Smartphones

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    Telecommunications

  • The First Packet-Switched Wireless Data Network

    The First Packet-Switched Wireless Data Network

    Norman Abramson was the first man to create a form of wireless internet that would later involve the ehternet cord.
  • The Email

    The Email

    Ray Tomlinson developed emailfor ARPANET: chose the “@” symbol as a key email address symbol
  • Instant Messaging

    Instant Messaging

    The Atex system featured "Atex Messaging" which is known to be the the start of instant messenger
  • Ethernet

    Ethernet

    An ethernet is a local network featuring a bus topology and a 10 megabit per second data transfer rate.
  • The First Cell phone

    The First Cell phone

    The Federal Communications Commission buildt a commercial cellular telephone service in Chicago. This was the beginning of commercial cell phones in the United States.
  • AOL

    AOL

    Quantum Computer Servicesstarted an online bulletin-board service. AOL stands for America Online
  • The First SMS Text Message

    The First SMS Text Message

    Using a personal computer the first commercial SMS text message was off an Orbitel 901 handset.
  • Wireless Internet

    Wireless Internet

    The first wireless Internet access occured at Bell Labs.
  • MP3

    MP3

    An MP3 is like a walkman but there was no need to carry around CD's
  • Skype Founded

    Skype Founded

    Niklas Zennström, launched the face to face calling over Internet
  • Twitter

    Twitter

    Twiitter allows its users to send and read other users' updates
  • Smart phones everywhere

    Smart phones everywhere

    49.7 percent of mobile subscribers owned smartphones. That is an increase from 36 percent a year ago.