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Alexander Graham Bell He invented the telephone
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History of The Telephone
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The photophone
which was capable of sending sound on a beam of light. Bell made what was essentially history's first wireless call. -
AT&T created a two-way videotelephone
which was called the Iconophone. The Iconophone let people see, hear, and reply to each other in real time -
the first single chip microprocessor
Intel Corporation develops the first single chip microprocessor, the 4004. The microprocessor would make telephones and switching systems smaller, lighter and faster to use -
Cellular telephone
Motorola demonstrates the cellular telephone to the FCC. People could call each other without wires, and the cell phone was born -
"The Brick,"
Motorola releases the DynaTac mobile telephone in 1983. Nicknamed "The Brick," it had one hour of talk time and eight hours of standby. -
The first public smart phones
The first smartphones came out for the public to buy. IBM created one called Simon, which had a touch screen and could send and receive faxes. -
Digital "smart phone"
: Philips introduces an early attempt at a digital “smart phone.” The unit, called “The Synergy” provided wireless access to e-mail, internet and faxes -
Apple launches its first iPhone
Apple launches its first iPhone, which integrated a touchscreen display with the best web-browsing experience to yet be offered on a mobile device -
the first Android
Motorola introduces the Droid, the first Android-based smartphone, and it sold over 1 million units within 74 days of its release. The Android app market also features thousands of user-created applications for download. -
Smart phone camera
The first Smartphone with a front camera is marketed.
