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First wireless connection
1865 Doctor Mahlon Loomis was the first person to communicate through wireless atmosphere. -
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Try for a better wireless connection
In 1968 the FCC decided to increase the frequencies to allow research for better connections. -
First mobile!
In 1984, Motorola released the Motorola DynaTAC to the public. It contained a few features save for a basic numeric keypad, a single-line display and a deplorable battery with only one hour of talk time. -
First mobile network - Vodaphone
The first mobile phone networks to open in the UK were Vodafone -
second mobile network - Cellnet
The second mobile network was Cellnet. -
Big companies make cell phones
The big company's started to make cell phones. There were over 54 places all over the world. -
Flip phone
Six years after the DynaTAC appeared, Motorola took a step further by releasing what became the inspiration for the first-ever flip phone. -
First text message
The first text message was sent when the 22-year-old British engineer Neil Papworth sent one saying 'Merry Christmas' -
first PDA features
IBM and BellSouth teamed up to release the Simon Personal Communicator, the first mobile phone to feature PDA features. -
Bluetooth
The Ericsson T36 introduced Bluetooth technology to the cellular world, thus allowing consumers to wirelessly connect their phones to their computers. -
First Blackberry
Tired of making PDAs, Research in Motion (RIM) finally took the plunge with the release of the BlackBerry 5810. It was the first BlackBerry PDA to feature cellular connectivity.
