The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing c. 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs). In 1979, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone ...

Based on Bell's cell network concept, it was the world's first handheld cell phone. 10 years and a one hundred million dollar investment later, Motorola finally released the phone to the public.

The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X released in 1983 was a significant milestone in the history of mobile telecommunications as the first commercially available handheld cellular phone. The DynaTAC 8000X ...

It was the first handheld mobile phone that was released in 1983 with a whopping US$4000 price tag. Dubbed the brick phone, its antenna alone measured 20cm, combined with its 8cm width and 784g weight ...

Governor George Pataki recently agreed to a new law making New York the first state in the nation to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. The new law, set to take effect December 1, ...