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The First cell phone
Dr. Martin Cooper invented the first portable cell phone -
the cell phone goes public
It took ten years for the technology that Dr. Cooper invented to become available to the public. -
The first flip phone
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
Text messaging is developed
Developers in Europe came up with a way to send written messages over the phone. It was called texting. -
leaving payphone buissness
BellSouth announces that it is leaving the pay phone business because there is too much competition from cell phones. -
The first smart phone
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. -
motorola razr v3
the motorola razr v3 came out it was best remembered for being ultra thin and talk time up to 7 hours -
apple launched
Apple launched its first iPhone. The company described the phone as combining three products into one handheld device: a mobile phone, an iPod and a wireless communication device. -
The iphone 5s
the company apple debuted the iPhone 5S as its new high-end phone, complete with faster processor, fingerprint scanner and improved camera. But it also rolled out the 5C, which sports a plastic case and comes in five colors but is otherwise largely similar inside to the iPhone 5 that was released a year ago.