I can recall the first time a phone call was made from a handheld mobile phone. It was back in 1973, and that Motorola phone was roughly the size of a brick.
The tie-up between Nokia and Microsoft, announced last year, has resulted in the Nokia Lumia 800, one of the first smartphones to use the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system.
LGs Optimus 3D is a worlds first as the name implies, it is the first smartphone with 3D technology. Not only that, it also offers 3D without the need for special glasses.
Blackberry smartphones have long been considered a status symbol in the corporate world, while Apple iPhone, was the choice for the young and socially active market.
After becoming the most essential accessory for the trendy, the mobile phone has now reinvented itself and emerged as a new craze, the multimedia smartphone.What exactly is a smartphone? And why is it so desirable?
The Samsung Galaxy also known as the i7500 when first introduced in April 2009 was the Korean manufacturer's first mobile phone to use the Android operating system. The model has since been upgraded to firstly the i5700, known as the Galaxy Lite and then to the i5800, known as the Galaxy S.
A big European study is underway to determine the long-term health effects of cell phones on users. The bad news is that the results will be known in about two decades.
With improved technology and increased access to the Internet, six degrees of seperation is becoming more real, and the way we will interact with others in the future is changing.
If you've recently bought a smartphone, the world of mobile applications has opened up to you. Here's a guick look at the origin and evolution of mobile applications.