In pictures: The history of mobile phones

Take a stroll down memory lane and see the evolution of the mobile phone, from its humble beginnings with the Motorola DynaTAC in 1983 to the Apple iPhone 3GS in 2009!

The resurrection: Palm Pre (2010?)


First announced in January 2009, Palm's Pre was launched in the US in June, but still hasn't made its way to Australia. Considered by many as the closest challenger to the iPhone, Palm's much-anticipated webOS operating system has drawn many plaudits, but it remains to be seen whether this is the game breaking handset Palm needs to claw its way back into the mobile phone world.

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