For the modern mobile phone, see Smartphone. "Cell Phone" and "Handphone" redirect here. For... mobile phone. The first handheld cellular mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell...
From Germany's train operators testing wireless communication in the 1920s, the DynaTAC 8000X prototype, flip, and digital phones to the present-day devices, the first cell phone went through a lot...
1983 Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Analog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Advanced Mobile Phone System mobile phone as of 1983. Nokia 1011 This was the first…
The first cell phone call was made on April 3rd, 1973. Here's a look at how far the industry has come, and where it goes next.
It's hard to imagine life without a phone in your pocket. The incredible transformation of cell phones proves just how far these modern marvels have come.
The Cell phone is one of the most popular inventions of all time. It is a wireless cellular technology that uses a low-power radio transmitter device, which helps us to make and receive calls. This technology has been named as cellphone because communication happens through two small cell towers. And, it has become so common today that there are more than 5 billion active cell phone users all over the world. The first cell phone was invented in 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola. He was born on 26 December 1928 in Chicago, an American who wo ...
Editors' Note: This piece was first published on April 3, 2013 on the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call. What follows is the original piece. Martin Cooper changed the world when...
Join us on a journey through cell phone history as we go from the very first cell phone to today's smartphone wonders.
April 3, 1973 (40 years ago today): The first cell phone call was made on a prototype of what would become the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x (http://qz.com/70309/the-first-mobile-phone-call-was-made-40-years-ago-today/), by Martin Cooper. Fast forward to April 3, 2013: Our recent surveys show that 87% of American adults have a cell phone, along with 78% of American teenagers ages 12 to 17. 44% of adult cell owners have slept with their phone next to their bed; 67% find themselves checking their phone for messages, alerts, or calls even when they don ...
Randice-Lisa "Randi" Altschul was issued a series of patents for the world's first disposable cell phone in November 1999.