Cell phone history: From the first phone to today's smartphone
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Aug 4, 2020 — The first portable cell phone was invented in 1973 by Motorola. On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first-ever cell ...
but the "technology" and investments began long before the first CONSUMER RELEASE
DEMOCRATS HAVE ALWAYS ATTACKED AND EFFECTIVELY KILLED MOTOROLA - KILLING OFF ALL IT'S CHIP BUSINESSES (PC, cell, freescale FPGA, and other)
there isn't a chance in hell that "major companies" would seek a Mark warner political pollster in 1993 to "get into the cell business"