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Martin Cooper obtained the patent for the first cellular
telephone for Motorola in 1975. AT&T Bell Labs in the
United States were the first to test a prototype cellular
telephone system. But the first commercial cellular
telephone system was introduced in Tokyo in 1979. Beeping
handphones may be the bane of urban communities but try
thinking of someone you know who doesn't have a mobile
phone. From the briefcase-sized ATUR phones, cell phones
have shrunk into tiny devices which fit into the palm of
your hand.
Other
than sending and receiving voice communication,
new-fangled mobile phones enable you to send e-mail,
access the Internet, even act as personal organisers.
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