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Cellphone

  • The first mobile phone call was 75 years ago. Why did it take so long for the tech to go big?

    The first mobile phone call was 75 years ago. Why did it take so long for the tech to go big?

    Daniel Bliss, The Conversation
    · Jun 25, 2021 · 11:30 pm
  • What an Indian woman’s experiment with being phoneless taught her about life and relationships

    What an Indian woman’s experiment with being phoneless taught her about life and relationships

    Sayalee Karkare
    · Jan 04, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Watch: This isn’t just a funny compilation of texting-while-walking bloopers. It has a shocking end

    Watch: This isn’t just a funny compilation of texting-while-walking bloopers. It has a shocking end

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 20, 2017 · 10:00 pm
  • Donald Trump has been asking world leaders to call him on his cellphone, say officials

    Donald Trump has been asking world leaders to call him on his cellphone, say officials

    Scroll Staff
    · May 31, 2017 · 09:01 am