps, a digital camera and a few video games. The phone’s flip-out screen and qwerty keyboard helped it quickly catch on with the texting crowd. (Beth A. Keiser/AP Photo) -
Iphone
On Jan. 9, 2007, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Combining the features of a cellphone, pocket computer and multimedia player, the iPhone changed the nature of how users related to their pocket devices. (Paul Sakuma/AP Photo)
