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Phones

Phones

A phone, or telephone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sound, usually the human voice.

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About Phones

'Phones' is short for telephones, which were invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, who patented his invention with the assistance of Thomas A. Watson, a young self-trained engineer. Until the end of the 20th century, nearly all phones were 'land lines', requiring a 'wired connection' in order to function. The wireless phone, also known as the mobile or cellular phone (shortened to 'cell' or 'cellphone'), became widely adapted by consumers in the 1990s, and currently 'land lines' are in decline.

Cell phones are electronic devices used primarily for making phone calls over a cellular network of towers and stations. Cell phones are different from cordless phones, which offer service only in a limited range within a home or office property. In addition to making phone calls over a voice network, current phones may support many additional services such as SMS (text) messaging, email, Internet access, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving videos and photos, MP3 players, radios, and GPS navigation systems. The International Telecom Union estimates there are 4.6 billion cellular subscriptions worldwide. Once viewed as an electronic gadget only for the wealthy, now almost everyone has a cell phone as indicated by the ITU's estimate number of subscriptions. Some popular models of current cell phones include the Apple iPhone, Google Nexus One, and the RIM Blackberry.

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The new Powerbag messenger version is displayed showing the remaining power level at CES Unveiled, ahead of the opening of the annual Consumer Electronics Show on January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bag allows users to carry their electronic devices like phones and laptops in a bag while charging the devices.

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: The Cobra JoyRide car charger by Cobra Electronics is displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The JoyRide works with Android phones and can automatically trigger preset phone functions like enabling GPS or disabling Wi-Fi with the press of a single button. It will be available for USD 39 in the second quarter of 2012. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees.

Black Friday shoppers check out cell phones on sale on Black Friday, November 25, 2011, at the Fair Lakes Best Buy store in Fairfax, Virginia. Immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday on the last Thursday of November, many Americans are off to the shopping malls for the pre-Christmas shopping melee known as Black Friday, when retailers slash prices on clothing, toys and consumer electronics. So important is Black Friday to retailers -- potentially more than $20 billion in sales, according to the market analysis firm SpendingPulse -- that many big-name outlets are opening earlier than ever. During the original Thanksgiving in 1621 pilgrim settlers from England sat down with native Americans for a three-day feast in modern-day Massachusetts to thank God for bountiful harvests in the New World.

Patrons camp out in front of a Best Buy electronics store on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011 in Manassas, Virginia. The line formed in the afternoon on November 23, and the customers are waiting for the doors to open at midnight on 'Black Friday' for a chance to purchase a 42' (106cm) LCD television for $199USD among other items including laptops, disc players and cellular phones.

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