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WW1
The German army tested wireless phones. during the first World War. They tested the phones on trains running between Berlin and Zossen. They were also tested on trains between Berlin and Hamberg in 1924.
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WW2
During the second World War many soldiers used hand-held radio receivers to make communication easier on the battle fields.
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AT&T
The Mobile Telephone Service was launched in 1949 by AT&T. It was located only in St. Lewis in 1948 but a year later could be accessed in over 100 cities. It was similar to a walkie-talkie, had only three channels to only three people at once could make a call,it could be placed in your car but it was 36kg of extra equipment. It cost about $15 a month which today that would cost $200 a month.
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Russias phone
Leonid Kupriyanovich developed mobile phone that were 70 grams and could fit in the palm of your hand. Between 1957-1961 the Soviet Union wanted to continue developing these products, they designed it to put in cars and called the product Altai.
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Post Office Radiophone Service
After the AT&T mobile service was released, the Post Office Radiophone Service was in 1959 in Manchester. It was the UKs similar service.
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IMTS
AT&T created the Improved Mobile Telephone Service (IMTS) in 1964. They responded to the complaints and added more radio channels, customer dialing so operators didn't have to connect calls, the equipment also didn't weigh 36kg. Too many people were trying to make calls so the government had to restrict calls to only 40,000 people.
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Londons Service
The Postoffice Radio Service needed to have an operator to connect the calls. Calls could be connected all across Great Britain and was introduced to London in 1965 and in 1975 in could reach other major cities in the UK.
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First Mobile Call
In 1973 the first cell phone call was made. Martin Cooper from Motorola made a call to Dr. Joel Engel from Bell Labs. The phone that was used was an early prototype of DynaTAC.
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1G
In 1979 in Tokyo 1G, the first automated cellular network was developed. In 1981 more countries such as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland received the network. North America first received 1G in 1983. The worst problem on this network was that it was easy to eavesdrop, but the first phone DynaTAC was still released on it since people didn't care about security they just wanted the new phone.
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First Cell Phone
First phone was released in 1983 and was priced around $4,000. The first phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 800x, and it was about a foot long. You could only talk for half and hour on the phone before it would die.
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2G
In the 1990s 2G cellular network came out with the second generation the cell phones. On the 2G network you could send SMS messages. In Finland in 1993, the first SMS message was sent.
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The First Smartphone
The first smartphone was released in 1993 called the IBM Simon. The IBM Simon had a calendar, notepad, address book, clock, email, and touchscreen in one. It sold 50,000 units in the U.S. between 1994 and 1995.
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3G and 4G
When people decided they needed phones in their everyday lives they new 2G wasn't going to cut it. 3G was released from Tokyo in 2001. Instead of circuit switching it switched to packet switching which made for faster data speeds. 4G later came out with faster speeds that were up to 10 times faster. Wimax standard and LTE standard were developed with the 4G.
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Iphone XS & XS Max
The iPhone XS and XS Max are mostly the same on the inside but are two different sizes. The phones go on pre order on Friday September 14 starting at $999-$1449. The phones are water proof, have a duel camera, Face ID, and longer battery life.
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Iphone XR
Phone XR is one of apples bargain phones. It has the same design as the other big iPhones, it has bright colors and a slimmer features. It has a price between $749-$899.
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Galaxy S10
For Samsungs 10 year anniversary they will be releasing the Galaxy S10. Its features include a new design, ultrasonic in reader display, and fast updates. -
Mobile Connected Devices
By the year 2020 there will be 26 billion connected devices. Smart objects such as LED lights, appliances, toys, medical devices, and controllable power sockets will all be connected and can be controlled by using your phone.
https://www.marutitech.com/7-trends-of-mobile-application-development/
