It was 40 years ago today the first mobile phone call was placed from Motorola to Bell Labs to gloat winning the competition between the two technology powerhouses to invent the first working mobile phone. That phone became the Motorola DynaTAC 8000, weighing in a 2.5 pounds and costing a mere $4000. Today’s mobile phones are infinitely smaller, lighter, more powerful…and considerably less expensive. Here’s to 40 more years of innovation in portability.

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