Cell and Smart phonesBy: Thomas Philip

What is the Cell Phone?A cell phone is a

device used to talk to people who are in different locations.

Cell phones have no wires and use a wireless network to talk and text voice or data over the network.

What is a Smart Phone ?A smart phone is

similar to a cell phone in that it can call/talk and SMS text.

A smart phone can talk, and text, but it can also use the internet, and have many applications downloaded onto the phone. E.g. games, maps etc.

The history of phonesThe first cell phone was

invented April 3, 1973 by Dr. Martin Cooper.

He invented the first practical cell phone. (small enough to carry with you)

Since the invention of the first cell phone, they have been getting smaller and more advanced ever since.

Cell Phone PopularityCell phones in the 90’s

were a luxury.Over time cell phones

are becoming an every day must have item.

They became smaller, longer batteries and feature rich including containing a camera.

Apple too has launched a feature rich smart phone

Rim (research in motion) launched the Blackberry in 1999. It had wide appeal as a business tool since it not only allowed talk, text, and a camera, but it integrated with a company’s email server allowing a mini-computer like device to be mobile for all people whose businesses were on the move.

The Technology in the cell phoneEvery phone has an SMS (short message

service) chipAn SMS chip allows your phone to get

information from other phones or get internet accesses.

Without the SMS chip, your phone could not be able to connect with other phones or use the internet.

Cell phones use rechargeable batteries which provides the power required to run the phone.

Battery power has increased over time as the increase in features and use of the phone would require more power.

What does the future hold for cell phones? Right now in the

present, we are in a period called mores law

This is when technology gets better each year

Soon we are going to hit a time when technology cant get any better

But until then we will start seeing phones/ other devises like this one

videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

JcnXOhrmDB8

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References Common knowledge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones (wikipedia on mobile phones)

http://voices.yahoo.com/understanding-technology-behind-cell-phone-text-2157484.html (technology behind the phone)

http://theos.in/technology/invented-mobile-phone-history/ (who invented the first cell phone)

http://www.rim.com/company/index.shtml (Blackberry)