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First Transcontinental Phone Service
January 25, 1915 Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. President Woodrow Wilson and the mayors of both cities were also involved in the call. First Transcontinental Phone Service is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History…
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First Transcontinental Phone Service
January 25, 1915 Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. President Woodrow Wilson and the mayors of both cities were also involved in the call. First Transcontinental Phone Service is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History…
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The First Cell Phone Call
April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, considered the “father of the cellular phone”, makes the first cell phone call on a New York City street. The First Cell Phone Call is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Mobile Phone Virus
February 23, 2005 The discovery of the first mobile phone virus, Cabir, is accounced. Specifically, Cabir is a worm which infects phones running the Symbian OS. Whenever an infected phone is activated, the message “Caribe” is displayed. Infected phones also attempts to spread the virus through Bluetooth signals. First Mobile Phone Virus is original content…
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge. First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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The Phone That Changed Everything
June 29, 2007 Nearly 6 months after it was introduced, Apple’s highly-anticipated iPhone goes on sale. Generally downplayed by Old Word Technology pundits after its introduction, the iPhone was greeted by long lines of buyers around the country on that first day. Quickly becoming an overnight phenomenon, one million iPhones were sold in only 74…
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The First Cell Phone Call
April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, considered the “father of the cellular phone”, makes the first cell phone call on a New York City street. The post The First Cell Phone Call appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Mobile Phone Virus
February 23, 2005 The discovery of the first mobile phone virus, Cabir, is accounced. Specifically, Cabir is a worm which infects phones running the Symbian OS. Whenever an infected phone is activated, the message “Caribe” is displayed. Infected phones also attempts to spread the virus through Bluetooth signals. The post First Mobile Phone Virus appeared…
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First Day of Transatlantic Phone Service
January 7, 1927 The first commercial transatlantic phone service was made available to the public. It used radio signals rather than the undersea cable or satellite technology of today. 31 calls were made between New York and London that day. The post First Day of Transatlantic Phone Service appeared first on This Day in Tech History.…
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge. The post First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…