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2. Mobile app - Wikipedia

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   Mobile app. A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on desktop computers, and web applications which run in mobile web browsers rather than directly ...

3. History of mobile phones - Wikipedia

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   Enabling technology for mobile phones was first developed in the 1940s but it was not until the mid-1980s that they became widely available. By 2011, it was estimated in Britain that more calls were made using mobile phones than wired devices. [1] The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the ...

4. Mobile phone - Wikipedia

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   The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by Martin Cooper of Motorola in New York City on 3 April 1973, using a handset weighing c. 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs). [2] In 1979, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) launched the world's first cellular network in Japan. [3] In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercially available handheld ...

5. Martin Cooper (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Martin Cooper (inventor) Martin Cooper (born December 26, 1928) is an American engineer. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with eleven patents in the field. [2][3] On April 3, 1973, he placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from ...

6. Smartphone - Wikipedia

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   Smartphone. The "Sooner" prototype Android smartphone. A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web ...

7. Mobile app development - Wikipedia

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   Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for one or more mobile devices, which can include personal digital assistants (PDA), enterprise digital assistants (EDA), or mobile phones. [1] Such software applications are specifically designed to run on mobile devices, taking numerous hardware constraints into ...

8. Android (operating system) - Wikipedia

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   Android version history. Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android has historically been developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance, but its most ...

9. History of mobile games - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The popularisation of mobile games began as early as 1997 with the introduction of Snake preloaded on Nokia feature phones, demonstrating the practicality of games on these devices. Several mobile device manufacturers included preloaded games in the wake of Snake's success. In 1999, the introduction of the i-mode service in Japan allowed ...