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The term "cell" comes into play
AT & T proposed splitting phone service into different areas across the cities. These areas were called "cells". -
The first cell phone is tried
Dr. Martin Cooper invented a portable hand-held phone that didn't need to be powered through a car. He was the first person to make a mobile phone call. -
The flip phone is introduced
Motorola came out with a new design where the mouth piece flipped over the top of the keypad. It was the first flip phone. -
Text messaging is developed
Developers in Europe came up with a way to send written messages over the phone. It was called texting. -
The first smart phone is invented
The smart phone could send and receive emails and messages, but it didn't have a speaker or microphone. This meant it needed a headset to work. -
A camera phone is made
A company called Sanyo made a phone that could snap pictures. Later the user could download the pictures to a computer to be printed. -
The Cell Phone Recycle Act
A law was passed in California that said cell phone companies had to allow customers to return old cell phones to be recycled. This was because cell phones can contain materials that are harmful if left in a landfill. -
The Apple Iphone is released
Apple released its first iphone and it changed the cellular industry. It featured a touch screen and allowed users to do almost anything they could do from a home computer, which basically changed the way people lived.
